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Spaceman (4 Non Blondes song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Spaceman
| cover = Spaceman_4_Non_Blondes_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = 4 Non Blondes
| album = Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
| B-side =
| released = September 1993
| recorded =
| studio = Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
| genre = Rock
| length = 3:40
| label = Interscope
| writer =
| producer = David Tickle
| prev_title = What's Up?
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Mary's House
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"'Spaceman'" is a song by American alternative rock band 4 Non Blondes. It is the sixth track on their only studio album, 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!' (1992), and was released as the album's third single in September 1993. While the album's lead single, "What's Up?", became a worldwide hit, "Spaceman" reached the top 20 only in Austria, Iceland, Italy and Switzerland and missed the US 'Billboard' Hot 100. The accompanying music video features the band performing the song in several locations, including inside a house with colorful lights, in a sunny park, and under a full moon.
Composition
"Spaceman" is composed in the key of G major and is set in common time with a slow tempo of 69 beats per minute. The song is three minutes and forty seconds long.
Critical reception
Tom Demalon from AllMusic stated that the song's "yearning lyrics are delivered over a quiet, martial drum rhythm." Larry Flick from 'Billboard' wrote, "Follow-up to the gold-selling "What's Up?" is fueled by a similar wall-shattering vocal performance. The tune itself is a strumming, guitar-anchored rock ballad, deriving much of its motion from a rolling, militaristic beat. While it is not immediately catchy, slowly ingratiating track will likely meet with warm approval at top 40 and album-rock levels." Alan Jones from 'Music Week' gave it three out of five, adding that the song "offers pretty much the same mix [as its predecessor], with the same unrestrained vocals and loosely fitting instrumentation. But it's a less heady brew that won't fare quite so well."
Track listings
All songs were written by Linda Perry, with co-writing from Shaunna Hall on "Spaceman" and Roger Rocha on "Strange".
* 'US cassette single'
:A. "Spaceman" 3:30
:B. "Pleasantly Blue" 2:27
* 'UK 12-inch single'
:A1. "Spaceman" 3:40
:A2. "Strange" 4:04
:B1. "What's Up?" (remix) 4:51
:B2. "What's Up?" (piano version) 4:09
* 'European CD single'
# "Spaceman" 3:40
# "Strange" 4:04
# "Pleasantly Blue" 2:27
# "What's Up?" (remix) 4:51
* 'European 7-inch single'
:A. "Spaceman" 3:40
:B. "Strange" 4:04
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
* Mixed and overdubbed at The Bunker (Malibu, California)
* Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
'Personnel'
* Linda Perry writing, vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
* Shaunna Hall writing, additional guitar
* Roger Rocha guitar
* Christa Hillhouse bass, vocals
* Dawn Richardson drums
* Rory Kaplan Mellotron
* Suzie Katayama accordion
* David Tickle production, recording, mixing
* Mark Hensley engineering
* Stephen Marcussen mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1992 songs
Category:1993 singles
Category:4 Non Blondes songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Songs about outer space
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by Linda Perry
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