"Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" is a self-titled single released on September 9, 2000 by the creators of South Park featured in the episode "Timmy 2000". The song appears in the music video game Rock Band as a playable track and is exportable for play in later games in the series.[1][2][3] In September 2015, it was named the 38th best fictional song of all time by Spin.[4]
| "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld | |
| B-side | "Timmy Livin' a Lie" |
| Released | September 5, 2000 |
| Genre | Heavy metal, comedy rock |
| Length | 2:22 |
| Label | Sony |
| Songwriter(s) | Bruce Howell, Trey Parker |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Howell Executive Producers Trey Parker, Matt Stone |
Background edit
The single was originally from the episode Timmy 2000. Handicapped Timmy Burch forms his own band after being excused from homework due to ADD.[5]
Tracks and personnel edit
There are two sides of the record:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Timmy Livin' a Lie" | 2:29 |
A list of personnel who performed in the song:
- Bass, Vocals – Matt Stone, co-creator of South Park
- Timmy – Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
- Drums – Curt Bisquera, studio drummer
- Engineer – Joe Schiff
- Executive Producer – Matt Stone, Trey Parker
- Guitar – Bruce Howell
- Keyboards – D. A. Young
- Mastered By – Dave Mitson
- Mixed By – Bruce Howell, Joe Schiff
- Performer – Trey Parker
- Producer – Bruce Howell
- Written-By – Bruce Howell, Trey Parker
Reception edit
The song quickly became popular in the video game Rock Band, as a bonus song.[3]
IGN also highlighted the song when mentioning each of the bonus songs in the game.[6]
Rate Your Music gave the album 3.12 stars.[7]
Spin magazine labeled the song as the 38th best fictional song of all time.
A stop-start groove and bouncing bass line better than any real turn-of-the-century modern-rock hit, fronted by the rare period frontman who never became overbearing in his verbosity. Don’t sleep on the backing Lords, though, who sum up goth-rock in one line better than the entire South Park episode on the subject.
— Andrew Unterbeger, The 50 Best Fictional Songs of All Time, [4]
Copyright edit
The song shares copyright between Sony Music Entertainment and Comedy Central. However, it was published by Hilarity Music Inc.[8]
References edit
- ^ ""Timmy & the Lords of the Underworld" - Timmy & the Lords of the Underworld // Rock Band®". Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ "Rock Band and the Lords of the Underworld". 10 November 2007.
- ^ a b Kohler, Chris. "South Park Song Leads Rock Band Bonus Tracks". Wired.
- ^ a b The 50 Best Fictional Songs of All Time Spin. September 23, 2015
- ^ Reid-Hresko, John Paul; Reid, D. Kim (2015-10-13). "Deconstructing Disability: Three Episodes of South Park". Disability Studies Quarterly. 25 (4). doi:10.18061/dsq.v25i4.628. ISSN 2159-8371.
- ^ Rock Band and the Lords of the Underworld - IGN, 10 November 2007, retrieved 2020-05-02
- ^ Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld by South Park, retrieved 2020-05-02
- ^ "Timmy & The Lords Of The Underworld - Timmy And The Lords Of The Underworld". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-05-02.