The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience

The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience is a compilation album released in 1993 by Geffen Records and related to the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head. The name is a reference to Jimi Hendrix's original band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It is one of the best-selling comedy albums and has sold 1,610,000 units as of May 2014. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States.^[6][7]

The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	November 23, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, hip-hop, funk rock, grunge, comedy
Length	59:27
Label	Geffen
Producer	Various
Beavis and Butt-Head chronology
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (1993) Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	B[2]
Music Week	[3]
NME	3/10[4]
Select	[5]

Overview

The album features genres of hard rock, heavy metal, and hip-hop.^[8] Many of the songs are intercut with commentary by Beavis and Butt-Head. They are joined by Cher on a cover of "I Got You Babe", the music video which featured Beavis and Butt-Head meeting a live-action Cher via computer-generated imagery. Beavis and Butt-Head also performed the slow jam "Come to Butt-Head". "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (a Beastie Boys cover performed by Anthrax) starts with a skit in which Beavis and Butt-Head meet the members of Anthrax in their tour bus.

The album contains a hidden track. After a period of silence following "I Got You Babe", a reprise of "Come to Butt-Head" starts at 5:08, in which Beavis and Butt-Head are joined by rapper Positive K.

"I Got You Babe" with Cher was released as a single internationally and had chart success in Australia,^[9] Belgium,^[10] Denmark,^[11] Europe,^[12] Netherlands,^[13][14] Sweden,^[15] US^[16] and the UK^[17] and featured a music video which would rotate on MTV and MTV Europe. The song "Come to Butt-Head" was also released as a single in Germany.

In 2016, the album was reissued as a vinyl picture disc.

Liner notes

The album's liner notes featured drawings of Beavis and Butt-Head adapted as a variety of other characters, including hippies, old women, Hasidic Jews, and Captain Picard and Commander Riker of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The title of the track "Mental Masturbation" by Jackyl is censored on the track listing, appearing as "Mental *@%#!" on the inner liner notes and "Mental ★@%#!" on the back cover.

Track listing

No.	Title	Performed by	Length
1.	"I Hate Myself and Want to Die"	Nirvana	4:02
2.	"Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (Originally performed by Beastie Boys)	Anthrax	7:43
3.	"Come to Butt-Head"	Beavis and Butt-Head (Mike Judge)	3:52
4.	"99 Ways to Die"	Megadeth	4:11
5.	"Bounce"	Run–D.M.C.	6:48
6.	"Deuces Are Wild"	Aerosmith	3:50
7.	"I Am Hell"	White Zombie	5:01
8.	"Poetry and Prose"	Primus	3:48
9.	"Monsta Mack"	Sir Mix-a-Lot	4:05
10.	"Search and Destroy" (Originally performed by The Stooges)	Red Hot Chili Peppers	4:12
11.	"Mental Masturbation"	Jackyl	2:38
12.	"I Got You Babe*"	Cher with Beavis and Butt-Head	9:23
Total length:			60:00

[*] Contains the hidden track "Come to Butt-Head (Reprise)" by Beavis and Butt-Head featuring Positive K at 5:08.

Charts

Chart (1993-94)	Peak position
Australian Hit Seekers Albums (ARIA)[18]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19]	17
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[20]	40
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[21]	67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23]	36
US Billboard 200[24]	5
US Top 100 Pop Albums (Cashbox)[25][26]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[27]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.