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i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER | ||||
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Released | June 20, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 – January 13, 1995 | |||
Studio | Water Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J. [1] | |||
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Length | 54:29 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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Tripping Daisy studio album chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Am an Elastic Firecracker | ||||
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AllMusic | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
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. [7] The album was certified Platinum in Canada on May 1,1998. [8]
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]
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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VinylMePlease | United States | 10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums [9] | 2016 | N/A |
Kerrang! | United Kingdom | The 12 most underrated albums of the ’90s [10] | 2019 | N/A |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Albums Chart [11] | 44 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [12] | 95 |
Reigon | Label | Format | Date | Ref. |
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United States | Island Records | June 20, 1995 | [3] | |
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Europe | February 20, 1996 | [13] | ||
Various | Music on Vinyl | LP | February 4, 2022 | [14] |
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