Fire It Up (EP)
Fire It Up | ||||
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EP by Kid Rock | ||||
Released | December 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Studio | The White Room, Detroit, Michigan | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rap rock, country rock | |||
Label | Continuum | |||
Producer | Kid Rock, Andrew Nehra, Michael Nehra, Mike E. Clark, D-Square | |||
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Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.[1][2]
Contents
Samples
- Samples for My Oedipus Complex,Balls In Your Mouth,The Cramper listed on page for The Polyfuze Method
- Rollin On The Island- uses the structure of Funkadelic's I Got A Thing,You Got A Thing,Everybody's Got A Thing
Release
Fire It Up was released in December 1993,[2] under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc,[2] and on 7" vinyl.[3] Described as being "heavy metal-leaning", Fire It Up featured an early version of the song "I Am the Bullgod", which was later rerecorded for his 1998 hit album Devil Without a Cause, with a new vocal track and modified lyrics.[4] Also included on Fire It Up was Kid Rock's first foray into country music with his cover of Hank Williams Jr.'s "A Country Boy Can Survive".[5]
Following the success of Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed them to Atlantic Records.[6]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Rolling Stone | [7][8] |
At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area.[1] However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994.[9] Rolling Stone would later give the EP 2 out of 5 stars.
Track listings
Vinyl release
- Side One
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 5:09
- Side Two
- "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)" – 4:18[3]
Cassette release
- Side One
- "I Am the Bullgod"
- "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)"
- "A Country Boy Can Survive"
- Side Two
- "Balls In Your Mouth"
- "The Cramper"
- "Rollin' On the Island"
Promotional CD release
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 4:50
- "Country Boy Can Survive" – 4:55
- "My Oedipus Complex w/intro" – 4:49
- "My Oedipus Complex Remix" – 4:16
- "Prodigal Son" – 4:29
Additional Crew
- Kid Rock – Vocals, Guitars, Sequencing, Bass, Percussion
- Bob Ebeling – Drums
- Andrew Nehra – Guitar, Bass, Guiro, Backing vocals
- Michael Nehra – Solo guitar on "I Am the Bullgod"
- Chris Peters – Guitar loop on "I Am the Bullgod"
- Mike E. Clark – Loop on "The Cramper"
- Jon Slow – Flute on "The Cramper"
- Dave Seymour – Background guitar licks on "A Country Boy Can Survive"
- Prince Vince and Wes Chill – featured on "Rollin' On the Island"
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