Barbarella (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Barbarella

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Artist = Scott Weiland
Album = 12 Bar Blues
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Released = 1998
Format = CD
Recorded = Scott's house, Foxy Dead Girl, Royaltone, Oceanway, The Village, and Master Control
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 6:39
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer = Scott Weiland
Tony Castaneda
Producer = Tracy Chisholm
Scott Weiland
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Last single = "Lady, Your Roof Brings Me Down
(1997)
This single = "Barbarella"
(1998)
Next single = "Learning to Drive"
(2007)
Misc =Extra track listing
Album = 12 Bar Blues
Type = studio
prev_track = "Desperation #5"
prev_no = Track 1
this_track = "Barbarella"
track_no = Track 2
next_track = "About Nothing"
next_no = Track 3

"Barbarella" is the first and only official single released from Scott Weiland's debut album "12 Bar Blues".The song is titled after the sci-fi film "Barbarella" while the lyrics of the song pay homage to several science fiction television shows and movies.

Music Video

The song's music video used themes from the David Bowie film "The Man Who Fell to Earth". [ [http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/weiland_scott/news_feature_062804/ MTV.com: A Walk On The Weiland Side] ]

Reception

The song charted on Modern Rock Tracks and remained there for 3 weeks, peaking at #36. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?N=0&Ntk=Keyword&Nty=1&Ntt=scott%20weiland&D=scott%20weiland&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ex=1&an=bbcom www.billboard.com] www.billboard.com chart history, cited September 20, 2008]

Personnel

*Tony Castaneda - Guitar
*Tracy Chisholm - Producer
*Peter DiStefano - Guitar, Ethereal Guitar, Bass
*Mark Howard - Mixing
*Victor Indrizzo - Hi-hat Cymbal
*Daniel Lanois - Guitar, Producer, Mixing
*Martyn LeNoble - Bass
*Holly Reiger - Guitar
*Michael Weiland - Acoustic Drum Loop
*Scott Weiland - Vocals, Human Beatbox, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion, Additional Guitars, Producer

Charts

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