The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Template:Album ratings 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.[1][2]

Overview

The album features genres of hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop.[3] 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,[4] Belgium,[5] Denmark,[6] Europe,[7] Netherlands,[8][9] Sweden,[10] US[11] and the UK[12] 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. Script error: No such module "Listen".Template:Sister project

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

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[*] Contains the hidden track "Come to Butt-Head (Reprise)" by Beavis and Butt-Head featuring Positive K at 5:08.

Charts

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Chart (1993-94) Peak
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Australian Hit Seekers Albums (ARIA)[13] 11
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[14] 67
US Billboard 200[15] 5
US Top 100 Pop Albums (Cashbox)[16][17] 8

Certifications

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References

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  1. ↑ Top 20 Best Selling Comedy Albums (Nielsen SoundScan Era) billboard.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Weird Al Finally Gets First No. 1 Album with Mandatory Fun Template:Webarchive pastemagazine.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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