Bootzilla

"Bootzilla" is a song recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 13, 1978. As the lead single from the album Bootsy? Player of the Year, it held the #1 spot on the R&B chart for one week in 1978, directly after fellow P-Funk outfit Parliament's #1 hit "Flash Light". ("Flash Light" was originally penned with Bootsy Collins in mind for the lead vocal; however, Collins turned it down^{[citation needed]}.) "Bootzilla" failed to make the Hot 100.^[1]

Quick Facts Single by Bootsy's Rubber Band, from the album Bootsy? Player of the Year ...

"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)
Songwriter(s)	George Clinton Bootsy Collins
Producer(s)	George Clinton, Bootsy Collins

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