2015Released
3:31

Did You Know?

Interesting facts and trivia about Uma Thurman. By Songfacts®.

The song's guitar lick is sampled from the opening credits of the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.

The chorus of this track references the scene in Pulp Fiction where Uma Thurman's straight-faced character asks John Travolta to dance with her during the twist contest at Jack Rabbit Slim's. There are also references to another Tarantino movie, Kill Bill. Bassist Pete Wentz told the story of the song: "Originally, when we came up with the idea, and there was this sample in it, which is a sample from The Munsters TV show, people kept saying 'oh cool, like Quentin Tarantino, cool' when we played it. We decided why don't we kind of create this world around that?" "To me, Uma Thurman and Winona Ryder, they were these women in pop culture who were quirky, but that made me only crush on them harder, and rather than going with the traditional Uma Thurman role, we thought a lot about Kill Bill and who her character was in that, and this kind of resilience and this violence, but there's something that's authentic about it (like a woman taking revenge or being empowered)." "So that's what the chorus of the song's about, and the verses are what you would do to try and capture this woman's affection."

Pete Wentz referenced his other "crush," Winona Ryder, on the Folie a Deux track "She's My Winona."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Uma Thurman.
EKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
150BPM

Album

The album Uma Thurman is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Uma Thurman.
Universal Music Group
© 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
℗ 2015 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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