''You'd Prefer an Astronaut'' is the third studio album by the American

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band Hum, released on April 11, 1995, by

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as their

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debut. The title of the album is a lyric lifted from the song "I'd Like Your Hair Long". The album has sold over 250,000 copies since its release, mostly due to the second single from the album, "

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". It became Hum's highest charting song, reaching 11 on

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and 28 on

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; it regained popularity a decade later after being featured in a

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commercial with actress Kate Walsh. The song and its video were also featured on the television show ''

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''. The album spawned two other singles, "The Pod" and "I'd Like Your Hair Long", although neither received the commercial success of "

Legacy

Discussing ''You'd Prefer an Astronaut'',

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frontman Chino Moreno said, "This is a heavy record, and it's where Deftones get a big part of our influence from, tone-wise." In 2016, Sam Blum of ''

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'' listed the album as an overlooked masterpiece.

Track listing

#"Little Dipper" – 4:44 #"The Pod" – 4:38 #"

" – 5:09 #"Suicide Machine" – 5:58 #"The Very Old Man" – 2:45 #"Why I Like the Robins" – 4:58 #"I'd Like Your Hair Long" – 5:26 #"I Hate It Too" – 5:59 #"Songs of Farewell and Departure" – 6:16

Personnel

Hum *Jeff Dimpsey – bass guitar *Tim Lash – guitar *Bryan St. Pere – drums *Matt Talbott – guitar and vocals Technical *Keith Cleversley – production

References

External links

Cleversly on getting the guitar sound for the album
* {{DEFAULTSORT:You'd Prefer An Astronaut 1995 albums Hum (band) albums RCA Records albums