Fire It Up (EP)

Fire It Up is an EP released by Kid Rock in 1993.[1][2] The vinyl edition served as a single for his song "I Am the Bullgod", consisting of that song and "My Oedipus Complex" as a B-side, while the cassette and compact disc editions were extended plays with other songs.

Fire It Up
EP by Kid Rock
Released	December 1993
Recorded	June 1993
Studio	The White Room, Detroit, Michigan
Label	Continuum
Producer	Kid Rock, Andrew Nehra, Michael Nehra, Mike E. Clark, D-Square
Kid Rock chronology
Fire It Up (1993) Bootleg, July 1994 (1994)

Release

Fire It Up was released in December 1993,[2] under the indie label Continuum Records. It appeared initially on cassette, compact disc,[2] and on 7" vinyl.[3] Following the success of Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed it to Atlantic Records.[4] At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area.[1] However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994.[5] The album was not offered for sale when Kid Rock's catalog became available on iTunes.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[7][8]

Rolling Stone gave the EP 2 out of 5 stars.[7]

Track listings

Vinyl release

Side one

1. "I Am the Bullgod" – 5:09

Side two

1. "My Oedipus Complex" (Remix) – 4:18[3]

Cassette release

Side one

1. "I Am the Bullgod"
2. "My Oedipus Complex" (Remix)
3. "A Country Boy Can Survive"

Side two

1. "Balls in Your Mouth"
2. "The Cramper"
3. "Rollin' On the Island"

Promotional CD release

1. "I Am the Bullgod" – 4:50
2. "Country Boy Can Survive" – 4:55
3. "My Oedipus Complex w/intro" – 4:49
4. "My Oedipus Complex Remix" – 4:16
5. "Prodigal Son" (Down and Dirty Remix) – 4:29

Personnel

• Kid Rock – vocals, guitars, sequencing, bass, percussion
• Bob Ebeling – drums
• Andrew Nehra – guitar, bass, guiro, backing vocals
• Michael Nehra – solo guitar on "I Am the Bullgod"
• Chris Peters – guitar loop on "I Am the Bullgod"
• Mike E. Clark – loop on "The Cramper"
• Jon Slow – flute on "The Cramper"
• Dave Seymour – background guitar licks on "A Country Boy Can Survive"
• Prince Vince and Wes Chill – featured on "Rollin' On the Island"

References

1. George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll. Fireside. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
2. Martin Charles Strong (2002). The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 1036. ISBN 1-84195-017-3. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
3. "Kid Rock – Fire It Up (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
4. Jenkins, Sacha (October 1999). "Pimpin' Ain't Easy". Spin. p. 98. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
5. "1993 Indie Finalists". Billboard. May 14, 1994. pp. 58, 60. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
6. "iTunes to offer Kid Rock's entire album catalog from 'Devil Without A Cause' on; you can pre-order it now". mlive. January 10, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 450. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. "Kid Rock: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2012.