"Batbaby" is the sixth single by

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, a side project of

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. 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 ''

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'' 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 (DJ Beekeeni Remix)"* 3:07 # "Batbaby (DJ Butterface Remix)"** 3:55 # "Batbaby (DJ Butterface Downtempo Remix)"** 4:11 # "Batbaby (DJ Butterface vs. Phylr Remix)"*** 4:45 # "Batbaby (Umpff Remix)"**** 3:41 # "Batbaby (Umpff Dub Remix)"**** 3:56

Personnel

Band *

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and

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* Noah Brodie -

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and

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s * Dan Marshall - programming Additional musicians * Amy Luther - Backing vocals * Rachel McCabe - Backing vocals * DJ Beekeeni - *additional remix and production * DJ Butterface (Michael J. Bazini) - **additional remix and production * DJ Butterface and Phylr - ***additional remix and production * Umpff - ****additional remix and production (original master by Tim Harris/Headway Productions) Production * Recorded and Mixed by

* Producer: The Superions * Mastering:

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at Digital Domain * Artwork: George Doutsiopoulos

Music video

A music video was filmed in Winter Park and Orlando, Florida on October 10, 2011 (

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's birthday). The mini-movie video is sort of an homage to the

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/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

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on October 19, 2011 and the following day on the

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declared Batbaby "an instant Halloween classic."

References

External links

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