Song · Babylon Zoo
“Spaceman” by Babylon Zoo
From the album Hits 96 (1996)
“Spaceman” by Babylon Zoo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the album Hits 96. Its best result is #16 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 1996.
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"Spaceman" was the lead single from The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes, the debut album by English rock band Babylon Zoo, released on EMI on 15 January 1996. Jas Mann wrote it alone and co-produced it with Steve Power, with Clive Black on the mix, and it's space rock with guitars fuzzed to the point of breaking and a metallic, robot-voiced vocal.
A Levi's jeans TV spot the year before had already planted it in viewers' ears, so it entered the UK chart at the very top on 21 January 1996, the sixth song to reach the top there after soundtracking a Levi's ad. It went on to top the charts in 10 more countries and reach the top 10 in another 11. Mark Neale directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1996 | 100 |
| 1996 | 16 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
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