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Pushing Buttons was Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...

's third EP
Extended play
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. It had a heavier sound than their earlier work with a metal inspired rerecording of "More Than You Are" (previously recorded for the Green Album
Green Album
Grinspoon EP, also known as the Green Album, the first EP by the Australian band Grinspoon, was released in 1995 an includes an early version of "Sickfest", the song that made the band famous on the Triple J Unearthed competition...

), and the songs "Black Friday" and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". The other songs are a lot lighter and easier to listen to. "Black Friday" was relatively popular and made it to number 22 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1998
Triple J Hottest 100, 1998
The 1998 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January, 1999, was the sixth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 36 of the songs was released...

. The CD contains a screensaver designed for Windows 95/98.

In the United States, the EP was not released, but "Black Friday" and "More Than You Are" ended up on Guide to Better Living
Guide To Better Living
Guide to Better Living is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released in 1998 on Universal Music. The album reached number 12 on the Australian ARIA charts and spent 26 weeks on the national charts...

and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" ended up on an ECW
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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 complimation released by Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...

.

Track listing

  1. "Black Friday" – 2:28
  2. "More Than You Are" – 3:11
  3. "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" – 4:26
  4. "Busy" – 2:27
  5. "Explain" – 1:45
  6. "Black Friday (live)" – 2:34

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia
ARIA Charts
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