i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER |
---|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/I_Am_An_Elastic_Firecracker.jpg/220px-I_Am_An_Elastic_Firecracker.jpg) |
Studio album by Tripping Daisy |
---|
Released | June 20, 1995 |
---|
Recorded | 1994 – January 13, 1995 |
---|
Studio | Water Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J.[1] |
---|
Genre | - Alternative rock
- grunge
- neo-psychedelia
|
---|
Length | 54:29 |
---|
Label | Island |
---|
Producer | - Ted Niceley
- Tripping Daisy
|
---|
Tripping Daisy chronology |
---|
Get It On (1994) | i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER (1995) | Time Capsule (1997) | |
|
Tripping Daisy studio album chronology |
---|
|
Singles from I Am an Elastic Firecracker |
---|
- "I Got a Girl"
Released: June 1995[2] - "PirANhA"
Released: September 18, 1995[3] - "Trip Along"
Released: June 1996[4] |
|
I Am an Elastic Firecracker (stylized as i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER) is the second studio album by Tripping Daisy, released on June 20, 1995, through Island Records. It is the band's major label debut, and was produced by Ted Niceley. It featured the band's biggest hit, "I Got a Girl", whose video received extensive airplay on MTV. By 1998, the album had sold over 300,000 copies in the United States.[8] The album was certified Platinum in Canada on May 1, 1998.[9]
Cover art
The album's cover art features a photo of Italian artist Guglielmo Achille Cavellini. The photo originated as a piece of stamp art by E.F. Higgins.[3]
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
VinylMePlease | United States | 10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums[10] | 2016 | N/A |
Kerrang! | United Kingdom | The 12 most underrated albums of the ’90s[11] | 2019 | N/A |
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|
1. | "ROCketPop" | 4:05 |
---|
2. | "baNg" | 4:03 |
---|
3. | "i Got a Girl" | 4:05 |
---|
4. | "PirANhA" | 4:47 |
---|
5. | "MOtivATion" | 5:35 |
---|
6. | "SAme DREss neW dAy" | 3:32 |
---|
7. | "Trip Along" | 3:34 |
---|
8. | "RAINdrOP" | 2:50 |
---|
9. | "STep bEhind" | 3:59 |
---|
10. | "NOOSE" | 4:49 |
---|
11. | "PriCK" | 9:19 |
---|
12. | "High" | 3:51 |
---|
- All songs have stylized capitalization wherever they are mentioned.
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[12] | 44 |
U.S. Billboard 200[13] | 95 |
Release history
Reigon | Label | Format | Date | Ref. |
United States | Island Records | | June 20, 1995 | [3] |
Canada | |
Europe | February 20, 1996 | [14] |
Various | Music on Vinyl | LP | February 4, 2022 | [15] |
References
- ^ "Watermusic". Watermusic.net. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Flick, Larry, ed. (June 24, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Anon. (July 5, 1996). "Breakers" (PDF). Radio and Records (1153): 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 262.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (February 17, 1996). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 584. EMAP. p. 43.
- ^ "Flower Power Pop: The Atomic Reformation of Tripping Daisy". Velocity Magazine. July 1998. Archived from the original on August 31, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via trippingdaisy.com.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Tripping Daisy". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Sheppard, Levi (July 21, 2016). "10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul (September 3, 2019). "The 12 most underrated albums of the '90s". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 62, No. 12, October 23, 1995". RPM. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Tripping Daisy – Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ Anon. (February 24, 1996). "M&M Music | New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 (8): 14 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Vinyl, Music On. "TRIPPING DAISY - I AM AN ELASTIC FIRECRACKER - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- Wes Berggren
- Jeff Bouck
- Mitch Marine
- Cory Lemons
- Ben Curtis
- Robert Hubbard
|
Studio albums | |
---|
EPs | |
---|
Songs | |
---|
Authority control databases ![Edit this at Wikidata](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png) | - MusicBrainz release group
|
---|
![Stub icon](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Gnome-dev-cdrom-audio.svg/32px-Gnome-dev-cdrom-audio.svg.png) | This 1990s alternative rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |