Antenna (ZZ Top album)

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Antenna
ZZ Top - Antenna.jpg
Studio album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994
RecordedJune-October 1993
Genre Blues rock
Length50:51
Label RCA
Producer Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's Greatest Hits
(1992)		Antenna
(1994)		 One Foot in the Blues
(1994)
Singles from Antenna
  1. "Pincushion"
    Released: 1994 [nb 1]
  2. "Breakaway"
    Released: 1994
  3. "PCH"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Fuzzbox Voodoo"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Antenna is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the RCA label.

Contents

The single "Pincushion", reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. The second single "Breakaway" featured a non-album B-side: "Mary's".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Pincushion"4:33
2."Breakaway" (Gibbons)4:57
3."World of Swirl" (Gibbons)4:08
4."Fuzzbox Voodoo"4:42
5."Girl in a T-Shirt" (Gibbons)4:10
6."Antenna Head"4:42
7."PCH"3:57
8."Cherry Red" (Gibbons)4:38
9."Cover Your Rig"5:49
10."Lizard Life"5:09
11."Deal Goin' Down"4:06
European and Japanese versions' bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Everything"3:54

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Antenna
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 40
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 3
US Billboard 200 [14] 14

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Antenna
YearSingleChartPosition
1994BreakawayMainstream Rock Tracks7
1994Fuzzbox VoodooMainstream Rock Tracks30
1994Girl in a T-shirtMainstream Rock Tracks27
1994PincushionMainstream Rock Tracks1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [15] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [17] Gold34,220 [17]
France (SNEP) [18] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [19] Gold250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [20] Gold25,000*
Sweden (GLF) [21] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [22] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [24] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Pincushion CD single: "Pincushion (Album Version)" (4:33) b/w "Pincushion (Edited Version)" (3:42) and "Cherry Red" (4:38); total duration: 12:53. [1]

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