Bad Reputation (Kid Rock album)

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Bad Reputation
Studio album by Kid Rock
Released	March 21, 2022
Recorded	2019–2021
Studio	The Allen Roadhouse, Clarkston, Michigan Dixie Ridge, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Southern rock[1] country[1] rap rock[2]
Length	71:30
Label	Top Dog Records
Producer	Kid Rock
Kid Rock chronology
Sweet Southern Sugar (2017) Bad Reputation (2022)
Singles from Bad Reputation
"Don't Tell Me How to Live" Released: November 18, 2021[3] "Ala-Fuckin-Bama" Released: December 17, 2021[4] "The Last Dance" Released: January 24, 2022[5] "Rockin'" Released: January 24, 2022[6] "We the People" Released: January 24, 2022[7]

Bad Reputation is the twelfth studio album by American musician Kid Rock. It was released digitally on March 21, 2022, and on physical CD on April 6, 2022, by Top Dog Records. The album spawned five singles: "Don't Tell Me How to Live" which features Monster Truck,[8] "Ala-Fuckin-Bama",[9] "We the People",[10] "The Last Dance" and "Rockin'", and three music videos were released. This was the first album since 1996's Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp to be released by Top Dog Records independently.[11]

Background

The album was at first announced in late 2019 and was originally scheduled for release in 2021.[12] On January 17, 2021, he held a birthday live stream event and originally announced the name of his album to be Kid Motherfuckin' Rock and announced a total of 50 songs including 10 hip hop songs, 10 rock songs, 10 country songs and 20 previously unreleased songs.[13] The album name was announced in January 2022 during a birthday bash concert at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, Texas.[14]

Music and lyrics

Bad Reputation is a Southern rock and country album.[1] Some of the lyrics reflect Kid Rock's support of former President Donald Trump and criticism of President Joe Biden. "Don't Tell Me How to Live" is a rap rock cover of a song by Monster Truck, who are featured on the recording. The song's sound was compared to that of the album Devil Without a Cause.[15] The song "We the People" attacks the media, Dr. Anthony Fauci, masks, COVID-19 restrictions, and Big Tech, and features the chant "Let's go Brandon" in the chorus.[1][16][17]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Upon its initial release, Bad Reputation failed to chart on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week of eligibility, breaking a streak of top 10 debuts on the chart dating back to Cocky in 2001. The album debuted on Billboard's Independent Albums chart at number 31, the Top Rock Albums chart at number 39, the Top Current Album Sales chart at number 9 and the Top Album Sales chart at number 15.[18] Two weeks after its release, the album had sold 25,000 copies.[19]

It debuted at number 124 on the Billboard 200 chart on April 23, 2022, a month after its release.[20][2]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a record that confirms [Kid Rock's] diminished status by catering exclusively to the only audience he has left: aging hard rockers who also are stuck in the past."[1]

Touring

On April 6, 2022, Kid Rock embarked on his Bad Reputation Tour.[21] Ritchie had announced he would specifically not tour locations with COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.[22]

Track listing

Bad Reputation track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Tell Me How to Live" (featuring Monster Truck)	Kid Rock, Brandon Bliss, Jeremy Widerman, Jon Harvey, Steve Kiely	4:04
2.	"We the People"	Kid Rock, Jason Wyatt	4:09
3.	"My Kind of Country"	Kid Rock, Adam Hood, Eric Church	3:56
4.	"Bad Reputation"	Kid Rock, John Eddie	4:09
5.	"Never Quit"	Kid Rock, Edward Martin, Jim Jonsin	3:20
6.	"Shakedown" (featuring Robert James)	Kid Rock, Edward Martin, Gannin Arnold, Jim Jonsin	2:41
7.	"Rockin'"	Kid Rock, Marlin Young, John Eddie	3:41
8.	"The Last Dance"	Kid Rock	4:01
9.	"See You Again"	Kid Rock	5:50
10.	"Still Somethin'"	Kid Rock, Andy Albert, Jordan Schmidt, Mitchell Tenpenny, Morgan Wallen	4:08
11.	"She's Your Baby (Now Rock Her)"	Kid Rock, James Trombly, Loretta Lynn	4:15
12.	"Never Enough"	Kid Rock, Bay Simpson, Heath Owen, James LeBlanc	3:43
13.	"Everything to Me"	Kid Rock	4:27
14.	"Cold Beer"	Kid Rock, Shea Michael Ladner	4:10
15.	"Ala-Fuckin-Bama"	Jay Speight, Scott Lynch	3:56
16.	"Am What I Am"	Kid Rock, Tyler Hubbard, Corey Crowder, Michael Hobby	2:58
17.	"The Nashville I Know"	Kid Rock, Curtis Guenther, Matthew Rogers	3:39
18.	"Fifty"	Kid Rock, John Eddie	4:23
Total length:			71:30

Personnel

• Robert James Ritchie Sr. – drum programming, drums, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, background vocals, B3 Organ, turntables

Additional personnel

Backing vocalists

• Herschel Boone – background vocals
• Shannon Curfman – background vocals
• Gretchen Wilson – background vocals
• Robert James – background vocals
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Kate Falcon – background vocals
• Victoria Camp – background vocals
• Amanda Gene Rowland – background vocals
• Stacy Michelle – background vocals
• Mason Douglas – background vocals (uncredited)
• Jason Wyatt – background vocals (uncredited)

Drummers

• Jerry Roe
• Greg Morrow
• Evan Hutchings
• Miles McPherson
• John "Rook" Cappelletty
• Richard Millsap

Others

• Mark Douthit – saxophone
• Russ Phal – pedal steel guitar
• Max Abrams – saxophone
• Marlon Young – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• David Roe Rorick – bass, drums
• Peter G Abbott – engineer
• Jimmie "Bones" Trombly – keyboards, piano, B3 Organ, harmonica
• Tim Watson – fiddle
• T.J. Watson – acoustic guitar, vocals

Guitarists

• Gordy Quist – electric guitar
• Adam Shoenfeld – electric guitar
• Ed Jurdi – acoustic guitar
• Nathan Young – electric guitar
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar
• Vinnie Dombroski – electric guitar
• Nick Bockrath – electric guitar
• Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
• Gordy Quist – acoustic guitar
• Dean James – electric and acoustic guitar
• Gannin Arnold – electric guitar

Pianists

• Peter Keys – keyboards
• Jim Jonsin – keyboards
• Gordon Mote – piano (credited as "Gordan Mote")
• Jim "Moose" Brown – piano, B3 Organ
• Dave Cohen – piano, B3 Organ, keyboards, synths

Bassists

• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
• Scott Davis – bass guitar
• Mark Hill – bass guitar
• Tony Lucido – bass guitar

Charts

Chart performance for Bad Reputation

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[20]	124
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23]	19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24]	22

References

1. "Kid Rock Bad Reputation". AllMusic.
2. McCollum, Brian. "Kid Rock summons 'Devil Without a Cause' in defiant new song 'Don't Tell Me How to Live'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
3. Don't Tell Me How To Live (feat. Monster Truck) (Live). Kid Rock. November 18, 2021. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
4. Ala-Fuckin-Bama. Kid Rock. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
5. The Last Dance. Kid Rock. January 24, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
6. Rockin'. Kid Rock. January 24, 2022. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
7. We The People. Kid Rock. January 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via YouTube.
8. "Kid Rock Lambasts 'Snowflakes' in His New Song, 'Don't Tell Me How to Live'". November 29, 2021.
9. "Kid Rock Drops F-Bombs In Rockin' New Tailgate Anthem "Ala-F**kin-Bama"". December 21, 2021.
10. "Kid Rock's profanity-laced 'We The People' skyrockets to No. 1 on iTunes". January 27, 2022.
11. "Kid Rock – "Bad Reputation" review". March 21, 2022.
12. "Kid Rock Announces He's Making New Music: 'Haters Better Be Shaking In Your Boots'". October 7, 2021.
13. "Kid Rock marks 50th birthday, vows likely farewell tour, raises $200K for pandemic fund".
14. "Kid Rock Takes Over Billy Bob's For Two-Day Birthday Bash". January 23, 2022.
15. McCollum, Brian (November 19, 2021). "Kid Rock summons 'Devil Without a Cause' in defiant new song 'Don't Tell Me How to Live'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
16. Miller, Matthew (January 25, 2022). "LISTEN: Kid Rock". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
17. Aniftos, Rania (January 25, 2022). "Kid Rock Chants 'Let's Go Brandon,' Slams Joe Biden & Dr. Fauci in New Song". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
18. Graham, Adam. "Kid Rock's 'Bad Reputation' no-shows on Billboard 200 chart". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
19. Friedman, Roger (April 8, 2022). "Kid Rock's Bid for Right Wing, Redneck Fans Falls Flat as His "Bad Reputation" Album Flops". Showbiz411. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
20. "Kid Rock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
21. "Kid Rock Reveals 2022 Bad Reputation Tour Dates With Foreigner & More". Billboard.
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