99 Ways to Die (song)

"99 Ways to Die"
Song by Megadeth from the album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience
Released November 3, 1993
Genre Heavy metal
Length 4:11
Label Geffen Records
Writer Dave Mustaine
Producer Various
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience track listing
"Come to Butt-Head"
(3)
"99 Ways to Die"
(4)
"Bounce"
(5)
"99 Ways to Die"
Single by Megadeth
from the album Hidden Treasures
Released July 18, 1995
Genre Heavy metal
Length 3:58
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Dave Mustaine
Producer Max Norman, Dave Mustaine

"99 Ways to Die" is a heavy metal song written by Dave Mustaine that originally appeared on the compilation album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience and later on Megadeth's Hidden Treasures. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance, but lost to Soundgarden's "Spoonman".[1] The song has been performed a total of 7 times, the last of which being at Osaka Japan on May 22 1995.

Tracklist (1993 promo single)

  1. Beavis and Butt-head laugh 0:11
  2. Intro with Beavis and Butt-head 0:22
  3. 99 Ways to Die (Edit) 3:39
  4. Outro with Beavis and Butt-head 0:14
  5. 99 Ways to Die (LP Version) 3:57

Music Video

The video directed by Wayne Isham is in black and white and consists of a camera going around a house with the band in there and several kids playing with guns. Every once in a while, a caption appears quoting statistics about how many kids are dying because of accidents with their parents' guns.

References

  1. ^ '94 Grammy Nominations: Not Just the Familiar by Neil Strauss of The New York Times (January 6, 1995).