- Dragula (song)
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"Dragula" Single by Rob Zombie from the album Hellbilly Deluxe B-side "Super Monster Sex Action",
"Halloween (She Get So Mean)"Released August 1998 Format CD single,
VinylRecorded 1998 at Chop Shop Hollywood, CA Genre Industrial metal, hard rock Length 3:42 Label Geffen Writer(s) Rob Zombie
Scott HumphreyProducer Rob Zombie
Scott HumphreyRob Zombie singles chronology "The Great American Nightmare"
(1997)"Dragula"
(1998)"Living Dead Girl"
(1998)Hellbilly Deluxe track listing "Superbeast"
(2)"Dragula"
(3)"Living Dead Girl"
(4)"Dragula" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American musician Rob Zombie. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from his solo debut Hellbilly Deluxe. Since its release it has become Zombie's most recognizable song as a solo artist. It is also his best-selling, and had sold over 717,000 copies in the U.S. by 2010.[1] The song is based on the drag racer "DRAG-U-LA" featured in the sitcom The Munsters. It is also heard in an episode of King of The Hill in 1999.
The audio clip "superstition, fear and jealousy" at the beginning of the song is from the film The City of the Dead, and is spoken by Christopher Lee.
The song also appears on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future, the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie. The original single featured a big beat remix of the song, entitled the "Hot Rod Herman" remix (in reference to the Munsters episode), which is contained on American Made Music to Strip By (under the name Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare Mix), and appears in the movie The Matrix and can be found on its soundtrack. Additionally, it is featured on the soundtracks for the video games Twisted Metal 4, Jet Grind Radio, Sled Storm (1999), and Gran Turismo 2.
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Background and writing
Zombie told Billboard magazine that the title came from "the name of Grandpa Munster's dragster on the old TV show." He goes on to say that it "was a classic show with great comic characters. Strangely enough, 'Dragula' was one of the last songs finished for the record. It fell together really fast and worked, but it could just as easily not [have] been on the record."[2]
Music video
The music video features Rob Zombie riding in the Munster Koach (not the actual Dragula racing car) with various shots of the band members and different scenes from movies. It also prominently featured the killer robot from the old movie chapter serial The Phantom Creeps. It achieved heavy rotation on MTV following the huge success of the album. The video also appears in the film Idle Hands.
Releases
UK CD Maxi Single No. Title Length 1. "Dragula" 3:42 2. "Dragula" (Hot Rod Herman Remix) 4:36 3. "Dragula" (Enhanced Music Video) 3:42 Total length:12:00 UK 7" Picture Disc 1 No. Title Length 1. "Dragula" 3:42 2. "Halloween (She Get So Mean)" 2:50 Total length:6:32 UK 7" Picture Disc 2 No. Title Length 1. "Dragula" 3:42 2. "Dragula" (Hot Rod Herman Remix) 4:36 Total length:8:18 US Promotional 7" No. Title Length 1. "Dragula" 3:42 2. "Super Monster Sex Action" 3:00 Total length:6:42 US CD Maxi Single No. Title Length 1. "Dragula" 3:42 2. "Dragula" (Hot Rod Herman Remix) 4:36 3. "What Lurks On Channel X?" 2:29 Total length:10:47 Covers
The song was covered by gothic metalcore band Motionless in White in 2009. It was also covered by Transient for The Electro-Industrial Tribute to Rob Zombie in 2002.
Personnel
- Tom Baker - Mastering
- Paul DeCarli - Additional Programming
- Frank Gryner - Additional Engineering
- Scott Humphrey - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Programming
- Chris Lord-Alge - Additional Mixing
- Blasko - Bass
- Riggs - Guitar
- Tempesta - Drums
- Rob Zombie - Vocals, Lyrics, Artwork
Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 1 UK Singles Chart 44 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 6 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 27 U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 16 Year Single Chart Position 1998 "Dragula" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 6 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 27 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 16 UK Singles Chart 44 Preceded by
"Got the Life" by KornCanadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single
November 9, 1998Succeeded by
"Do You Wanna Get Heavy?" by Joe Spencer Blues ExplosionReferences
- ^ Chart Watch Extra: Halloween's Greatest Hits - Chart Watch
- ^ Billboard, November 21, 1998 - Vol. 110, No. 47, Page 81.
External links
Rob Zombie Rob Zombie · John 5 · Piggy D · Ginger Fish ·
Mike Riggs · John Tempesta · Blasko · Tommy Clufetos · Joey JordisonStudio albums Live albums Compilations Singles "Dragula" · "Living Dead Girl" · "Superbeast" · "Feel So Numb" · "Demon Speeding" · "Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)" · "Two-Lane Blacktop" · "Brick House" · "Foxy Foxy" · "American Witch" · "Let It All Bleed Out" · "War Zone" · "What?" · "Sick Bubblegum"Tours Hellbilly Deluxe 2 World TourFilmography House of 1000 Corpses (2003) · The Devil's Rejects (2005) · Halloween (2007) · Halloween II (2009) · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) · The Lords of Salem (2012)Related articles Categories:- Rob Zombie songs
- 1998 singles
- Debut singles
- Songs about automobiles
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