Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)

"Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" is a song by the alternative rock musician Beck. It is the third song on his 1994 debut album Mellow Gold.

"Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)"
Song by Beck
from the album Mellow Gold
ReleasedMarch 1, 1994
Genre
Length3:41
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Beck Hansen
Producer(s)
Audio sample
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Music video
"Mountain Dew Rock" on YouTube

Background

The song has many guitars and sounds that are all layered together. Due to this, several sounds and influences are evident, including heavy metal, acoustic, psychedelic, funk, folk, boogie and rock.[2]

Live performances

The song has been performed live 60 times by Beck and was regularly played by him in 1994 but has not been performed live since December 2, 2007 when Beck was the opener for the Police.[3][4]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said in a review for the album that the song was "garagery".[1] UDiscovermusic called the song one of the album's highlights.[5] Stereogum wrote that the song had a lot of "forward momentum".[6]

References
  1. "Mellow Gold - Beck - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Beck Song Information - Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)". whiskeyclone.net.
  3. "Hijacked Flavors - Search Results". www.whiskeyclone.net.
  4. "Hijacked Flavors - Concert Info - December 2, 2007". www.whiskeyclone.net.
  5. Sexton, Paul (8 July 2015). "Beck: Mellow Gold - Behind The Albums". uDiscoverMusic.
  6. "Mellow Gold Turns 20". 28 February 2014.
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