American Bad Ass

"American Bad Ass"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album The History of Rock
ReleasedMay 2, 2000 (2000-05-02)
Genre
Length4:32
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Kid Rock
  • Uncle Kracker
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Wasting Time"
(2000) 		"American Bad Ass"
(2000) 		"Forever"
(2001)
Music video
"American Bad Ass" on YouTube

"American Bad Ass" is a song by the American musician Kid Rock, released as a single from his 2000 compilation album, The History of Rock, in May 2000. The song samples Metallica's "Sad but True".

Music video

The music video for the single aired on MTV2 upon release, and reached number one on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown.[3] The video features a cameo appearance by Ron Jeremy and was the last music video to feature Joe C. before his death.

At the beginning of the video, Kid Rock watches TV and then after going to a rapping party, he goes to a concert on a cabriolet, surrounded by bikers. At the middle of the song, Kid Rock's car explodes and the thrash metal party starts to play. At the end of the video, Kid Rock with his band plays at a concert on the stage.

Track listing

  1. "American Bad Ass" (clean album version)
  2. "3 Sheets to the Wind" (live)
  3. "Cowboy" (live)

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 2, 2000
[14]
United Kingdom August 28, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 [15]
  • After the USS Cole bombing in October 2000, the song was played on the ship's PA system upon leaving the port of Yemen after the national anthem and other patriotic songs were played.[16]
  • In 2001, the glam metal band Tuff recorded a parody of the song entitled "American Hair Band", which made references to numerous similar bands of the era, as well as criticizing grunge and alternative rock. The "Sad but True" instrumental structure has been re-recorded for the parody.
  • A version of the song was used as the entrance theme for WWF (now WWE) wrestler The Undertaker in 2000 for his "American Badass" persona.[17] It was replaced by Limp Bizkit's "Rollin" in the same year.[18][19] 23 years later, The Undertaker reused the song as his entrance theme for his post-retirement appearances in WWE, first at WWE Raw is XXX in January 2023[20] and then on the October 10, 2023, episode of WWE NXT.[21]
  • During the 2024 Republican National Convention, Kid Rock reworked the song into a call cheering on Donald Trump. It is also used as Trump's entrance song attending UFC events.

References

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  2. ^ Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "MuchMusic Countdown – Fri, Jun 30, 2000". MuchMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Image 7183". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 38. September 16, 2000. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – American Bad Ass". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 9/9/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  9. ^ "Kid Rock – American Bad Ass". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 9/9/2000 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  11. ^ "Kid Rock Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  12. ^ "Kid Rock Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  13. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 33.
  14. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1348. April 28, 2000. pp. 96, 100, 109.
  15. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting August 28, 2000: Singles". Music Week. August 26, 2000. p. 29.
  16. ^ rollingstone.com "Kid Rock Show to Honor USS Cole"
  17. ^ "The Undertaker Returns To RAW & Destroys The McMahon–Helmsley Faction! 5/22/00", BrothersOfDestruction22, November 10, 2020
  18. ^ Joseph, Nithin (November 20, 2020). "The Undertaker talks about the evolution of his theme songs". www.sportskeeda.com.
  19. ^ "The Undertaker vs Raven Hardcore Match (Limp Bizkit "Rollin'" Theme SmackDown Debut) 12/14/00", BrothersOfDestruction22, November 4, 2021
  20. ^ "Undertaker returns as the American Badass", WWE, January 27, 2023, retrieved October 11, 2023
  21. ^ "The Undertaker rides into NXT to Chokeslam Bron Breakker: NXT highlights, Oct. 10, 2023", WWE, October 11, 2023, retrieved October 11, 2023
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