Super-fire is a single and an EP by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in 1996 by Touch and Go Records.[2][3] The title track was the first single from House of GVSB and it was followed by the second single "Disco Six Six Six".[4] It was released in different configurations, such as a vinyl which only consisted of the title track, a CD which consisted of the title track and the b-side "If Glamour Is Dead", and a CD which consisted of the title track plus "Cash Machine" (also off of House of GVSB) and the non-album tracks "If Glamour Is Dead" and "Viva Roma Star".[5]

Super-fire
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1996 (1996-02-20)
RecordedSeptember 1995 (1995-09)
StudioWater Music, Hoboken, NJ
GenrePost-hardcore, indie rock
Length12:37
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerTed Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
Kill the Sexplayer
(1995)
Super-fire
(1996)
House of GVSB
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The music video, featuring the band playing in and destroying a room made up of tungsten light bulbs, was deemed too violent for airplay on MTV at the time of release, forcing the band to re-edit the video.

Critical reception

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Spin called the title track "a post-rock-gone-hard-rock sonic manifesto."[6] Billboard wrote that the song's "sophisticated groove and overlapping textures tip the hat to techno and trip-hop, but the attitude and invention are pure punk."[7]

NPR included the song on its list of "100 Essential Noise Pop Songs."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.TitleLength
1."Super-fire"3:22
2."If Glamour Is Dead"3:14
3."Cash Machine"3:34
4."Viva Roma Star"2:27

Personnel

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Adapted from the Super-fire liner notes.[9]

Girls Against Boys
Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1996 Touch and Go CD, LP TG160

References

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  1. ^ "Super Fire". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (January 27, 1996). "Girls Against Boys' 'House' In Order At Touch and Go". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (February 14, 1996). "GIRLS AGAINST BOYS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  5. ^ Super-Fire Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG140. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (January 12, 1997). "The Road to Somewhere". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (March 9, 1996). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Kurland, Jordan; Arnold, Kevin; Ludwig, Dawson (25 June 2012). "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.org.
  9. ^ Super-fire (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Disco 666 Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG129CD. Retrieved July 14, 2022. Andy Baker kindly assisted on the first single but was unkindly not mentioned.