Super-fire
Super-fire is a single and an EP by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1996 by Touch and Go Records.[2][3] The title track was the first single from House of GVSB and it was followed by the second single "Disco Six Six Six".[4] It was released in different configurations, such as a vinyl which only consisted of the title track, a CD which consisted of the title track and the b-side "If Glamour Is Dead", and a CD which consisted of the title track plus "Cash Machine" (also off of House of GVSB) and the non-album tracks "If Glamour Is Dead" and "Viva Roma Star".[5]
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | September 1995 | |||
| Studio | Water Music, Hoboken, NJ | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, indie rock | |||
| Length | 12:37 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
| Producer | Ted Niceley | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The music video, featuring the band playing in and destroying a room made up of tungsten light bulbs, was deemed too violent for airplay on MTV at the time of release, forcing the band to re-edit the video.
Critical reception
Spin called the title track "a post-rock-gone-hard-rock sonic manifesto."[6] Billboard wrote that the song's "sophisticated groove and overlapping textures tip the hat to techno and trip-hop, but the attitude and invention are pure punk."[7]
NPR included the song on its list of "100 Essential Noise Pop Songs."[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Super-fire" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "If Glamour Is Dead" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Cash Machine" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Viva Roma Star" | 2:27 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Super-fire liner notes.[9]
- Girls Against Boys
- Alexis Fleisig – drums
- Eli Janney – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering, mixing
- Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
- Johnny Temple – bass guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Dom Barbera – additional engineering
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Wayne Dorell – additional engineering
- Rich Lamb – additional engineering
- Ted Niceley – production, mixing
- Ken Tondre – Roland TR-808
- Andy Baker – assistant engineering[10]
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Touch and Go | CD, LP | TG160 |
References
- "Super Fire". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (January 27, 1996). "Girls Against Boys' 'House' In Order At Touch and Go". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite magazine}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Pegoraro, Rob (February 14, 1996). "GIRLS AGAINST BOYS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- Super-Fire Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG140. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- LLC, SPIN Media (January 12, 1997). "The Road to Somewhere". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (March 9, 1996). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite magazine}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Kurland, Jordan; Arnold, Kevin; Ludwig, Dawson (25 June 2012). "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.org.
- Super-fire (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Disco 666 Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG129CD. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
Andy Baker kindly assisted on the first single but was unkindly not mentioned.