Recorded July 1998 Pushing Buttons
(1998) Release date 21 September 1998 | Length 16:52 Artist Grinspoon Label Grudge Records | |
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Released 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21) Genres Post-grunge, Alternative metal, Nu metal Producers Phil McKellar, Ulrich Wild | ||
Pushing Buttons is the third extended play by Australian alternative rock band Grinspoon, and was released on 21 September 1998 via Universal Records. It peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
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History
In March 1998 Grinspoon moved to Los Angeles and spent much of the year touring the US and Canada, including opening for Creed, Lit, Godsmack and Anthrax. Whilst in the US Grinspoon recorded two songs, "Black Friday" and "More Than You Are" with Ulrich Wild (White Zombie, Pantera, Strung Out), which formed the basis of Pushing Buttons. The band returned to Australia in September to release Pushing Buttons, which peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It also reached No. 80 on the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1998 and was certified 'Gold'.
Content
Pushing Buttons features a heavier sound than their earlier work, with a metal-inspired re-recording of "More Than You Are" (previously recorded for the Green Album), and the songs "Black Friday" and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". "Snap Your Fingers, Break Your Neck" is a cover of a song by American heavy metal band Prong (which was included on that band's 1994 album, Cleansing). The other songs are a lot lighter. "Black Friday" received significant airplay and was voted in at No. 22 on the Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998.
Release
Pushing Buttons was not released in the United States but "Black Friday" and "More Than You Are" were included on the US version of Guide to Better Living and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" is on an ECW compilation released by Earache Records.
Track listing
All tracks written by Phil Jamieson and Pat Davern, except as shown.
Songs
1Black Friday2:29
2More Than You Are3:11
3Snap Your Fingers - Snap Your Neck4:27