You'd Prefer an Astronaut

You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Studio album by Hum
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Post-hardcore, space rock, alternative rock
Length	45:53
Language	English
Label	RCA
Producer	Keith Cleversley, Hum
Hum chronology
Electra 2000 (1993) You'd Prefer an Astronaut (1995) Downward Is Heavenward (1998)
Singles from You'd Prefer an Astronaut
"Stars" Released: 1995 "The Pod" Released: 1995 "I'd Like Your Hair Long" Released: 1995

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You'd Prefer an Astronaut is the third studio album by the Champaign, Illinois post-hardcore band Hum. It was released in 1995 by RCA Records as their major label debut.

Deftones frontman, Chino Moreno, has declared this album a “big part of where [Deftones] get a big part of [their] influence from, tone-wise.”

There is also a post-rock band from Oklahoma whose name comes from the album's title.

Track listing

1. "Little Dipper" – 4:45
2. "The Pod" – 4:38
3. "Stars" – 5:09
4. "Suicide Machine" – 5:58
5. "The Very Old Man" – 2:45
6. "Why I Like the Robins" – 4:58
7. "I'd Like Your Hair Long" – 5:25
8. "I Hate It Too" – 5:59
9. "Songs of Farewell and Departure" – 6:16

Personnel

• Jeff Dimpsey – bass guitar
• Tim Lash – guitar
• Bryan St. Pere – drums
• Matt Talbott – guitar and vocals