| My Mother Is a Space Cadet | |
| Cover: | My mother is a space cadet.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dweezil Zappa |
| B-Side: | Crunchy Water |
| Released: | 1982 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 2:37 |
| Label: | Barking Pumpkin |
| Producer: | The Vards (Edward Van Halen and Donn Landee) |
"My Mother Is a Space Cadet" is the first single by Dweezil Zappa, released in 1982.[1] The song was co-written by sister Moon Zappa and Steve Vai.[2] Dweezil was 12 years old at the time of the recording, sister Moon Zappa was 14. The back of the single features a picture of the band, which included Greg Kurstin who would go on to become a successful producer and songwriter. The track was co-produced by Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee, credited as "The Vards", a pun on Van Halen's mother's pronunciation of his first name Edward). Van Halen also plays the (uncredited) slide guitar that opens the song.[3] [4]