Creature (Moist album)

Creature is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996.[2] It featured the singles "Leave it Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline". The album debuted at #7 on The Record's Canadian Albums Chart[3] and was certified Triple Platinum in Canada. Between 1996 and 2016, Creature was among the top 15 best-selling albums by Canadian bands in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling albums by Canadian artists overall in Canada.[4]

Creature
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1996 (Canada)
June 3, 1997 (United States)
RecordedLe Studio, Morin Heights, QC & Silent Sound, Montreal, QC
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:29
LabelEMI
ProducerPaul Northfield, Moist
Moist chronology
Silver
(1994)
Creature
(1996)
Mercedes 5 and Dime
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Moist.

No.TitleLength
1."Hate"3:47
2."Theme from Cola"2:37
3."Resurrection"3:58
4."Leave It Alone"4:24
5."Creature"4:18
6."Shotgun"3:01
7."Disco Days"2:32
8."Tangerine"4:02
9."Better Than You"3:55
10."Baby Skin Tattoo"4:53
11."Ophelia"3:49
12."Gasoline"3:13

Singles

  • Leave It Alone
  • Resurrection
  • Tangerine
  • Gasoline

Trivia

  • "Leave it Alone" is featured in the 1999 film Brokedown Palace.
  • "Ophelia" is featured on MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes released in 1996.
  • "Tangerine" won two MMVAs (MuchMusic Video Awards) for Best Director, and Best Video in 1997.
  • "Creature" was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.

Credits

References

  1. Creature at AllMusic
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (February 28, 1998). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 53 via Internet Archive. Creature (Moist album). Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 26 October 1996. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.



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