I Am an Elastic Firecracker

i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER
i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER
Studio album by Tripping Daisy
Released	June 20, 1995
Recorded	1994 – January 13, 1995
Studio	Water Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J.
Genre	Alternative rock; grunge; neo-psychedelia;
Length	54:29
Label	Island
Producer	Ted Niceley; Tripping Daisy;
Tripping Daisy chronology
Tripping Daisy studio album chronology
Singles from I Am an Elastic Firecracker
	"I Got a Girl"; Released: June 1995; "PirANhA"; Released: September 18, 1995; "Trip Along"; Released: June 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[6]
Kerrang!	^[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

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


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

No.	Title	Length
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.

Charts

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

Release history


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

References

^ "Watermusic". Watermusic.net. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
^ Flick, Larry, ed. (June 24, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ ^a ^b ^c Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Anon. (July 5, 1996). "Breakers" (PDF). Radio and Records (1153): 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 262.
^ Elliott, Paul (February 17, 1996). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 584. EMAP. p. 43.
^ "Flower Power Pop: The Atomic Reformation of Tripping Daisy". Velocity Magazine. July 1998. Archived from the original on August 31, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via trippingdaisy.com.
^ "Gold Platinum Database: Tripping Daisy". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
^ Sheppard, Levi (July 21, 2016). "10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ Brannigan, Paul (September 3, 2019). "The 12 most underrated albums of the '90s". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 62, No. 12, October 23, 1995". RPM. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ "Tripping Daisy – Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ Anon. (February 24, 1996). "M&M Music | New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 (8): 14 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ Vinyl, Music On. "TRIPPING DAISY - I AM AN ELASTIC FIRECRACKER - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

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[1] "Watermusic". Watermusic.net. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[IGAGRev-2] Flick, Larry, ed. (June 24, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.

[BillboardBloom-3] Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.

[4] Anon. (July 5, 1996). "Breakers" (PDF). Radio and Records (1153): 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[5] AllMusic review

[CL-6] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 262.

[7] Elliott, Paul (February 17, 1996). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 584. EMAP. p. 43.

[:4-8] "Flower Power Pop: The Atomic Reformation of Tripping Daisy". Velocity Magazine. July 1998. Archived from the original on August 31, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via trippingdaisy.com.

[9] "Gold Platinum Database: Tripping Daisy". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.

[10] Sheppard, Levi (July 21, 2016). "10 Underappreciated and Overlooked 90s Albums". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[11] Brannigan, Paul (September 3, 2019). "The 12 most underrated albums of the '90s". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[12] "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 62, No. 12, October 23, 1995". RPM. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[13] "Tripping Daisy – Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[14] Anon. (February 24, 1996). "M&M Music | New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 (8): 14 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[15] Vinyl, Music On. "TRIPPING DAISY - I AM AN ELASTIC FIRECRACKER - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

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