# Bootzilla

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1978 single by Bootsy's Rubber Band

"Bootzilla" UK picture sleeve for the single "Bootzilla" Single by Bootsy's Rubber Band from the album Bootsy? Player of the Year B-side "Vanish In Our Sleep" "Hollywood Squares" Released January 13, 1978 Genre Funk Length 5:39 (album version) 4:21 (single edit) Label Warner Bros. 8512 K 17196 (UK) Songwriters George Clinton Bootsy Collins Producers George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

"**Bootzilla**" is a song recorded by [Bootsy's Rubber Band](/source/Bootsy's_Rubber_Band), released on January 13, 1978. As the lead [single](/source/Single_(music)) from the album *[Bootsy? Player of the Year](/source/Bootsy%3F_Player_of_the_Year)*, it held the #1 spot on the [R&B chart](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs) for one week in [1978](/source/1978_in_music), directly after fellow [P-Funk](/source/P-Funk) outfit [Parliament](/source/Parliament_(band))'s #1 hit "[Flash Light](/source/Flash_Light_(song))". ("Flash Light" was originally penned with [Bootsy Collins](/source/Bootsy_Collins) in mind for the lead vocal; however, Collins turned it down[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*].) "Bootzilla" failed to make the [Hot 100](/source/Hot_100).[1]

The song's [lyrics](/source/Lyrics) introduce Bootsy's wind-up toy [alter ego](/source/Alter_ego), Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rock-star doll." The track features Bootsy Collins on drums and bass guitar.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Whitburn, Joel](/source/Joel_Whitburn) (2004). *Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004*. Record Research. p. 85.

v t e Bootsy Collins Discography Studio albums Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! Bootsy? Player of the Year This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N Ultra Wave The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away What's Bootsy Doin'? Lord of the Harvest Fresh Outta 'P' University Play with Bootsy Tha Funk Capital of the World Singles "The Pinocchio Theory" "Bootzilla" "Body Slam!" Science Faxtion Living on Another Frequency See also The J.B.'s

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