Fire It Up (EP)

Fire It Up
EP by
Kid Rock
ReleasedDecember 1, 1993[1]
RecordedJune 1993
StudioThe White Room, Detroit, Michigan
Label
  • Continuum
  • Top Dog
Producer
Kid Rock chronology
The Polyfuze Method
(1993) 		Fire It Up
(1993) 		Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Fire It Up is an EP released by American rapper Kid Rock in 1993.[4][5] The vinyl edition served as a single for his song "I Am the Bullgod", consisting of that song and "My Oedipus Complex" as a B-side, while the cassette and compact disc editions were extended plays with other songs.

Release

Fire It Up was released in December 1993,[5] under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc,[5] and on 7" vinyl. Following the success of Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed it to Atlantic Records.[6] At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area.[4] However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994.[7] The album was not offered for sale when Kid Rock's catalog became available on iTunes.[8]

Track listings

Vinyl side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am the Bullgod"RJ Ritchie5:09
Vinyl side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."My Oedipus Complex" (Remix)RJ Ritchie4:18
Cassette side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am the Bullgod"RJ Ritchie4:59
2."My Oedipus Complex" (Remix)RJ Ritchie5:09
3."A Country Boy Can Survive"Hank Williams Jr.6:15
Cassette side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Balls in Your Mouth"RJ Ritchie3:40
5."The Cramper"RJ Ritchie4:07
6."Rollin' On the Island" (featuring Prince Vince and Wes Chill)RJ Ritchie7:30
Promotional compact disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am the Bullgod"RJ Ritchie4:50
2."A Country Boy Can Survive"Hank Williams Jr.4:55
3."My Oedipus Complex w/intro"RJ Ritchie4:49
4."My Oedipus Complex Remix"RJ Ritchie4:16
5."Prodigal Son" (Down and Dirty Remix)RJ Ritchie4:29

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

  1. ^ "Fire it Up EP".
  2. ^ "Kid Rock: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Kid Rock". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 450. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ a b George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
  5. ^ a b c Martin Charles Strong (2002). The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 1036. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Sacha (October 1999). "Pimpin' Ain't Easy". Spin. p. 98. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "1993 Indie Finalists". Billboard. May 14, 1994. pp. 58, 60. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "iTunes to offer Kid Rock's entire album catalog from 'Devil Without A Cause' on; you can pre-order it now". mlive. January 10, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2020.