Chef Aid: The South Park Album | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Issac Hayes and various artists | ||||
Released | November 24, 1998 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 76:42 | |||
Label | Columbia American Recordings | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin (exec.), Matt Stone (exec.), Trey Parker (exec.) | |||
South Park album chronology | ||||
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Singles from Chef Aid: The South Park Album | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [1] |
USA Today | [4] |
Chef Aid: The South Park Album is a 1998 soundtrack album based on the American animated comedy series South Park . Several well-known artists perform on the record, which was mainly produced by Rick Rubin. Chef Aid contains a number of songs from and inspired by the show, while other songs are largely independent from South Park. The album was released during the show's second season, shortly after the broadcast of the episode called "Chef Aid", which features many of the stars and songs that appear on the recording. Soul singer Isaac Hayes appears in character as Chef throughout the album, which mimicks a live concert.
Chef Aid: The South Park Album was made available in 3 different versions: "Clean", "Explicit", and "Extreme". The Explicit version contains profanities (including "fuck") and carries a Parental Advisory sticker, but it is still censored, even for lesser profanities, such as "goose shit". The Extreme version is completely uncensored.
There are several kinds of songs that appear on Chef Aid: The South Park Album. These include songs featured in the series, and sung by South Park characters or various artists. Other songs have been inspired by the series, with some written by the song's performer artist. The remainder of the songs are largely unrelated to South Park, although some of them have appeared on the corresponding "Chef Aid" episode.
Many of the South Park-related tracks on the album were written by show co-creator Trey Parker, and are extended versions of original songs from the series. A large portion of these, such as "Chocolate Salty Balls", are sung by soul singer Isaac Hayes, in character as Chef, the school cafeteria worker who often breaks into soul songs on the show. Other characters that appear on the record include the main boys—Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny—as well as Ned Gerblansky. As on the show, the characters are voiced by the two creators; Stan, Cartman and Ned are voiced by Trey Parker, whereas Kyle and Kenny are voiced by Matt Stone.
A dramatization performed during the song Horny indicates that the song was included under protest.
The album is presented as a live concert. Chef performs most of the show's original songs, and also sings some lines on most of the other tracks, as well as acting as announcer between songs.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "South Park Theme" | Primus | Primus | 0:40 |
2. | "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)" | The Crystal Method, Jack Blades, DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Rubin & John Eaton | Ozzy Osbourne, DMX & Ol' Dirty Bastard; music by The Crystal Method with Fuzzbubble | 4:40 |
3. | "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" | Trey Parker | Isaac Hayes as "Chef" | 3:55 |
4. | "Brad Logan" | Tim Armstrong | Rancid | 2:16 |
5. | "Come Sail Away" (by Styx) | Dennis DeYoung | "Eric Cartman" | 5:12 |
6. | "Kenny's Dead" | Master P & C. Mayfield ("Freddie's Dead") | Master P | 3:24 |
7. | "Simultaneous" | Trey Parker | Isaac Hayes as "Chef" | 3:17 |
8. | "Will They Die 4 You" | M. Betha, R. Lawrence, S. Combs, K. Jones & S. Taylor; music written by System of a Down | Mase, Puffy, Lil' Kim & System of a Down | 3:52 |
9. | "Hot Lava" | Trey Parker | Perry Farrell & DVDA; featuring DJ Nu-Mark | 3:50 |
10. | "Bubblegoose" | Wyclef Jean & Salaam Remi | Wyclef Jean featuring "Stan", "Kyle", "Cartman" & "Kenny" | 2:52 |
11. | "No Substitute" | Trey Parker & Bruce Howell | Isaac Hayes as "Chef" | 4:47 |
12. | "Wake Up Wendy" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Elton John | 5:58 |
13. | "Horny" | Mousse T. & Errol Rennalls | Mousse T. vs. Hot 'n' Juicy | 3:31 |
14. | "Huboon Stomp" | Robert Casale & Gerald V. Casale | Devo | 3:21 |
15. | "Love Gravy" | Trey Parker | Rick James & Ike Turner | 4:01 |
16. | "Feel Like Makin' Love" (by Bad Company) | Paul Rodgers & Mick Ralphs | "Ned Gerblansky" | 3:26 |
17. | "The Rainbow" | Ween | Ween | 2:45 |
18. | "Tonight Is Right for Love (With Meredith Baxter-Birney)" | Trey Parker | Isaac Hayes as "Chef" & Meat Loaf | 3:03 |
19. | "It's a Rockin' World" | Joe Strummer | Joe Strummer; featuring Flea, Tom Morello, D. J. Bonebrake, Benmont Tench & Nick Hexum | 2:31 |
20. | "Mephisto and Kevin" | Primus & Trey Parker | Primus | 5:18 |
21. | "Mentally Dull" (Think Tank Remix) | Wayne Simms & David Googe | Vitro; featuring the cast of South Park | 3:45 [5] |
22. | "Kyle's Mom Is a Big Fat Bitch" (hidden track) | Trey Parker [6] | "Eric Cartman" | 0:48 [5] |
Song | Episode |
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3. "Chocolate Salty Balls" | Season 2, Episode 9, "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" |
5. "Come Sail Away" | Season 2, Episode 2, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" |
7. "Simultaneous" | Season 2, Episode 8, "Summer Sucks" |
9. "Hot Lava" | Season 1, Episode 3, "Volcano" |
11. "No Substitute" | Season 1, Episode 2, "Weight Gain 4000" Season 1, Episode 11, "Tom's Rhinoplasty" |
12. "Wake Up Wendy" | Season 2, Episode 14, "Chef Aid" |
15. "Love Gravy" | Season 1, Episode 1, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" |
18. "Tonight Is Right for Love" | Season 1, Episode 5, "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" |
22. "Kyle's Mom Is a Big Fat Bitch" | Season 1, Episode 9, "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" |
The album spent two weeks at number 2 on the UK Compilation Chart, held off by Now 41 .
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [23] | Platinum | 1,300,000 [24] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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