The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
{{Infobox album
| name = The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
| type = Compilation album
| artist = Various Artists
| cover = The_Beavis_and_Butt-Head_Experience.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 23, 1993
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, hip-hop, funk rock, grunge, comedy
| length = 59:27
| label = Geffen
| producer = Various
| chronology = Beavis and Butt-Head
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = I Got You Babe
| single1date = 1996
| single2 = 99 Ways To Die
| single2date = 1993
| single3 = I Am Hell
| single3date = 1993
| single4 = Come To Butt-Head
| single4date = 1994
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000621825|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience - Various Artists|publisher=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = Calgary Herald
| rev2score = BMuretich, James (November 28, 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
| rev3 = Music Week
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Martin|title=Market Preview: Rock|work=Music Week|date=November 27, 1993|page=19|accessdate=February 3, 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-11-27.pdf}}
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = 3/10{{cite magazine|first=Danny|last=Frost|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53036263187/|title=Long Play|work=NME|date=December 4, 1993|page=27|access-date=July 17, 2023}}
| rev5 = Select
| rev5score = {{rating|1|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Cavanagh|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2014/07/albums43.jpg|title=New Albums|work=Select|date=January 1994|page=78|access-date=December 15, 2024|author-link=David Cavanagh}}
}}
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience is a compilation album released in 1993 by Geffen Records and related to the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head. 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.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6091947/top-20-best-selling-comedy-albums-nielsen-soundscan-era Top 20 Best Selling Comedy Albums (Nielsen SoundScan Era)] billboard.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/weird-al-gets-finally-first-no-1-album.html Weird Al Finally Gets First No. 1 Album with Mandatory Fun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223164802/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/weird-al-gets-finally-first-no-1-album.html |date=2014-12-23 }} pastemagazine.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
Overview
The album features genres of hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop.{{cite magazine |date=December 4, 1993 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-04.pdf |title=New Releases - Albums |magazine=Music & Media |page=6 |access-date=March 19, 2023}} 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". "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (a Beastie Boys cover performed by Anthrax) starts with a skit in which Beavis and Butt-Head meet the members of Anthrax in their tour bus.
The album contains a hidden track. After a period of silence following "I 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.
"I Got You Babe" with Cher was released as a single internationally and had chart success in Australia,{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}} Belgium,{{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}} Denmark,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-11-28.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 31, 2015}} Europe,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 28, 2015}} Netherlands,{{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}}{{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}} Sweden,{{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}} US{{cite magazine |title=Cher Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/hbu/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 April 2022}} and the UK{{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}} 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.
In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc.
Liner notes
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.
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The title of the track "Mental Masturbation" by Jackyl is censored on the track listing, appearing as "Mental *@%#!" on the inner liner notes and "Mental ★@%#!" on the back cover.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Performed by
| total_length = 60:00
| title1 = I Hate Myself and Want to Die
| extra1 = Nirvana
| length1 = 4:02
| title2 = Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
| note2 = Originally performed by Beastie Boys
| extra2 = Anthrax
| length2 = 7:43
| title3 = Come to Butt-Head
| extra3 = Beavis and Butt-Head (Mike Judge)
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = 99 Ways to Die
| extra4 = Megadeth
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Bounce
| extra5 = Run–D.M.C.
| length5 = 6:48
| title6 = Deuces Are Wild
| extra6 = Aerosmith
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = I Am Hell
| extra7 = White Zombie
| length7 = 5:01
| title8 = Poetry and Prose
| extra8 = Primus
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Monsta Mack
| extra9 = Sir Mix-a-Lot
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = Search and Destroy
| note10 = Originally performed by The Stooges
| extra10 = Red Hot Chili Peppers
| length10 = 4:12
| title11 = Mental Masturbation
| extra11 = Jackyl
| length11 = 2:38
| title12 = I Got You Babe*
| extra12 = Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head
| length12 = 9:23
}}
[*] Contains the hidden track "Come to Butt-Head (Reprise)" by Beavis and Butt-Head featuring Positive K at 5:08.
Charts
Certifications
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References
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