had time to think about anything. Prior to this, Adam and I had both been careful, serious songwriters, in the vein of Simon & Garfunkel. We were much more careful about the arrangements and everything. But when we decided to make this record quickly and spontaneously, we figured that since doing it so fast was such a stupid idea, the band needed a stupid name as well." Cover The album's cover photo of a little boy clutching a rabbit and posing like a superhero was shot by Nick Waplington. It was also used for the album cover of Plastic Jewels by the UK band Flamingoes, which came out in the US two weeks before this album. According to Chris Collingwood, "This English photographer licensed the photograph to both bands. Worse than that, he was directly asked by us if he had licensed it to anybody else and he said no. So, basically, the guy's a complete asshole. We're changing the cover in Europe, but we're keeping it the same in the States. It's just too good a picture." Release The album was met with moderate commercial success and favorable reviews. Songs from it were featured on MTV's 120 Minutes program. The album's lead single "Radiation Vibe" was included in the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A reissue of the vinyl was released on Yep Roc Records. Track listing Personnel Chris Collingwood – vocals, guitar, keyboards Adam Schlesinger – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, production, mixing on "Sink to the Bottom" Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar Dominique Durand – backing vocals on "Survival Car" Gary Maurer – engineer, mixing on "Sink to the Bottom" Greg Calbi – mastering Chris Shaw – mixing on all tracks except "Sink to the Bottom" Eric Tew – assistant mixing References External links Fountains of Wayne at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) Fountains of Wayne albums 1996 debut albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Adam Schlesinger