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Barbarella (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Barbarella'" is the only official single released from Scott Weiland's 1998 debut album '12 Bar Blues'. The song is titled after the sci-fi film 'Barbarella', while the lyrics of the song pay homage to several science fiction television shows and movies.
Music video
The song's music video used themes from the David Bowie film 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'.[http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/weiland_scott/news_feature_062804/ 'MTV.com': A Walk On The Weiland Side]
Chart performance
The song charted on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks and remained there for three weeks, peaking at number 36.[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?N=0&Ntk=Keyword&Nty=1&Ntt=scott%20weiland&D=scott%20weiland&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ex=1&an=bbcom www.billboard.com] www.billboard.com chart history, cited September 20, 2008
Personnel
*Tony Castaneda - Guitar
*Tracy Chisholm - Producer
*Peter DiStefano - Guitar, Ethereal Guitar, Bass
*Mark Howard - Mixing
*Victor Indrizzo - Hi-hat Cymbal
*Daniel Lanois - Guitar, Producer, Mixing
*Martyn LeNoble - Bass
*Holly Reiger - Guitar
*Michael Weiland - Acoustic Drum Loop
*Scott Weiland - Vocals, Human Beatbox, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion, Additional Guitars, Producer
References
Category:Songs about fictional female characters
Category:1998 singles
Category:Scott Weiland songs
Category:Songs written by Scott Weiland
Category:Music videos directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Category:1998 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
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