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"One More Astronaut"
"One More Astronaut"
Single by I Mother Earth
from the album Scenery and Fish
Released	1996
Genre	Funk metal, space rock
Length	5:24; 4:37 (Edit)
Label	EMI, Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Jagori and Christian Tanna
Producer(s)	Paul Northfield, Jagori Tanna
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"One More Astronaut" is a song by Canadian rock band I Mother Earth. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Scenery and Fish. It is considered to be the band's signature song.

Reception

"One More Astronaut reached #1 on Canada's Alternative chart.^[1] It was also the band's most successful song in the United States. The song won the 1996 CASBY Award for "Favourite New Song".^[2] The song ranked #58 on MuchMore's Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s.^[3]

In popular culture

The song is featured as the first track on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series.

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart^[4]	32
Canadian RPM Alternative 30^[1]	1
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks^[5]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Alternative (RPM)^[6]	26
US Active Rock (Radio & Records)^[7]	65

References

^ ^a ^b "Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^ "I Mother Earth, Limblifter scoop up at CASBYs" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ "The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54". MuchMore. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
^ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 18". RPM. Dec 16, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ "Active Rock: 96 of 1996" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

External links

"One More Astronaut" music video on YouTube

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[RPM-1] "Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

[2] "I Mother Earth, Limblifter scoop up at CASBYs" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

[3] "The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54". MuchMore. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

[4] "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

[5] "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[6] "Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 18". RPM. Dec 16, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

[7] "Active Rock: 96 of 1996" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

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+"'''One More Astronaut'''" is a song by Canadian rock band [[I Mother Earth]]. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''[[Scenery and Fish]]''. It is considered to be the band's [[signature song]].
-"'''One More Astronaut'''" is a song by Canadian rock band, [[I Mother Earth]]. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''[[Scenery and Fish]]''. The song reached #1 on Canada's [[Canadian Rock/Alternative chart|Alternative chart]].<ref name="RPM">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3003&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate= July 8, 2010}}</ref> It was also the band's first song to chart in the United States. It is one of the band's most successful songs and is considered their [[signature song]]. The song ranked #58 on ''[[MuchMore]]'s'' ''Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muchmore.ca/uncategorized/the-top-100-big-tunes-of-the-90s-62-54/|title=The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54|publisher=[[MuchMore]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115050000/http://www.muchmore.ca/uncategorized/the-top-100-big-tunes-of-the-90s-62-54/|accessdate=September 6, 2013|archive-date=2012-01-15}}</ref>
+==Reception==
-The song is featured as the first track on the [[Big Shiny Tunes#Big Shiny Tunes|first edition]] of [[MuchMusic]]'s [[Big Shiny Tunes]] compilation series.
+"One More Astronaut reached #1 on Canada's [[Canadian Rock/Alternative chart|Alternative chart]].<ref name="RPM">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3003&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate= July 8, 2010}}</ref> It was also the band's most successful song in the United States. The song won the 1996 [[CASBY Award]] for "Favourite New Song".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RPM-IDX/IDX/90s/RPM-1996-12-16-OCR-Page-0013.pdf|title=I Mother Earth, Limblifter scoop up at CASBYs|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate=January 28, 2024}}</ref> The song ranked #58 on ''[[MuchMore]]'s'' ''Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muchmore.ca/uncategorized/the-top-100-big-tunes-of-the-90s-62-54/|title=The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54|publisher=[[MuchMore]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115050000/http://www.muchmore.ca/uncategorized/the-top-100-big-tunes-of-the-90s-62-54/|accessdate=September 6, 2013|archive-date=2012-01-15}}</ref>
+==In popular culture==
+*The song is featured as the first track on the [[Big Shiny Tunes#Big Shiny Tunes|first edition]] of [[MuchMusic]]'s [[Big Shiny Tunes]] compilation series.
 ==Charts==
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+|US Active Rock (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/96/R&R-1996-12-13-OCR-Page-0092.pdf|title=Active Rock: 96 of 1996|publisher=[[Radio & Records]]|date=December 13, 1996|access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref>
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v t e I Mother Earth
Jagori Tanna Christian Tanna Edwin Ghazal Brian Byrne Bruce Gordon
Studio albums	Dig (1993) Scenery and Fish (1996) Blue Green Orange (1999) The Quicksilver Meat Dream (2003)
Compilation albums	Earth, Sky, and Everything in Between (2001)
Singles	"So Gently We Go" "One More Astronaut"
Related	Crash Karma