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| Released | March 21, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 62:21 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Dave Wyndorf | |||
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Dopes to Infinity is the third album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on March 21, 1995. The album includes the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", the band's first hit single.
The song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" became the band's first hit single, after having appeared the previous year in different form in the American movie S.F.W. . Other tracks, such as the title track and "Dead Christmas" however, received little or no airplay, resulting in sales of the album being only slightly better than their previous album, Superjudge . The album did reach #51 on the UK Charts and #30 in the German Charts. [3]
A music video was made for the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead," directed by Gore Verbinski.
In 2011, Monster Magnet revisited the album when they embarked on "Dopes To Infinity 2011: The European Tour", performing the album live in its entirety at several European locations.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [6] |
| Rock Hard | 10/10 [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
In 2005, Dopes to Infinity was ranked number 406 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [9]
All tracks are written by Dave Wyndorf, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dopes to Infinity" | 5:43 | |
| 2. | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | 4:28 | |
| 3. | "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" | 6:32 | |
| 4. | "All Friends and Kingdom Come" | 5:38 | |
| 5. | "Ego, the Living Planet" | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "Blow 'Em Off" | 3:51 | |
| 7. | "Third Alternative" | 8:33 | |
| 8. | "I Control, I Fly" | Wyndorf, Jon Kleiman | 3:18 |
| 9. | "King of Mars" | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Dead Christmas" | 3:54 | |
| 11. | "Theme from "Masterburner"" | Wyndorf, Joe Calandra | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Vertigo" | 5:41 | |
| Total length: | 62:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Vertigo" (contains a 3:34 edit of "Forbidden Planet" after 2 minutes of silence) | 11:15 |
| Total length: | 68:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Eclipse This" | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (live) | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 77:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" (live) | 0:36 |
| 2. | "Snake Dance" (live) | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Twin Earth" (live) | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Nod Scene" (live) | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Evil" (live) | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 14:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dopes to Infinity" | 5:43 |
| 2. | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "All Friends and Kingdom Come" | 5:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Ego, the Living Planet" | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "Blow 'Em Off" | 3:51 | |
| 7. | "Third Alternative" | 8:33 | |
| 8. | "I Control, I Fly" | Wyndorf, Jon Kleiman | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "King of Mars" | 4:33 | |
| 10. | "Dead Christmas" | 3:54 | |
| 11. | "Theme from "Masterburner"" | Wyndorf, Joe Calandra | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Vertigo" | 5:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Forbidden Planet" | 16:08 |
| Total length: | 78:29 | |
| Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 69 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 77 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 30 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 51 |
| US Top Heatseekers ( Billboard ) [15] | 22 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Modern Rock Tracks | Mainstream Rock Tracks |
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| 1995 | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | 26 | 19 |
 | This section contains a list of miscellaneous information.(May 2023) |
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