''Fluke'' is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian

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band

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, released in 1995. The album was nominated for the

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for Best Alternative Album at the 1996 Juno Awards.

Overview

''Fluke'' was recorded in five days at Presence Studio in

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. The album was produced by

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, who also played acoustic guitar on the tracks "Groovy Dead" and "California". The album features the singles "Wake Me", "Groovy Dead", "Misogyny", and "California".

In popular culture

*The song "Misogyny" was featured in the 1996 film ''

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''. *The song "Punk" was included on the soundtrack to the 1996 comedy film ''

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''. The song is featured in the film during the scene in which David Spade and Chris Farley's characters headbang to the song in their car.

Track listing

All tracks written by Scott McCullough, Ken MacNeil, Jim Moore, and Mitch Perkins. # "Groovy Dead" - 3:43 # "Punk" - 1:54 # "Wake Me" - 4:09 # "Warning" - 3:38 # "KD Lang" - 3:16 # "California" - 4:26 # "Misogyny" - 5:36 # "Billy Boy" - 3:56 # "Tar Water" - 1:47 # "Ceiling" - 4:31

References

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