Rocket (album)
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Rocket is the Primitive Radio Gods
' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records
. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
", helped launch the band's career. The album is currently out of print.
, except where noted.
Singles
Primitive Radio Gods
Primitive Radio Gods are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that...
' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
"Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" is an alternative rock song by the band Primitive Radio Gods. The song appeared on the band's major-label debut album, Rocket, in June 1996, and became a popular radio hit over the next few months, reaching #10 on Hot 100 Airplay in...
", helped launch the band's career. The album is currently out of print.
Track listing
All songs written by Chris O'ConnorChris O'Connor (musician)
Chris O'Connor is a vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. His first band, The I-Rails, was formed with high school buddy, guitarist/songwriter Jeff Sparks in 1986. Together with drummer Tim Lauterio, The I-Rails made four albums in the course of a few years from the late 1980s up to 1991, none of...
, except where noted.
- "Women" – 4:18
- "Motherfucker" – 5:20
- "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My HandStanding Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand"Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" is an alternative rock song by the band Primitive Radio Gods. The song appeared on the band's major-label debut album, Rocket, in June 1996, and became a popular radio hit over the next few months, reaching #10 on Hot 100 Airplay in...
" – 5:38 - "Who Say" – 3:24
- "The Rise and Fall of Ooo Mau" – 3:50
- "Where the Monkey Meets the Man" (O'Connor, Jeff Sparks) – 4:17
- "Are You Happy?" (O'Connor, Sparks)– 5:35
- "Chain Reaction" – 4:47
- "Skin Turns Blue" – 4:27
- "Rocket" – 4:42
Sales chart performance
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
36 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" is an alternative rock song by the band Primitive Radio Gods. The song appeared on the band's major-label debut album, Rocket, in June 1996, and became a popular radio hit over the next few months, reaching #10 on Hot 100 Airplay in... " |
Adult Top 40 | 19 |
| 1996 | "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
32 |
| 1996 | "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs... |
1 |
| 1996 | "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Top 40 Mainstream | 7 |
| 1996 | "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" | Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Airplay The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard... |
10 |