Instinct (Iggy Pop album)

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Instinct
Studio album by
Iggy Pop
Released20 June 1988 (UK)
Recorded1988
StudioSorcerer Sound and B.C. Studio in New York City
Genre
Length43:38
LabelA&M; Universal Special Products
ProducerBill Laswell
Iggy Pop chronology
Blah-Blah-Blah
(1986) 		Instinct
(1988) 		Brick by Brick
(1990)

Instinct is the eighth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was released in June 1988 by A&M Records.

Style

After the relative commercial success of

Blah Blah Blah, A&M expected another hit record from Pop; however, he instead recorded the heavy, hard-rocking Instinct. The album features Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and was produced by Bill Laswell.[1]

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Robert ChristgauC+[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album performed poorly in the US, peaking at number 110 on the

Grammy Award
nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance in 1989. Except for a few plays of "Cold Metal" the album was largely ignored by commercial rock radio. A&M released videos for "Cold Metal" and "High on You."

Legacy

The album was ranked number 69 on Kerrang!s "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" list.[8]

The song "Cold Metal" was briefly played in the 1990 science fiction-horror film Hardware, which also featured Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob, a radio DJ.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted.

  1. "Cold Metal" – 3:27
  2. "High on You" – 4:48
  3. "Strong Girl" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:04
  4. "Tom Tom" – 3:17
  5. "Easy Rider" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 4:54
  6. "Power & Freedom" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 3:53
  7. "Lowdown" – 4:30
  8. "Instinct" – 4:12
  9. "Tuff Baby" – 4:27
  10. "Squarehead" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:06

Alternate versions

  • "Tuff Baby" (12" version released on "High on You" single) – 6:40
  • "Tuff Baby" (Dub version) – 5:18
  • "High On You" (7" edit) – 4:33
  • "Cold Metal" (Rock version) – 5:05
  • "Cold Metal" (Dub version) – 4:10

Personnel

Musicians

  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Steve Jones – guitar
  • Seamus Beaghen – keyboards
  • Leigh Foxx – bass
  • Paul Garisto – drums

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Instinct
Chart (1988) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 61
US Billboard 200[15] 110

References

  1. ^ Instinct - Iggy Pop | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 26 May 2023
  2. AllMusic
    . Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (22 July 1990). "Pop On Pop: Iggy Rates His Own Music (And So Do We)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
    .
  5. ^ David Fricke (22 September 1988). "Instinct | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  6. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    .
  7. ^ Robert Christgau review
  8. ^ https://rateyourmusic.com/~warpigcat. "Kerrang! The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of all Time or the worst List that belongs to the History of Hard Rock & Metal - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 26 May 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  9. ^ a b Instinct - Iggy Pop | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 26 May 2023
  10. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Iggy Pop – Instinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Iggy Pop – Instinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Iggy Pop – Instinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Iggy Pop Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

External links

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