Astro Lounge


Astro Lounge is the second album by the American rock band Smash Mouth, released on June 8, 1999 by Interscope Records. It includes the single "All Star", arguably the group's most well-known song, which reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Three other singles were released from the album, including "Waste" and "Then the Morning Comes".

Track listing

Song information

"All Star"

"All Star" was featured in the 1999 film Mystery Men, the 2000 film , and the 2001 film Shrek. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

"Then the Morning Comes"

"Then the Morning Comes" was used in a TV commercial by Nissan. It was Smash Mouth's first single to enter the Billboard charts, reaching number eleven, though it was somewhat eclipsed by the success of "All Star" from the same album.

"Can't Get Enough of You Baby"

Smash Mouth recorded a cover of "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" in 1998 for inclusion in the film Can't Hardly Wait. Their version is reminiscent of Question Mark and the Mysterians 1967 cover version. It was also released as a single in 1998, and later appeared on Astro Lounge. It was the last song on the album and also the shortest.
The song was first recorded by The Four Seasons and then The Toys, both in 1966. It was also recorded by The Colourfield in 1985.
In early 2007, Pizza Hut aired a series of commercials featuring "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" in the background.
TNT Networks also used this track for a montage of "classic" movies to be shown, including Pretty Woman.

"Diggin' Your Scene"

"Diggin' Your Scene" was used in episode 17 of the first season of the television show Alias. Thirty minutes into the flashback episode "Q & A", the song plays over a montage of the protagonist Sydney Bristow performing a series of action stunts and costume changes.

"Road Man"

Afternoon drive personality Kenny Roda uses "Road Man" as a bumper for his radio show, heard in Cleveland, Ohio on ESPN 850 WKNR.

"Come On, Come On"

"Come On, Come On" was featured in a Gap commercial and the films Big Fat Liar, Dude, Where's My Car?, Snow Day, and . The song was also used in the episode "Queen Bebe" from the hit television series Kim Possible.

Personnel

Additional musicians