Powertrip

Powertrip
Studio album by Monster Magnet
Released	June 16, 1998
Genre	Stoner metal Hard rock Heavy metal
Length	60:42 (US Version)
Label	A&M
Producer	Matt Hyde Dave Wyndorf
Monster Magnet chronology
Dopes to Infinity 1995 Powertrip 1998 God Says No 2000

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Powertrip is a studio album by Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single, "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.

Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You In Hell".

Recording

After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room 10 miles (16 km) out of the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days.^{[citation needed]} Most of the songs were based on the themes of Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. "See You In Hell" in particular, was written after an experience Wyndorf had on a bus ride from New York City, to his hometown of Red Bank, NJ. A hippie explained that he and his wife had killed their baby, and buried it in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Shocked, Wyndorf got out of the bus.^{[citation needed]}

Tracks used in popular culture

The song "Powertrip" was one of the songs in the film Soldier, starring Kurt Russell.

The song "Powertrip" was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out 2007.

The song "Space Lord" was one of the songs in the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

The song "Crop Circle" was one of the songs in the film Urban Legend.

The song "See you in Hell" was one of the songs in the film Bride of Chucky.

Track listing

Original CD

All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.

1. "Crop Circle" – 5:32
2. "Powertrip" – 3:31
3. "Space Lord" – 5:55
4. "Temple of Your Dreams" – 4:35
5. "Bummer" – 7:35
6. "Baby Götterdämmerung" – 3:09
7. "19 Witches" – 4:02
8. "3rd Eye Landslide" – 5:10
9. "See You in Hell" – 4:05
10. "Tractor" – 3:26
11. "Atomic Clock" – 5:06
12. "Goliath and the Vampires" – 4:13
13. "Your Lies Become You" – 4:18
14. "Big God" – 5:58*
15. "Kick out the Jams" (MC5 cover) – 2:35*
16. "The Game" – 4:54*

* Denotes Japanese bonus track.

A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus CD entitled "Viva Las Vegas (live in Las Vegas)". The Japanese version contains this bonus CD and 3 bonus tracks on the original.

Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)

1. "Temple of Your Dreams" – 5:34
2. "Dinosaur Vacuum" – 5:19
3. "Baby Götterdämmerung" – 4:00
4. "Cage Around the Sun" – 8:18
5. "Bummer" – 7:35
6. "Space Lord" – 9:32

Charts

Year	Single	Modern Rock Tracks	Mainstream Rock Tracks
1997	"Temple of Your Dreams"	-	#25
1998	"Space Lord"	#29	#3
1998	"Powertrip"	-	#20

Year	Album	Billboard 200	German Charts
1998	Powertrip	#97	#21

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf - Vocals, guitar, songwriter, producer
• Ed Mundell - Guitar
• Philip Caivano - Guitar
• John Flannery - Guitar
• Matt Hyde - Guitar, producer, engineer, mixing
• Joe Calandra - Bass guitar
• Jon Kleiman - Drums
• Steve Mixdorf - Assistant engineer
• Jesse Fishman - Assistant engineer
• Cameron Webb - Assistant engineer
• Paul Silveira - Assistant engineer
• Randy Staub - Mixing
• John Travis - Mixing
• Ron Boustead - Digital editing
• Don C. Tyler - Digital editing
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering