American Badass
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| Single by Kid Rock | ||||
| from the album The History of Rock | ||||
| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–2000 | |||
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| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kid Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | |||
| Producer(s) | Kid Rock | |||
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| "American Bad Ass" on YouTube | ||||
"American Bad Ass" is a rap metal song by the American musician Kid Rock, released from his 2000 album The History of Rock. "American Bad Ass" uses the instrumental structure of Metallica's "Sad but True."
The music video for the single aired on MTV2 upon release, and reached #1 on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown. The song was performed on Saturday Night Live.
At the beginning, Kid Rock watches TV and then after going to a rapping party, he goes to a concert on a cabriolet, surrounded by bikers. At the middle of the song, Kid Rock's car explodes and the thrash metal party starts to play. At the end of the video, Kid Rock with his band plays at a concert on the stage.
The video features a cameo appearance by Ron Jeremy.
In 2001, the American glam metal band Tuff made a parody of this song, named "American Hair Band".
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