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Fire It Up (EP)

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Released
  
December 1993

Label
  
Continuum

Release date
  
December 1993

Recorded
  
1993

Artist
  
Kid Rock

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Studio
  
The White Room, Detroit, Michigan

Producer
  
Kid Rock, Andrew Nehra, Michael Nehra, Mike E. Clark, D-Square

Fire It Up(1993)
  
Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp(1996)

Genres
  
Rock music, Hip hop music, Rap rock

Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.

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, under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc, and on 7" vinyl. 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. 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".

    Following the success of Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed them to Atlantic Records.

    Reception

    At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area. However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994. Rolling Stone would later give the EP 2 out of 5 stars.

    Vinyl release

    Side One
    1. "I Am the Bullgod" – 5:09
    Side Two
    1. "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)" – 4:18

    Cassette release

    Side One
    1. "I Am the Bullgod"
    2. "My Oedipus Complex (Remix)"
    3. "A Country Boy Can Survive"
    Side Two
    1. "Balls In Your Mouth"
    2. "The Cramper"
    3. "Rollin' On the Island"

    Promotional CD release

    1. "I Am the Bullgod" – 4:50
    2. "Country Boy Can Survive" – 4:55
    3. "My Oedipus Complex w/intro" – 4:49
    4. "My Oedipus Complex Remix" – 4:16
    5. "Prodigal Son (Down And Dirty Remix)" – 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"

    • Songs

    1I Am the Bullgod4:51
    2Country Boy Can Survive4:57
    3My Oedipus Complex (with intro)4:51

    References

    Fire It Up (EP) Wikipedia
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