| "My Mother Is a Space Cadet" | |
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| Single by Dweezil Zappa | |
| B-side | "Crunchy Water" |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:37 |
| Label | Barking Pumpkin |
| Songwriter(s) | Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa and Steve Vai |
| Producer(s) | The Vards (Edward Van Halen and Donn Landee) |
"My Mother Is a Space Cadet" is the first single by Dweezil Zappa, released in 1982.[1] The song was co-written by sister Moon Zappa and Steve Vai.[2] Dweezil was 12 years old at the time of the recording, sister Moon Zappa was 14. The back of the single features a picture of the band, which included Greg Kurstin who would go on to become a successful producer and songwriter. The track was co-produced by Eddie Van Halen and Donn Landee, credited as "The Vards", a pun on Van Halen's mother's pronunciation of his first name Edward). Van Halen also plays the (uncredited) slide guitar that opens the song.[3][4]
