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"[[I_Got_You_Babe#Charts_3|I've Got You Babe]]" with[[Cher]] was released as a single internationally and had chart success in Australia<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>, Belgium<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head – I Got You Babe |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/187f2/Cher-with-Beavis-and-Butt-head-I-Got-You-Babe |website=ultratop |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>, Denmark<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-11-28.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref>, Europe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref>, Netherlands<ref>{{cite web |title="Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1994 |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40/1994/week-4 |website=top40.nl |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=her with Beavis and Butt-Head - I Got You Babe |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>, Sweden<ref>{{cite web |title=CHER WITH BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD - I GOT YOU BABE (SONG) |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>, US<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/hbu/ |website=Billboard |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> and the UK<ref>{{cite web |title=CHER WITH BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29720/cher-with-beavis-and-butthead/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> and featured a music video which would rotate on [[MTV]] and [[MTV Europe]]. The song "Come to Butt-Head" was also released as a single in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beavis & Butt-Head – Come To Butt-Head |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1526351-Beavis-Butt-Head-Come-To-Butt-Head |website=Discogs |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> |
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In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc. |
In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc. |
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Revision as of 15:15, 4 April 2022
| The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | November 23, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, hip-hop, funk rock, grunge, comedy | |||
| Length | 59:27 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Beavis and Butt-Head chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience is a compilation album released in 1993 by Geffen Records. The name is a reference to Jimi Hendrix's original band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. It is one of the best selling comedy albums and has sold 1,610,000 units as of May 2014. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States.[2][3]
Overview
The album features genres of hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop. Many of the songs are intercut with commentary by Beavis and Butt-Head. They are joined by Cher on a cover of "I Got You Babe", the music video which featured Beavis and Butt-Head meeting a live-action Cher via computer-generated imagery. Beavis and Butt-Head also performed the slow jam "Come to Butt-Head".
The album contains a hidden track. After a period of silence following "I've Got You Babe", a reprise of "Come to Butt-Head" starts at 5:08, in which Beavis and Butt-Head are joined by rapper Positive K.
The album's liner notes featured drawings of Beavis and Butt-Head adapted as a variety of other characters, including hippies, old women, Hasidic Jews, and Captain Picard and Commander Riker of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Wikiquote has quotations related to The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience.
"I've Got You Babe" withCher was released as a single internationally and had chart success in Australia[4], Belgium[5], Denmark[6], Europe[7], Netherlands[8][9], Sweden[10], US[11] and the UK[12] and featured a music video which would rotate on MTV and MTV Europe. The song "Come to Butt-Head" was also released as a single in Germany.[13]
In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" | Nirvana | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Originally performed by Beastie Boys) | Anthrax | 7:43 |
| 3. | "Come to Butt-Head" | Beavis and Butt-Head (Mike Judge) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "99 Ways to Die" | Megadeth | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Bounce" | Run–D.M.C. | 6:48 |
| 6. | "Deuces Are Wild" | Aerosmith | 3:50 |
| 7. | "I Am Hell" | White Zombie | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Poetry and Prose" | Primus | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Monsta Mack" | Sir Mix-a-Lot | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Search and Destroy" (Originally performed by The Stooges) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Mental Masturbation" | Jackyl | 2:38 |
| 12. | "I Got You Babe*" | Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head | 9:23 |
| Total length: | 60:00 | ||
[*] Contains the hidden track "Come to Butt-Head (Reprise)" by Beavis and Butt-Head featuring Positive K at 5:08.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience - Various Artists". Allmusic.
- ^ Top 20 Best Selling Comedy Albums (Nielsen SoundScan Era) billboard.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Weird Al Finally Gets First No. 1 Album with Mandatory Fun pastemagazine.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head – I Got You Babe". ultratop. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ ""Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1994". top40.nl. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "her with Beavis and Butt-Head - I Got You Babe". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "CHER WITH BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD - I GOT YOU BABE (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Cher Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "CHER WITH BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Beavis & Butt-Head – Come To Butt-Head". Discogs. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "User must do a search for "Beavis"". Music Canada. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "User must do a search for "Beavis"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
