One More Astronaut

"One More Astronaut"
Single by I Mother Earth
from the album Scenery and Fish
Released	1996
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:24 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.

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]

In popular culture

• The song is featured as the first track on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series.

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. "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.

External links

• "One More Astronaut" music video on YouTube