EP · Erasure
Crackers International by Erasure
Crackers International is an EP by Erasure, released in 1988. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Stop!”, on 4 lists with a best position of #29.
Crackers International, Erasure's Christmas EP, landed on Mute in November 1988, a stocking-filler squeezed between The Innocents and Wild! at the height of the duo's hot streak. Andy Bell sings with everything he's got, and Vince Clarke, the synth wizard who'd already been through Depeche Mode and Yazoo, builds bright, bouncing electronic pop around him.
The star turn is "Stop!", an urgent, galloping synth-pop rush that became one of their best-loved songs, with "She Won't Be Home" offering a moodier counterweight. The EP went to number two in Britain and Ireland and all the way to number one in Denmark and Argentina, and at the 1989 Brit Awards Erasure were named Best British Group.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Crackers International on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop! | 4 | #29 | – | 1989–2003 | |
| 2 | She Won't Be Home | 1 | #20 | – | 1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.