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===Music=== An album inspired by the series, ''[[The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience]]'', was released on [[Geffen Records]]. The label's namesake, David Geffen, came up with the concept for the album. He was sold on the show's success upon its debut, and contacted MTV to make a deal to co-finance the album and later film.<ref name="Eller 1997 h079"/> The album features many [[hard rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands such as [[Megadeth]], [[Primus (band)|Primus]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]. Moreover, Beavis and Butt-Head do a duet with [[Cher]] on "[[I Got You Babe]]"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Cher Gets Cheeky With Beavis and Butt-head |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-14-ca-56606-story.html |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 14, 1993}}</ref> and a track by themselves called "Come to Butt-Head". The track with Cher also resulted in a music video directed by [[Tamra Davis]] and Yvette Kaplan. It sold over two million copies worldwide.<ref name="Eller 1997 h079">{{cite web | last=Eller | first=Claudia | title=The Geffen Camp Heh-Hehs All the Way to the Bank | website=Los Angeles Times | date=January 17, 1997 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-17-fi-19392-story.html | access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> In 2015, the pair were featured in commissioned [[hip hop skit|skits]] on the album ''[[Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven]]'' by [[Kid Cudi]].<ref name="kidcudi">{{cite web | last=Mench | first=Chris | title=Review: Kid Cudi's 'Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven' Is Not As Terrible As Everyone Thinks It Is | website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] | date=December 7, 2015 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/chris-mench/review-kid-cudi-speedin-bullet-2-heaven | access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref> ====Chart success==== [[File:Beavis_and_Butt-head_UK_single_release.jpg|thumb|right|Beavis and Butt-Head duet with Cher UK single which includes a ''Beavis and Butt-Head Experience'' sticker to promote the release]] The Beavis and Butt-Head duet with [[Cher]] on "[[I Got You Babe]]" was released as a single in the UK, Australia, Europe and the US,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis And Butt-Head β I Got You Babe β All releases |url=https://www.discogs.com/Cher-With-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe/master/69263 |website=Discogs |year=1993 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> the UK CD had a special limited edition sticker to promote ''[[The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience]]'' available with the release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis And Butt-Head β I Got You Babe |url=https://www.discogs.com/Cher-With-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe/release/1569612 |website=Discogs |year=1993 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> On January 15, 1994, the song charted at number 35 in the UK charts<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis & Butt-Head |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29720/cher-with-beavis-and-butt-head/ |website=Official Charts |date=January 15, 1994 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> and stayed on the charts for 4 weeks. On December 4, 1993, the song charted on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart]] in the US peaking at number 8.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cher Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cher/chart-history/hbu/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> The single also charted at number 69 in Australia,<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988β2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> 19 in Belgium,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head β I Got You Babe |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/187f2/Cher-with-Beavis-And-Butt-Head-I-Got-You-Babe |website=Ultratop Vlaanderen β De enige echte officiΓ«le hitparade |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> 18 in Denmark,<ref name="americanradiohistory1994">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150228003829/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-01-29.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2015|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> 69 on the European Hot 100,<ref name="americanradiohistory1994"/> 9 on the Netherlands Dutch Top 40,<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 40 β week 4 (22 januari 1994) |url=https://www.top40.nl/top40/1994/week-4 |website=Top 40}}</ref> 10 on the Netherlands top 100<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head β I Got You Babe |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=Dutch ~Charts |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref> and number 40 in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cher With Beavis and Butt-Head β I Got You Babe (Song) |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher+with+Beavis+and+Butt-head&titel=I+Got+You+Babe&cat=s |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>
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