"Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" is a song created and sung by Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper which can be found on the Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X-Files compilation album for music featured in or inspired by the popular TV series The X-Files. Rob Zombie described his collaboration with Alice Cooper on the song as one of the "great moments where you really feel like you've made your dreams come true".[1] Zombie and Cooper were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1997 for the song, losing out to Rage Against the Machine's "Tire Me".[2]
| "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper | |
| from the album Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by The X-Files | |
| Released | March 26, 1996 |
| Recorded | 1995 at NRG Studios, Los Angeles |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Rob Zombie Charlie Clouser Alice Cooper |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Clouser Terry Date Rob Zombie |
The song is also featured on Rob Zombie's album Past, Present & Future and once again as a remixed version on Alice Cooper's The Life and Crimes box set.
At approximately 2:40 in the song is an audio clip from the film Rosemary's Baby.
Personnel
- Charlie Clouser - Producer, Engineer
- Alice Cooper - Vocals
- Terry Date - Producer, Engineer
- Rob Zombie - Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Lyricist, Instruments