| Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys | ||||
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| Released | 12 December 2018 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic trance | |||
| Length | 48:01 | |||
| Label | Monstercat | |||
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| Singles from Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys | ||||
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Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys is the eleventh studio album by Israeli psytrance duo Infected Mushroom. It was released on 12 December 2018, and is the duo's first album on Canada-based electronic record label Monstercat. [1] [2]
In January 2019, Infected Mushroom announced a tour promoting the album, called the "Head of NASA Tour". The tour began on 21 February 2019. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bliss on Mushrooms" (with Bliss) (featuring Miyavi) | 9:31 |
| 2. | "Guitarmass" | 6:38 |
| 3. | "Head of NASA" | 7:45 |
| 4. | "Chenchen Barvaz" | 7:42 |
| 5. | "Walking on the Moon (now featured in the Rocket League x Monstercat soundtrack)" | 5:36 |
| 6. | "Here We Go Go Go" | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Lost in Space [lower-alpha 1] " (with Tuna (featuring A-WA)) | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 48:02 | |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Dance/Electronic Album Sales ( Billboard ) [5] | 10 |
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