"I Am the Bullgod" is a song by Kid Rock

Kid Rock

Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...

 released as the second single from his album Devil Without a Cause

Devil Without a Cause

-Tracklisting for clean version:-Demos:-Samples:*"Bawitdaba"**"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang*"Cowboy"**"Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band**"L.A...

in 1998.

Lyrics and Inspiration

"I Am the Bullgod" was written as a tribute song to Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...

, as they were his favorite group during that time period in the early 90s when the song was written. The "Bullgod" motif appears on Monster Magnet's Spine of God

Spine of God

Spine of God is the debut album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 1992. It is the band's first official full-length album and one of the earliest examples of the genre of stoner rock....

, Superjudge

Superjudge

Superjudge is an album by Monster Magnet, released on April 6, 1993 .-Overview:Superjudge was Monster Magnet's second official album and also their debut for A&M Records. It was recorded and mixed by Steve Rosenthal at New York's "The Magic Shop" studio in October, 1992...

, Dopes to Infinity

Dopes to Infinity

Dopes to Infinity is the third album by New Jersey rock band Monster Magnet. It was released on March 21, 1995 .-Overview:...

and God Says No

God Says No

God Says No is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released in 2000 in the UK and 2001 in the US . It was a commercial failure compared to their last album, Powertrip. It was their last release recorded for A&M Records, due to problems with promotion of the album but it reached #17 in Germany...

albums, as well as the Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet (album)

Monster Magnet is a self-titled debut EP released by Monster Magnet in 1990. It was released on both CD and vinyl through Glitterhouse Records of Germany. "Snake Dance" and "Nod Scene" would later be rerecorded for their first album, Spine of God...

and Tab

Tab (album)

Tab is the title of Monster Magnet's second EP, released in 1991. Originally released on Glitterhouse Records, it was reissued in 1993 to capitalize on the success of the band's debut album. Though long enough to qualify as a full-length album, it is referred to as an EP...

EPs, and several single covers. It is also a recurring lyrical theme of Monster Magnet's. Coincidentally, Kid Rock would open for Monster Magnet on the White Trash on Dope Tour after "I Am the Bullgod" was released as a single on Devil Without A Cause.

Remixes

There have been numerous versions of the song throughout the years, the first being the 1993 "Talkbox version" which only had a few lines and was mostly instrumental. This version only appeared on the December 1994 issue from Kid Rock's "Bootleg Series" of cassette tapes he made for fans in the early to mid 90s. The first version actually released was in 1993 on the Fire It Up

Fire It Up (EP)

Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.-Release:Fire It Up was released in December 1993, under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc, and on 7" vinyl...

EP (which also appeared on the vinyl version of The Polyfuze Method

The Polyfuze Method

The Polyfuze Method is the second album from Kid Rock, released in 1993 on indie label Continuum Records. The album has been long out of print and nearly impossible to find at any store, but can still be found used for sale on the Internet. The Polyfuze Method shows Kid Rock developing a more rap...

and on The Polyfuze Method Revisited). The '93 version was released on multiple samplers which included Continuum Records' Kamikaze: Music To Push You Over The Edge Collector's Edition Vol. 1 Issue 1 compilation released in 1995. It was also included on a promotional give away cassette that was handed out at music stores in the Boston area in December of 1993. The cassette was called Concrete Music Bloc and was part of a series of free music samplers that were handed out. The December 1993 edition of the tape included Iron Maiden, Voivod, I Mother Earth, Greg Ginn, Engines of Aggression, and others along with Kid Rock.

Kid Rock would rerecord the song and change one line in the lyrics ("I would like to learn but I can't be taught" to "You can bid all day but I can't be bought") and release it on his album Devil Without A Cause

Devil Without a Cause

-Tracklisting for clean version:-Demos:-Samples:*"Bawitdaba"**"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang*"Cowboy"**"Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band**"L.A...

in 1998. There is a bonus hip hop style remix of the song after "Black Chick, White Guy" ends, on Devil Without A Cause. An "electro acoustic" version of the song was released on the "Cowboy" single. There is also a live version on the Japanese release of Devil Without A Cause, with "Welcome 2 The Party" included as the intro to the song. A live remix version was released on the MTV compilation The Hard And Heavy called the Lucursi Live Remix.

I Am The Bullgod was included in Madden 10 as well as the soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	31