Batbaby

"Batbaby" is the sixth single by comedy band The Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of The B-52s. The single was released on September 13, 2011 as a digital download on the Batbaby EP.

Batbaby
cover artwork by George Doutsiopoulos
EP by
The Superions
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011
digital download
Recorded2010, Winter Park, Florida
GenreComedy, electropop, synthpop
Length26:56
ProducerThe Superions
The Superions chronology
Destination... Christmas!
(2010)		 Batbaby
(2011)		 Konnichiwa
(2014)
Singles from Batbaby
  1. "Batbaby"
    Released: September 13, 2011

The Batbaby EP also features remixes by DJ Beekeeni, DJ Butterface, Phylr and Umpff. In an interview with Atlanta magazine, Schneider attempted to explain his lyrical inspiration: "Oh, I don't know. Some songwriters come up with incredibly smart commercial things and I come up with 'Batbaby'."[1]

Track listing
  1. "Batbaby" 3:22
  2. "Batbaby (DJ Beekeeni Remix)"* 3:07
  3. "Batbaby (DJ Butterface Remix)"** 3:55
  4. "Batbaby (DJ Butterface Downtempo Remix)"** 4:11
  5. "Batbaby (DJ Butterface vs. Phylr Remix)"*** 4:45
  6. "Batbaby (Umpff Remix)"**** 3:41
  7. "Batbaby (Umpff Dub Remix)"**** 3:56

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

  • Amy Luther - Backing vocals
  • Rachel McCabe - Backing vocals
  • DJ Beekeeni - *additional remix and production
  • DJ Butterface - **additional remix and production
  • DJ Butterface and Phylr - ***additional remix and production
  • Umpff - ****additional remix and production (original master by Tim Harris/Headway Productions)

Production

  • Recorded and Mixed by The Superions
  • Producer: The Superions
  • Mastering: Bob Katz at Digital Domain
  • Artwork: George Doutsiopoulos

Music video

A music video was filmed in Winter Park and Orlando, Florida on October 10, 2011 (Ed Wood's birthday). The mini-movie video is sort of an homage to the beatnik/horror mashup genre of the ’60s.[2] It is a 10-minute music video that merges film-making with music, similar to Michael Jackson's Thriller.[3] The video debuted on YouTube on October 19, 2011 and the following day on the WOW Report James St. James declared Batbaby "an instant Halloween classic." [4]

References
  1. "Mychael Knight's Fashion Week debut, Tiny on T.I., Gupta talks "Terror," and "Bat Baby" takes flight - Eldredge ATL - Blogs". Atlanta Magazine. 2011-09-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  2. http://www.dallasvoice.com/music-monday-fred-schneiders-side-project-releases-batbaby-mini-movie-video-1092756.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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