Antenna (ZZ Top album)

Antenna
Studio album by
Released January 18, 1994
Recorded June-October 1993
Genre Blues rock
Length 50:51
Label RCA
Producer Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's Greatest Hits
(1992)
Antenna
(1994)
One Foot in the Blues
(1994)
Singles from Antenna
  1. "Pincushion"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Breakaway"
    Released: 1994
  3. "PCH"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Fuzzbox Voodoo"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Antenna is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the RCA label.

The single "Pincushion", reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. The second single "Breakaway" featured a non-album B-side: "Mary's".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard, except where noted

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Pincushion"   4:33
2. "Breakaway" Gibbons 4:57
3. "World of Swirl" Gibbons 4:08
4. "Fuzzbox Voodoo"   4:42
5. "Girl in a T-Shirt" Gibbons 4:10
6. "Antenna Head"   4:42
7. "PCH"   3:57
8. "Cherry Red" Gibbons 4:38
9. "Cover Your Rig"   5:49
10. "Lizard Life"   5:09
11. "Deal Goin' Down"   4:06
European and Japanese versions' bonus track
No. Title Length
12. "Everything" 3:54

Personnel

  • Billy Gibbons – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "World of Swirl", "Antenna Head", and "Deal Goin' Down", rhythm guitar on “Breakaway”.
  • Frank Beard – drums, percussion (dominated percussion in 2)

Production

  • Billy Gibbons – production
  • Bill Ham – production
  • Tom Harding – engineering
  • Joe Hardy – engineering, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Bill Bernstein – photography
  • Barbara LaBarge – photography
  • Jim Bessman – text

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Antenna
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 40
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 3
US Billboard 200 14

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Antenna
Year Single Chart Position
1994 Breakaway Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
1994 Fuzzbox Voodoo Mainstream Rock Tracks 30
1994 Girl in a T-shirt Mainstream Rock Tracks 27
1994 Pincushion Mainstream Rock Tracks 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Gold 34,220
France (SNEP) Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.