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| "Leck mich im Arsch" | ||||
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| Single byInsane Clown Posse andJack White | ||||
| B-side | "Mountain Girl" | |||
| Released | September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) | |||
| Recorded | August 2011 | |||
| Genre | Rap metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Third Man | |||
| Songwriters | Violent J,Shaggy 2 Dope,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart andJack White | |||
| Producer | Jack White | |||
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"Leck mich im Arsch" is a song byInsane Clown Posse andJack White. The lyrics are inspired byLeck mich im Arsch, ascatologicalcanon byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (K. 231/382c), while the music is based on a canon calledLeck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber (K. 233/382d). The latter has for two centuries been attributed to Mozart but evidence has shown that the music of the piece was composed byWenzel Trnka and Mozart merely replaced the original lyrics with his own.
In August 2011, Insane Clown Posse was contacted byJack White, who invitedJoseph Bruce andJoseph Utsler to hismansion, because he wanted to collaborate with them.[2][3] White played the track he was working on, an arrangement ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Leck mich im Arsch" with live instrumentation byJEFF the Brotherhood, for Bruce and Utsler and explained that the title of the track translated to "Lick My Ass".[2][3]
Insane Clown Posse were surprised that White wanted to work with them, and said that they had respect for White, who is also fromDetroit.[4]Violent J said, "The most respected musician in the world and one of the most hated musicians in the world. We didn't expect that call, brother. I told him, 'I gotta know—why us?'. He said, 'I find myself going to your web site and looking at it. Some stuff I think is genius, some stuff I don't understand at all, but I always find myself going back there and seeing what you're up to."[5]
Bruce perceived that the scatological nature of the composition was the reason why White asked Bruce and Utsler to appear on the song, but once White explained Mozart's sense of humor, they became excited to work on it. Insane Clown Posse went back to their hotel room to write their lyrics, and returned to record with White and JEFF the Brotherhood in White's home recording studio.[2][3] Bruce and Utsler's vocals were recorded in one take.[3] Insane Clown Posse said that the song was a collaboration and that White asked them for their feedback throughout the recording process. The song was released as a single on September 13, 2011 by White's labelThird Man Records.[2][3][6]
