One More Astronaut

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"One More Astronaut"
One More Astronaut.jpg
Single by I Mother Earth
from the album Scenery and Fish
Released1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length5:24
4:37 (Edit)
Label EMI, Capitol
Songwriter(s) Jagori and Christian Tanna
Producer(s) Paul Northfield, Jagori Tanna
I Mother Earth singles chronology
"Levitate"
(1995)
"One More Astronaut"
(1996)
"Another Sunday"
(1996)

"One More Astronaut" is a song by Canadian rock band I Mother Earth. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Scenery and Fish . It is considered to be the band's signature song. It is also the band's highest charting U.S. hit, peaking at 19 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.

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Reception

"One More Astronaut reached #1 on Canada's Alternative chart. [1] It was also the band's most successful song in the United States. The song won the 1996 CASBY Award for "Favourite New Song". [2] The song ranked #58 on MuchMore'sTop 100 Big Tunes of The 90s. [3]

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart [4] 32
Canadian RPM Alternative 30 [1] 1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks [5] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Alternative (RPM) [6] 26
US Active Rock ( Radio & Records ) [7] 65

References

  1. 1 2 "Rock/Alternative – Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996". RPM . Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  2. "I Mother Earth, Limblifter scoop up at CASBYs" (PDF). RPM . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. "The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54". MuchMore. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  4. "Top Singles – Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996". RPM . Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  5. "Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. "Rock/Alternative – Volume 64, No. 18". RPM . December 16, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  7. "Active Rock: 96 of 1996" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.