Euro-Trash Girl

"Euro-Trash Girl"
Single by Cracker
from the album Kerosene Hat
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
GenreAlternative country, alternative rock
Length8:04 (Album Version)
4:50 (Single Edit)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Davey Faragher, David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Joey Peters
Producer(s)Dennis Herring, David Lowery
Cracker singles chronology
"Get Off This"
(1994)
"Euro-Trash Girl"
(1994)
"I Hate My Generation"
(1996)

"Euro-Trash Girl" is a single by Cracker, released in 1994.[1] The song was originally released on the EP Tucson,[2] and then as an unlisted track (track 69) on the album Kerosene Hat.[3] "River Euphrates" and "Bad Vibes Everybody" were also both originally on the EP Tucson.

The cover of Neil Young's "Fucking Up", the last and only live track on the single, has lead vocals sung by Mark Linkous. It was recorded live at the Metro Chicago, courtesy of WXRT (according to the liner notes on the back of the CD).

Track listing

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  1. Euro-Trash Girl - 8:00
  2. River Euphrates - 2:59
  3. Bad Vibes Everybody - 2:36
  4. Blue Danube Blues - 2:08
  5. Fucking Up - 4:32

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 162

Cover

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German band FSK covered the song on their 1996 album International, produced by Cracker's David Lowery (who also is an occasional member of the group).

The track was also covered by electroclash group Chicks On Speed for the debut 2000 album The Unreleases,[5] and included on several compilations around that time.

References

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  1. ^ "Cracker - Tucson". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cracker - Euro-Trash Girl". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Cracker - Kerosene Hat". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Cracker ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ^ "Chicks On Speed - The Un-Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 8 January 2018.