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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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+| producer   = [[Paul Northfield]], [[Jagori Tanna]]
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-"'''One More Astronaut'''" is the first single by [[I Mother Earth]] from the band's second studio album, ''[[Scenery and Fish]]''. The song reached #1 on Canada's [[Alternative rock|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 08, 2010}}</ref> It is one of the band's most successful songs and is considered their [[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]]''. It is considered to be the band's [[signature song]].
+==Reception==
-The song is featured 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.
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+|align="left"|Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3013&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996 |publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |accessdate=2010-08-29 }}</ref>
-|align="left"|Canadian ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Singles Chart
+| align="center"|32
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 |-
-|align="left"|Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Alternative 30]]
+|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' [[Canadian Rock/Alternative chart|Alternative 30]]<ref name="RPM" />
-| align="center"|1<ref name="RPM" />
+| align="center"|1
+|-
+|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/i-mother-earth/chart-history/rtt/|title=Chart History|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
+| align="center"|19
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-|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
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+===Year-end charts===
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+!Chart (1996)
-{{start box}}
+!Position
-{{succession box
+|-
-  | before = "[[Pretty Noose]]" by [[Soundgarden]]
+|Canada Alternative (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9740|title=Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 18|date=Dec 16, 1996|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref>
-  | title  =  Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single
+|align="center"|26
-  | years  =   June 17, 1996
+|-
-  | after  = "Pretty Noose" by Soundgarden
+|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>
-}}
+|align="center"|65
-{{end box}}
+|}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-<references/>
 ==External links==
 *{{youtube|8cZT4vYiMxU|"One More Astronaut" music video}}
+{{I Mother Earth}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1996 singles]]
 [[Category:I Mother Earth songs]]
+[[Category:1996 songs]]
+[[Category:EMI Records singles]]
-{{song-stub}}
+{{1990s-rock-song-stub}}

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