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"American Bad Ass"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album The History of Rock
Released	2000
Recorded	1996 to 2000
Genre	Rap metal, heavy metal
Length	4:32
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Kid Rock, Metallica
Producer	Kid Rock
Kid Rock singles chronology
The History of Rock track listing
Live Trucker track listing

"American Bad Ass" is a heavy metal song from American musician Kid Rock, released from his 2000 album The History of Rock. "American Bad Ass" uses the instrumental structure of Metallica's "Sad But True" The song was a victory lap for Devil Without A Cause's success. He also gave nods to his musical heroes including: AC/DC, ZZ Top, Hank Williams, Jr., Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger, Limp Bizkit, Korn, The Rolling Stones, David Allan Coe, George Jones, Johnny Cash, The Clash, and Grandmaster Flash. The music video for the single aired on MTV2 upon release, and the song was performed on Saturday Night Live.

After the bombing of the USS Cole 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.^[1]

The song was also featured in some ads for the 2009 film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Specifically, the 5th official TV Spot which is aptly titled "American Badass". (http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/gi-joe/tv-spot-american-badass)

[edit] Track listing

"American Bad Ass" (clean album version)
"3 Sheets to the Wind" (Live)
"Cowboy" (Live)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Danish Singles Chart	81
German Singles Chart	26
UK Singles Chart	25
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	33

[edit] References

^ rollingstone.com "Kid Rock Show to Honor USS Cole"

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[0] rollingstone.com "Kid Rock Show to Honor USS Cole"

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