My Mother Is a Space Cadet

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| name = My Mother Is a Space Cadet

| cover = My mother is a space cadet.png

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| type = single

| artist = Dweezil Zappa

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| B-side = Crunchy Water

| released = 1982

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| genre = Rock

| length = 2:37

| label = Barking Pumpkin

| writer = Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa and Steve Vai

| producer = The Vards (Edward Van Halen and Donn Landee)

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"My Mother Is a Space Cadet" is the first single by Dweezil Zappa, released in 1982.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.americanheartbreak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1355 |title=This week in rock history : March 2-March 8, 1982 |website=Americanheartbreak.com |date=2008-03-02 |accessdate=2016-11-05}} The song was co-written by sister Moon Zappa and Steve Vai.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Dweezil-My-Mother-Is-A-Space-Cadet/release/877175 |title=Dweezil* - My Mother Is A Space Cadet (Vinyl) |website=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-05}} Dweezil was 12 years old at the time of the recording, sister Moon Zappa was 14. The back of the single features a picture of the band, which included Greg Kurstin who would go on to become a successful producer and songwriter. The track was co-produced by Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee, credited as "The Vards", a pun on Van Halen's mother's pronunciation of his first name Edward). Van Halen also plays the (uncredited) slide guitar that opens the song.Dweezil Zappa, Van Halen Rd Table pt. 1 Sunset Sound Recorders | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbtxVvemC2M{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/31063-the-most-in-depth-van-halen-podcast-ever|title = Presenting Runnin' with the Dweezil, the Most In-Depth van Halen Podcast Ever|date = 17 November 2020}}