"Barbarella" is the only official single released from Scott Weiland's 1998 debut album 12 Bar Blues. The song is titled after the sci-fi film Barbarella, while the lyrics of the song pay homage to several science fiction television shows and movies.
Music video The song's music video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, uses themes from the David Bowie film The Man Who Fell to Earth. It was shot in and around Las Vegas, Nevada.
Chart performance The song charted on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and remained there for three weeks, peaking at number 36.
Chart (1998)PeakpositionUS Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)36
Personnel Tony Castaneda - Guitar Tracy Chisholm - Producer Peter DiStefano - Guitar, Ethereal Guitar, Bass Mark Howard - Mixing Victor Indrizzo - Hi-hat Cymbal Daniel Lanois - Guitar, Producer, Mixing Martyn LeNoble - Bass Holly Reiger - Guitar Michael Weiland - Acoustic Drum Loop Scott Weiland - Vocals, Human Beatbox, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion, Additional Guitars, Producer
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