Batbaby

"Batbaby" is the sixth single by comedy band the Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of the B-52s. The single was released on September 13, 2011, as a digital download on the Batbaby EP.
The Batbaby EP also features remixes by DJ Beekeeni, DJ Butterface, Phylr and Umpff. In an interview with Atlanta magazine, Schneider attempted to explain his lyrical inspiration: "Oh, I don't know. Some songwriters come up with incredibly smart commercial things and I come up with 'Batbaby'."

Track listing

"Batbaby" 3:22
"Batbaby "* 3:07
"Batbaby "** 3:55
"Batbaby "** 4:11
"Batbaby "*** 4:45
"Batbaby "**** 3:41
"Batbaby "**** 3:56

Personnel

Band

Fred Schneider – lyrics and vocals
Noah Brodie – keyboards and electronic drums
Dan Marshall – programming

Additional musicians

Amy Luther – backing vocals
Rachel McCabe – backing vocals
DJ Beekeeni – *additional remix and production
DJ Butterface – **additional remix and production
DJ Butterface and Phylr – ***additional remix and production
Umpff – ****additional remix and production

Production

The Superions – producer, audio engineer, mixing
Bob Katz – mastering at Digital Domain
George Doutsiopoulos - artwork

Music video

A music video was filmed in Winter Park and Orlando, Florida on October 10, 2011. The mini-movie video is sort of an homage to the beatnik/horror mashup genre of the ’60s. It is a 10-minute music video that merges film-making with music, similar to Michael Jackson's Thriller. The video debuted on YouTube on October 19, 2011, and the following day on the WOW Report James St. James declared Batbaby "an instant Halloween classic."