I Am an Elastic Firecracker

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i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER
Studio album by
Tripping Daisy
ReleasedJune 20, 1995
Recorded1994 – January 13, 1995
StudioWater Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J.[1]
Genre
Length54:29
LabelIsland
Producer
Tripping Daisy chronology
Get It On
(1994) 		i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER
(1995) 		Time Capsule
(1997)
Tripping Daisy studio album chronology
Bill
(1992) 		I Am an Elastic Firecracker
(1995) 		Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb
(1998)
Singles from I Am an Elastic Firecracker
  1. "I Got a Girl"
    Released: June 1995[2]
  2. "PirANhA"
    Released: September 18, 1995[3]
  3. "Trip Along"
    Released: June 1996[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]

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.[8] The album was certified Platinum in Canada on May 1, 1998.[9]

Cover art

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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]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
VinylMePlease United States 10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums[10] 2016 N/A
Kerrang! United Kingdom The 12 most underrated albums of the ’90s[11] 2019 N/A

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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
  • All songs have stylized capitalization wherever they are mentioned.

Personnel

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Tripping Daisy
Additional

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[12] 44
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 95

Release history

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Region Label Format Date Ref.
United States Island Records
June 20, 1995 [3]
Canada
  • CD
  • cassette
Europe February 20, 1996 [14]
Various Music on Vinyl LP February 4, 2022 [15]

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