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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
|Name=One More Astronaut
| name = One More Astronaut
|Cover=One_More_Astronaut.jpg‎
| cover = One_More_Astronaut.jpg
| alt =
|Cover_size= 250px |
| type = single
|Border=no
| artist = [[I Mother Earth]]
|Caption=
| album = [[Scenery and Fish]]
|Type=
| released = 1996
|Artist= [[I Mother Earth]]
| format =
|alt Artist=
| recorded =
|Album= [[Scenery and Fish]]
| studio =
|Published=
| venue =
|Released= 1996
| genre = [[Funk metal]], [[space rock]]
|track_no=
| length = 5:24<br>4:37 (Edit)
|Recorded=
| label = [[EMI]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
|Genre= [[Alternative rock]]
| writer = Jagori and Christian Tanna
|Language= [[English language|English]]
| producer = [[Paul Northfield]], [[Jagori Tanna]]
|Length= 5:24
| prev_title = Levitate
|Writer= I Mother Earth
| prev_year = 1995
|Composer=
| next_title = Another Sunday
|Label= [[EMI]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| next_year = 1996
|Producer= [[Paul Northfield]], [[Jagori Tanna]]
|Audio sample?=no
| Last single = Levitate<br>(1994)
| This single = ''''''One More Astronaut''''''<br>(1996)
| Next single = Another Sunday<br>(1996)
}}
}}


"'''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 [[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 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.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
|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<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="center"|32
| align="center"|32
|-
|-
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| align="center"|1
| align="center"|1
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]]<ref>{{cite web| url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=i-mother-earth-p142956/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} | title= I Mother Earth - Billboard Singles| publisher=''[[allmusic]]''| accessdate=2010-08-29}}</ref>
|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
| align="center"|19
|-
|}
|}


===Year-end charts===
{{s-start}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{{succession box
!Chart (1996)
| before = "[[Pretty Noose]]" by [[Soundgarden]]
!Position
| title = Canadian [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] [[Canadian Rock/Alternative chart|Alternative 30]] number-one single
|-
| years = June 17, 1996
|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>
| after = "Pretty Noose" by Soundgarden
|align="center"|26
}}
|-
{{s-end}}
|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
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 28 January 2024

"One More Astronaut"
Single by I Mother Earth
from the album Scenery and Fish
Released1996
GenreFunk metal, space rock
Length5:24
4:37 (Edit)
LabelEMI, Capitol
Songwriter(s)Jagori and Christian Tanna
Producer(s)Paul Northfield, Jagori Tanna
I Mother Earth singles chronology
"Levitate"
(1995)
"One More Astronaut"
(1996)
"Another Sunday"
(1996)

"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

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"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]

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Charts

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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