You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me
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"You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" (heard on the radio as "...Mother, Mother Quite Like Me") as was the third single off 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...

's third album Cocky. The song peaked at #32 on the mainstream rock charts in 2002. The middle of the song pays homage to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird...

's classic "Free Bird
Free Bird
"Free Bird" is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd...

". The 'Live' Trucker version contains the 1st verse of the song before he returns to finish "You Never Met..."

Although the song was the poorest charting song off the album, Kid Rock claims that the "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" T-shirt is the most popular T-shirt at his concerts.

The music video features Hank Williams Jr. and Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...

. The video takes a shot at the group Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...

 as he wipes himself with toilet paper that says Radiohead on it.

Track listing

  1. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" (Radio Edit)
  2. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" (Radio Bleep Edit)
  3. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" (Album Version)

Charts

Chart (2002) 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...

32
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