| "Spaceman" | ||||
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| Single by Bif Naked | ||||
| from the album I Bificus | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:21 3:42 (U.S. Edit) | |||
| Label | Aquarius/EMI (CAN) Lava/Atlantic (U.S.) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Karroll, Bif Naked | |||
| Producer(s) | Glenn Rosenstein | |||
| Bif Naked singles chronology | ||||
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