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" Bawitdaba" is a song by American musician from his fourth album Devil Without a Cause. It was released as a single in 1999, helping push the success of the album. It has since become one of Kid Rock's most popular songs, receiving critical praise and entering the top 10 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, as well as on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Background
"Bawitdaba" has been described as having a , , and sound. Its chorus has been described as a "neo- drone"; this chorus was derived from hip hop chants, such as the refrain from the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight". The lyrics of the song are dedicated to "the of Jack", "chicks with ", as well as "all the crackheads, the critics, the cynics / And all my heroes in the ."

On the demo recording of the song, Kid Rock shouts, "Now get in the pit and try to kill someone!" For the album version, he replaced "kill" with "love." Kid Rock told The Baltimore Sun that he was glad he had changed the lyric, explaining that are about coexistence.

Reception
Critics and fans consider "Bawitdaba" to be one of Kid Rock's best songs. In 2009, it was named the 47th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. The song was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Awards in the Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance categories.
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Music video
The song's accompanying video gained regular rotation on as it grew in popularity. The video opens with numerous clips of backstage touring footage featuring members of , in addition and Sam Rivers of . The video depicts Kid Rock and his band performing in a with numerous children playing football with Joe C. in the background. As the video progresses, it features shots of Kid Rock driving a large as he is accompanied by numerous women. The video then cuts to the band performing the song's breakdown in a darkened field in front of a large mosh pit.

Track listings
UK CD1
  1. "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "My Oedipus Complex" (Father edit) – 3:51
  3. "My Oedipus Complex" (Son edit) – 4:28
  4. "Bawitdaba" (enhanced video)

UK CD2

  1. "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "Cowboy" (album version) – 4:16
  3. "Prodigal Son" (album version) – 5:41
  4. "Cowboy" (video)

UK CD3

  1. "Bawitdaba" (radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "I Am the Bullgod" (album version) – 4:50
  3. "Paid" (album version) – 4:45
  4. "I Am the Bullgod" (video)

European and Australian CD single

  1. "Bawitdaba" (edit) – 3:32
  2. "Bawitdaba" (album version) – 4:25
  3. "I Am the Bullgod" (live, electro-acoustic version) – 5:28

Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 and Devil Without a Cause liner notes.

Studios

  • Recorded at White Room Studios and Temple of the Dog (, )
  • Mixed at Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
  • Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City)

Musicians

  • – writing (as R. J. Ritchie), vocals, production, mixing, engineering
  • Twisted Brown Trucker – additional engineering
    • – writing (as Matthew Shafer), turntables
    • Jason Krause – writing, metal guitar
    • Kenny Olson – lead guitar
    • – keyboards
    • Stefanie Eulinberg – drums

Other personnel

  • John Travis – additional production, engineering
  • David Bottrill – mixing
  • Al Sutton – engineering
  • Derek Matuja – additional engineering
  • – mastering
  • Andy VanDette – mastering

Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
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June 1, 1999Contemporary hit radio

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