One More Astronaut

1996 single by I Mother Earth

"One More Astronaut"

Single by I Mother Earth

from the album Scenery and Fish

Released

1996

Genre

Funk metal, space rock

Length

5:24
4:37 (Edit)

Label

EMI, 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

"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]

In popular culture

The song is featured as the first track on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series.

Charts

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996". RPM. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^ "I Mother Earth, Limblifter scoop up at CASBYs" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ "The Top 100 Big Tunes of The 90s: #62 – 54". MuchMore. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
^ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 18". RPM. Dec 16, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ "Active Rock: 96 of 1996" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 13, 1996. Retrieved December 23, 2023.