Becoming X
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| Becoming X | ||
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| Studio album by Sneaker Pimps | ||
| Released | August 19, 1996 | |
| Genre | Trip Hop | |
| Length | 52:40 | |
| Label | Clean Up | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Sneaker Pimps chronology | ||
| Becoming X (1996) |
Becoming Remixed (1998) |
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Becoming X is the debut album from Sneaker Pimps released in 1996. The album was successful in England, while "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar" would become hits in US.
The album also marked the only appearance of Kelli Ali as a vocalist for the group, before she was asked to leave the band by Chris Corner so that he could become the band's vocalist.
"How Do", the last track on Becoming X, is a cover of a song from the cult movie The Wicker Man. Britt Ekland performed the song admirably (and completely naked) in the movie; Sneaker Pimps' version begins with a short sound clip from the movie, with Ekland's voice in it. It is in turn used in the movie Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes).
The album later spawned a remix album called Becoming RemiXed with DJs such as Paul Oakenfold taking a stab at the albums tracks.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1 | "Low Place Like Home" | 4:38 |
| 2 | "Tesko Suicide" | 3:48 |
| 3 | "6 Underground" | 4:06 |
| 4 | "Becoming X" | 4:15 |
| 5 | "Spin Spin Sugar" | 4:21 |
| 6 | "Post-Modern Sleaze" | 5:21 |
| 7 | "Waterbaby" | 4:12 |
| 8 | "Roll On" | 4:28 |
| 9 | "Wasted Early Sunday Morning" | 4:29 |
| 10 | "Walking Zero" | 4:31 |
| 11 | "How Do" | 5:03 |
| 12 | "6 Underground" (Nellee Hooper Edit) | 3:54 |
