Super-fire

Super-fire
Super-fire
EP by Girls Against Boys
Released	February 20, 1996
Recorded	September 1995
Studio	Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Post-hardcore, indie rock
Length	12:37
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Ted Niceley
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AllMusic	^[1]

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]

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

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

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys.

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

Personnel

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

Girls Against Boys

Alexis Fleisig – drums
Eli Janney – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering, mixing
Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar
Johnny Temple – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

Dom Barbera – additional engineering
Greg Calbi – mastering
Wayne Dorell – additional engineering
Rich Lamb – additional engineering
Ted Niceley – production, mixing
Ken Tondre – Roland TR-808
Andy Baker – assistant engineering^[10]

Release history

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

References

^ "Super Fire". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ "Girls Against Boys' 'House' In Order At Touch and Go". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 27, 1996 – via Google Books.
^ Pegoraro, Rob (February 14, 1996). "GIRLS AGAINST BOYS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ Super-Fire Credits (liner notes). Touch and Go. TG140. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ LLC, SPIN Media (January 12, 1997). "The Road to Somewhere". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 9, 1996 – via Google Books.
^ Kurland, Jordan; Arnold, Kevin; Ludwig, Dawson (June 25, 2012). "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.org.
^ 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)
^ 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.

[allmusic-1] "Super Fire". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

[trouserpress-2] Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

[3] "Girls Against Boys' 'House' In Order At Touch and Go". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 27, 1996 – via Google Books.

[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] "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 9, 1996 – via Google Books.

[8] Kurland, Jordan; Arnold, Kevin; Ludwig, Dawson (June 25, 2012). "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.org.

[linearnotes-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.

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