I_Am_an_Elastic_Firecracker

<i>I Am an Elastic Firecracker</i>

I Am an Elastic Firecracker

1995 studio album by Tripping Daisy

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]

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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]

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Track listing

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  • All songs have stylized capitalization wherever they are mentioned.

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References

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    "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.
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    "Gold Platinum Database: Tripping Daisy". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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