Second Toughest in the Infants

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Second Toughest in the Infants
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Studio album by
Underworld
Released11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
Recorded1995
StudioLemonworld Studios, London
Genre
Length73:01
Label Junior Boy's Own
Producer Underworld
Underworld chronology
Dubnobass-
withmyheadman
(1994)		Second Toughest in the Infants
(1996)		 Beaucoup Fish
(1999)
Singles from Second Toughest in the Infants
  1. "Pearl's Girl"
    Released: May 1996, October 1996 (re-issue)
  2. "Rowla"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Juanita"
    Released: 1996 (promo only)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Juanita : Kiteless : To Dream of Love"
16:36
2."Banstyle/Sappy's Curry"
  • Emerson
  • Hyde
  • Smith
15:22
3."Confusion the Waitress"
  • Emerson
  • Hyde
  • Smith
6:47
4."Rowla"
  • Hyde
  • Smith
6:31
5."Pearl's Girl"
  • Emerson
  • Hyde
  • Smith
9:36
6."Air Towel"
  • Hyde
  • Smith
7:37
7."Blueski"
  • Hyde
  • Smith
2:55
8."Stagger"
  • Hyde
  • Smith
7:37
Reissue bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Born Slippy .NUXX"
  • Emerson
  • Hyde
  • Smith
11:40
2."Rez"
  • Hyde
  • Smith
9:55
Japanese reissue bonus CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Cherry Pie"
  • Emerson
  • Hyde
  • Smith
8:25
4."Pearl's Girl" (Carp Dreams... Koi)
  • Hyde
  • Smith
10:06
20th anniversary 2-CD deluxe edition CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Born Slippy" (Original Instrumental Version)8:31
2."Cherry Pie"8:26
3."Oich Oich"8:34
4."Puppies"3:53
5."Mosaic"5:00
6."Deep Arch"8:24
7."Confusion the Waitress" (She Said)4:54
8."Rowla" (A1806)3:58
9."Pearls Ver2"8:10
10."Born Slippy .NUXX"11:48

20th anniversary 4-CD super deluxe edition

CD 2: Extra Tracks & Mixes/Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Cherry Pie"8:26
2."Oich Oich"8:34
3."Puppies"3:53
4."Mosaic"5:00
5."Deep Arch"8:24
6."Pearl's Girl" (Tin There)8:16
7."Pearl's Girl" (14996 Version)9:05
8."Born Slippy" (Original Instrumental Version)8:31
9."Born Slippy" (Deep Pan)10:00
CD 3: Unreleased Demos/Outtakes
No.TitleLength
1."Bug"6:56
2."Confusion the Waitress" (She Said)4:54
3."D+B Thing"7:16
4."D'Arbly St."7:34
5."4 Crowns"2:17
6."Rowla" (A1806)3:58
7."Bing Here"9:43
8."Techno Thang"6:26
9."Pearls Ver2"8:10
10."Bloody 1"16:15
CD 4: The Evolution of Born Slippy .NUXX (Various Versions Both Live & Studio)
No.TitleLength
1."Nuxx" (A1796)8:45
2."Nuxx" (A2221 UW Live (2 Sets) Leicester M Dog 94)12:33
3."Nuxx" (A4712 Live @ Zap Club Brighton Feb94)11:31
4."Nuxx" (A4733 UW Live Amsterdam Apr94)9:21
5."Nuxx" (Liquid Room 94 A2254 UW Live Liquid Room 2 Tokyo)11:31
6."Nuxx" (from A1825)6:11
7."Born Slippy .NUXX"11:48

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Gold100,000^
United States—88,000 [38]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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