Demon Speeding
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"Demon Speeding" is the first and only official single off Rob Zombie
's second album The Sinister Urge
and can also be found on Rob Zombie's compilation album
Past, Present & Future
.
Chris Vrenna, formerly of the band Nine Inch Nails
, remixed the song in 2002
, this version of the song is entitled "Demon Speeding (Black River Mix)" and can be found on the NASCAR
sponsored compilation album entitled Crank It Up
and also in the video game FlatOut 2
. The audio sample heard at the beginning of the song, "Why don't you ask me what it feels like to be a freak?", is from the film The Amazing Colossal Man
. It has also featured on the Kerrang!
Vol. 3 album, however, it was incorrectly named as "Dead Girl Superstar
."
An additional appearance is made in the Entourage episode "Vegas, Baby" to close the show with a fight between Seth Green, E, Turtle and Johnny Drama.
(United States)
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's second album The Sinister Urge
The Sinister Urge (album)
-Credits:* Tom Baker - Mastering* Evelyne Bennu - Female Vocals* Blasko - Bass* Dan Burns - Assistant Engineer* Chris Chaney - Additional Bass* Marina Chavez - Photos* Josh Freese - Additional Drums* Gary Grant - Horns* Emm Gryner - Female Vocals...
and can also be found on Rob Zombie's compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
Past, Present & Future
Past, Present & Future
Lyrics1 Richard Raymond Finch, Harry Wayne Casey2 Lionel B. Richie, Ronald LaPread, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, Thomas McClary, William King3 Jeffrey Hyman, John Cummings, Douglas Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi...
.
Chris Vrenna, formerly of the band Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, remixed the song in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
, this version of the song is entitled "Demon Speeding (Black River Mix)" and can be found on the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
sponsored compilation album entitled Crank It Up
NASCAR: Crank It Up
NASCAR: Crank It Up is a compilation album released in 2002, following the release of NASCAR Full Throttle a year earlier.- Track listing :#NASCAR on Fox Theme#p.e. - "Crosstown Traffic"...
and also in the video game FlatOut 2
FlatOut 2
FlatOut 2 is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games. It is the sequel to the 2004-2005 releaseFlatOut....
. The audio sample heard at the beginning of the song, "Why don't you ask me what it feels like to be a freak?", is from the film The Amazing Colossal Man
The Amazing Colossal Man
The Amazing Colossal Man is a 1957 black-and-white science fiction film, directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Glenn Langan. The film revolves around a 60 foot mutant man produced as the result of an atomic accident....
. It has also featured on the Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
Vol. 3 album, however, it was incorrectly named as "Dead Girl Superstar
Dead Girl Superstar
"Dead Girl Superstar" is a promotional single taken from Rob Zombie's second album The Sinister Urge. Zombie considered the song to be a sequel to "Living Dead Girl" from his previous album, Hellbilly Deluxe. It was also featured on the Kerrang, Vol. 3 compilation album in 2002. The song's guitar...
."
Trivia
The song also appears in the mexican animated movie Una Película de Huevos y un Pollo released in March 2009.An additional appearance is made in the Entourage episode "Vegas, Baby" to close the show with a fight between Seth Green, E, Turtle and Johnny Drama.
Personnel
- Rob Zombie - Vocals, Lyricist, Producer, Art Direction
- Tom Baker - Mastering
- Scott HumphreyScott HumphreyScott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and mix engineer. He began his music career as a keyboard player and programmer. He is best known for his work with multiplatinum recording artist Rob Zombie and has co-written, co-produced and mixed all of his records up until 2007's Zombie Live...
- Producer, Programming, Mixing - BlaskoRob Nicholson (musician)Rob "Blasko" Nicholson is a Heavy metal bassist who was born on November 24, 1969. His influences include the metal bands Iron Maiden, Motörhead, and Corrosion of Conformity...
- Bass - RiggsMike RiggsMike Riggs, a.k.a. Riggs, is a heavy-metal guitarist born April 23, 1971 in Ozark, Arkansas. Highlights in career include his guitar work for Rob Zombie's first two solo albums and currently his skills as a guitarist, vocalist, and producer for Scum of the Earth.-Career history:His career as a...
- Guitar - TempestaJohn TempestaJohn Tempesta is a heavy metal drummer who has worked several bands including: Exodus, Testament and White Zombie. He also played with former White Zombie singer Rob Zombie as a solo artist and served as drum technician for heavy metal band Anthrax earlier in his career...
- Drums
Chart performance
Singles - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
(United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2002 | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 13 |