Wax Ecstatic

Wax Ecstatic
Studio album by Sponge
Released	July 2, 1996
Genre	Alternative rock, Post-grunge
Length	38:33 49:40 (Japan Bonus Tracks) 18:03 (5 Track Album Sampler) 16:05 (4 Track Promo)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Sponge and Tim Patalan
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Sponge chronology
Rotting Piñata (1994) Wax Ecstatic (1996) New Pop Sunday (1999)
5 Track CD Album Sampler
4 Track Promo

Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge. It was released in 1996 on Columbia Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis drag queen, that idea was aborted, though many of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this idea.

Track listing

All songs produced by Sponge and Tim Patalan.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Purity"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross	3:32
2.	"Got to Be a Bore"	Vinnie Dombroski	3:24
3.	"Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)"	Vinnie Dombroski	4:08
4.	"The Drag Queens of Memphis"	Vinnie Dombroski	4:54
5.	"I Am Anastasia"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola	3:58
6.	"Silence Is Their Drug"	Vinnie Dombroski	3:11
7.	"Have You Seen Mary"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross	3:49
8.	"My Baby Said"	Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola	3:05
9.	"The Death of a Drag Queen"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola	5:20
10.	"Velveteen" (Contains the hidden track "Imagine You")	Vinnie Dombroski	7:32

Japan Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Imagine You" (Separate track)	Vinnie Dombroski	3:45
12.	"Mekron Bomb"	Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola	4:04
13.	"Imaginary Marriage"	Vinnie Dombroski	3:18

• European Version contains "Slower Suicide"

Samplers

All songs produced by Sponge and Tim Patalan.

5 Track CD Album Sampler
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Got to Be a Bore"	Vinnie Dombroski	3:24
2.	"Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)" (Radio Edit)	Vinnie Dombroski	3:47
3.	"I Am Anastasia"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola	3:58
4.	"My Baby Said"	Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola	3:05
5.	"Have You Seen Mary"	Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross	3:49

All songs produced by Sponge and Tim Patalan except where noted.

4 Track Promo
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)"	Vinnie Dombroski		4:08
2.	"No Fun" (Live at CBGB's December 4, 1995)	Iggy Pop		3:45
3.	"Imaginary Marriage"	Vinnie Dombroski		3:16
4.	"Wax Ecstatic (Critter Full On Remix)"	Vinnie Dombroski	Tim Palmer, Critter	4:56

Band members

• Vinnie Dombroski - vocals/drums/guitar
• Mike Cross - guitars/bass
• Tim Cross - bass
• Joey Mazzola - guitars
• Charlie Grover - drums

Additional personnel

• Tim Patalan - recording
• Andy Patalan & Matt Hanson - recording assistants
• Tim Palmer - mixing, additional production on "Silence Is Their Drug"
• Mark O'Donoughue - mix engineer
• Jamie Seyberth - additional engineering
• Lamont Hyde - engineering assistant
• Steve King - engineer
• Mike Corbett - post production edit
• Howie Weinberg - mastering
• Pablo Mathiason - A&R
• Susan Silver - management
• Stacy Fass - legal
• Gudvi, Chapnick & Oppenheim - business management
• John Jackson - international booking
• Mary Maurer - art direction
• SITE - design
• Melanie Nissen - photography

Additional musicians

• Richard Butler - additional vocal on "I Am Anastasia"
• Johnny Evans - tenor, alto and baritone sax
• Chris Codish - acoustic piano
• Mando Dorame - sax solo on "My Baby Said"
• Steve Baxter - trombone on "My Baby Said"
• Donald Hayes - saxophone on "My Baby Said"
• Anne King - trumpet on "My Baby Said"
• Tim Patalan - cello

Equipment

• Fender guitars and strings
• Naylor amps
• GHS strings
• Sabian cymbals
• Pearl drums
• Vic Firth sticks

Chart Positions

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	60

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak position
1996	Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
		Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	15
1997	Have You Seen Mary	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	7