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"I Am the Bullgod" is a song by Kid Rock, first released in 1993 on the vinyl release of The Polyfuze Method, and later appearing on his 1998 breakout album Devil Without a Cause.

"I Am the Bullgod"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album The Polyfuze Method
B-side	"My Oedipus Complex" "A Country Boy Can Survive"
Released	December 1993 (1993-12)
Recorded	1992
Studio	The Tempermill, Ferndale, Michigan
Genre	Rap metal rap rock southern rock stoner rock
Length	4:50
Label	Top Dog
Songwriter(s)	RJ Ritchie
Producer(s)	Kid Rock Andrew Nehra Michael Nehra Mike E. Clark D-Square
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Back from the Dead" (1993) "I Am the Bullgod" (1993) "Prodigal Son" (1994)

Composition

"I Am the Bullgod", according to AXS, was a tribute to the band Monster Magnet.[1] The song's composition has been described as rap metal,[2] rap rock,[3] stoner rock[4] and Southern rock[5] with elements of funk.[5] It has been described as a cross between Alice in Chains and Public Enemy.[6]

Release history

The song first appeared on the vinyl release of The Polyfuze Method, followed by a 1993 vinyl single under the name Fire It Up, which was released as an extended play on cassette and compact disc. In 1998, the vocals were re-recorded for Kid Rock's fourth studio album, Devil Without a Cause, where one line was changed in the song ("I would like to learn but I can't be taught" to "You can bid all day but I can't be bought").[7]

This version of the song is featured in the EA Sports American football video game Madden NFL 10.[8]

1993 single

Track listings

1998 single

"I Am the Bullgod"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Devil Without a Cause
Released	November 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)
Studio	The White Room (1998) and Temper Mill Studios(1992), Detroit, Michigan
Length	4:50
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	RJ Ritchie
Producer(s)	Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Welcome 2 the Party (Ode 2 the Old School)" (1998) "I Am the Bullgod" (1998) "Bawitdaba" (1999)

Track listing

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	31[9]

Personnel

• 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"

References

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