Hip Today is the second and last single off Extreme

Extreme (band)

Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...

's fourth studio album Waiting for the Punchline

Waiting for the Punchline

Waiting for the Punchline is Extreme's fourth album, which was released in 1995. It was labeled as a "grunge" album, but despite stripped down production and frontman Gary Cherone's gruffer, less-tuneful delivery, it otherwise lacked significant deviation from Extreme's style on previous recordings...

, released in 1995. It is the last single the band released before breaking up and reforming in 2007.

Although the song is, like the first single "Cynical

Cynical (song)

"Cynical" is the first single from rock band Extreme's fourth studio album Waiting for the Punchline.The song is representative of the style of the album, which, unlike Extreme's glam and funk metal in their first three albums, is more of a grunge driven hard rock sound.-Track listing:...

", more grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 driven, it is one of the only songs on the record with some funk rock

Funk rock

Funk rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Eric Burdon and War, Trapeze, Parliament-Funkadelic, Betty Davis and Mother's Finest. The 1990s were known for acts...

 elements and influence.

As the band tried to fit into the grunge scene by changing their musical style, the album and the two singles released from it were commercial failures. After the song proved to be a failure in the charts as well, they disbanded. To date, it is their last single to chart in the UK at #44, barely missing the UK Top 40.

Track listing

1. "Hip Today (Edit)" (Bettencourt, Cherone) - 4:17
2. "There Is No God (Edit)" (Bettencourt, Cherone, Badger) - 4:26
3. "When I'm President (LIVE)" (Bettencourt, Cherone) - 5:37
4. "Strutter
   Strutter
   "Strutter" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released on their eponymous debut album in 1974. The song was released as the third single from their album and failed to chart....
   
   " (Stanley, Simmons) Kiss
   KISS (band)
   Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
   
   cover - 4:40