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. Following the success of Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock purchased the rights to Fire It Up and licensed it to Atlantic Records. At the time of its release, Fire It Up didn't get much attention outside of the local Detroit area. However, it was nominated by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors for Best Heavy Metal Album in its Indie Awards in 1994. The album was not offered for sale when Kid Rock's catalog became available on iTunes.Critical reception
Rolling Stone gave the EP 2 out of 5 stars.Track listings
Vinyl release
Side one
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 5:09
Side two
- "My Oedipus Complex" – 4:18
Cassette release
Side one
- "I Am the Bullgod"
- "My Oedipus Complex"
- "A Country Boy Can Survive"
Side two
- "Balls in Your Mouth"
- "The Cramper"
- "Rollin' On the Island"
- "I Am the Bullgod" – 4:50
- "Country Boy Can Survive" – 4:55
- "My Oedipus Complex w/intro" – 4:49
- "My Oedipus Complex Remix" – 4:16
- "Prodigal Son" – 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"