Rotting Piñata


Rotting Piñata is the debut studio album by American rock band Sponge, released on August 2, 1994 through Work Records. Hit singles from this album, such as "Plowed" and
"Molly ", helped launch the band's career and the album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Release

Rotting Piñata is Sponge's best selling album, having sold more than 500,000 copies. Although released in August 1994, the album did not enter the Billboard 200 until May 1995, following the success of its second single "Plowed". Rotting Piñata peaked at number 58 and remained on the chart for 40 weeks.

Critical reception

Rotting Piñata received mostly positive reviews. However, Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three stars out of five and said that "Sponge's sense of alternative rock goes back as far as Pearl Jam, or maybe only Stone Temple Pilots, judging from the hit single "Plowed". For an STP ripoff band, they're very adept -- the chords cluster together, vocalist Vinnie sings directly from his gut, and the whole thing barrels ahead, ignoring whatever's in its way."

Track listing

All songs written by Sponge and produced by Tim Patalan and Sponge.
A special edition included a bonus CD featuring Sponge live at Rock am Ring Nürburgring on June 2, 1995.
All songs written by Sponge except where noted.

Personnel

Album

Singles

YearTitleUS Hot 100US Modern RockUS Mainstream Rock
1994Neenah Menasha---
1994Plowed-59
1995Molly 55311
1995Rainin'-3418
1995----

Trivia