Vegas Baby

"Vegas Baby"
Song by Uncle Kracker from the album Happy Hour (5 Track Promo)
Recorded	2006
Format	CD
Length	4:07
Writer	Beauregard Frederick Louis IV, Bradford Michael, Hahn Joseph, Shafer Matthew
Producer	Michael Bradford
Label	Atlantic Records
Happy Hour (5 Track Promo) track listing Happy Hour Vegas Baby I'm Not Leaving The One That Got Away That's What's Happenin

"Vegas Baby" is an unreleased song recorded for Uncle Kracker's fourth studio album, Happy Hour. It was co-written with Joe Hahn.

Background

Not much is known about "Vegas Baby" in particular. It's possible that Uncle Kracker and Joe Hahn met in 2001 when Linkin Park and Kid Rock shared the stage at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals since Uncle Kracker was part of Kid Rock's band from 1994 to 2002.

The album Happy Hour was initially produced by Uncle Kracker's former bandmate Michael Bradford and recorded at Sound Kitchen in Nashville. It was turned in to the record label by November 2006 and set to be released in February or March 2007. However, by November 2007 the album was still unreleased and Billboard reported it likely wouldn't come out before the middle of 2008. Although Uncle Kracker was reportedly "more than frustrated" with the delay, he said this gave him time to improve the record:

"While I have time and I'm sitting around, I've been in the studio doing stuff. I'm not gonna touch the good (songs). But there's some on there I can beat. I figure if I've got time, why not go in and beat 'em. In the end, it's better."

About the reason behind all this, Billboard wrote:

"Kracker (real name: Matt Shafer) says executives at Atlantic Records have cited "marketplace" considerations -- including a desire to properly set up the release -- as a reason for holding up "Happy Hour." He knew that this year's fourth quarter would be unlikely, with priority releases by James Blunt, matchbox twenty and especially Kracker's good pal and former employer Kid Rock."

That same year, the song "Vegas Baby" had been featured in the "What Happens In Vegas..." episode of The Hills, which aired on October 1, 2007.

Between 2008 and 2009, the entire album Uncle Kracker had recorded with Bradford was scrapped and a new one was written with producer Rob Cavallo. The reason was he "wasn't really convinced that I had the right record."

Happy Hour was eventually released on September 15, 2009 without "Vegas Baby". The song would be found by LPLive in late 2012 on eBay as part of a 5-track promo CD containing 4 other songs produced by Bradford, 3 of which also didn't make the album.

"Vegas Baby" became available for download on January 11, 2013.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Vegas Baby	Happy Hour (5 Track Promo)	4:07	2006		Features Mr. Hahn. Released by LPLive for free download on January 11, 2013.

Personnel

• Frederick Louis IV Beauregard - Songwriter/Composer
• Michael Bradford - Guitar, Bass, Producer, Songwriter/Composer
• Joseph Hahn - Scratches, Songwriter/Composer
• Matthew Shafer (Uncle Kracker) - Vocals, Songwriter/Composer

Lyrics

Album Version

Wait Wait just a- Wait just Wait just a- Wait just a- Wait just a- Wait just a- Wait / wait / wait Cut your engines, cool your wings and hit the runway Man, we only got 'til Sunday It's only one way to lay me down easy I got a need to live sleazy, believe me It's all a game, no shame, no pain The limo's out front, passed baggage claim Pop the bottle, give us something to sip And hop the '15 to the strip! Vegas baby [x2] Wait / wait / wait Vegas baby [x2] Wait / wait / wait We're highrollers so we can't be cavannas Sippin' banana drinks with chicks from Atlanta She say's her name's Anna, but I know she's lying "She ain't lookin' packin'? "Nah, I'm chimin'." And I'd by lying but I'm copped all stay All day, all night, always Ladies and gents, let the three-wheel spin And let 'em turn like there's three-wheel rims Got a room with a view / Residential suite But ain't nobody even trying to sleep They say what happens here stays here, right? Well I ain't even saying what I did last night! Come on! Vegas baby [x2] Wait / wait / wait Vegas baby [x2] Wait / wait / wait From the room, to the floor To the table, to the case To the limo, through the door To the floor, to the stage Of the limo, through the bar To the club with the whales You can take the limo straight to jail Make bail, grab a limo then You can do it all over again (Come on!) You can't account for what I've looked through Because the house always wins And I do too Never through, never gone from grace And still splitting each and everything with a face In the place with the ice where the dice are shooting Rock that shit like my man Wayne Newton Vegas baby [x2] Wait / wait / wait Vegas baby [x4] Wait / wait / wait Vegas baby [x4] Wait / wait / wait Vegas baby [x2] Vegas baby [x4]

External Links

• Sayer, Boyz II Men Join Uncle Kracker On New CD
• Uncle Kracker Still Tweaking 'Happy Hour'
• UNCLE KRACKER Is Ready To Celebrate & Release 'Happy Hour'
• Uncle Kracker Serves Up 'Happy Hour'
• Exclusive: Vegas Baby (Uncle Kracker & Mr. Hahn)