Powertrip

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Field	Value
name	Powertrip
type	studio
artist	Monster Magnet
cover	Monster Magnet Powertrip.jpg
released
recorded	1997
studio	North Vine, NRG
genre	*Stoner rock
*hard rock{{cite web	title
*heavy metal{{cite news	title
newspaper	The Washington Post
length	60:42
label	A&M
producer	Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde
prev_title	Dopes to Infinity
prev_year	1995
next_title	God Says No
next_year	2000
misc	{{Singles
name	Powertrip
type	studio
single1	Space Lord
single1date	1998
single2	Powertrip
single2date	1998
single3	Temple of Your Dreams
single3date	1999
single4	See You in Hell
single4date	1999
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| name = Powertrip | type = studio | artist = Monster Magnet | cover = Monster Magnet Powertrip.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 1997 | venue = | studio = North Vine, NRG | genre = *Stoner rock

• hard rock
• heavy metal{{cite news|title=MONSTER MAGNET "Powertrip" A&M |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/05/14/monster-magnet-powertrip-a38/4eedc8fe-0ccc-49d0-8ae1-2b49201f8dcb/|date=May 13, 1999|access-date=March 19, 2025|first=Mark|last=Jenkins}} | length = 60:42 | label = A&M | producer = Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde | prev_title = Dopes to Infinity | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = God Says No | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{Singles | name = Powertrip | type = studio | single1 = Space Lord | single1date = 1998 | single2 = Powertrip | single2date = 1998 | single3 = Temple of Your Dreams | single3date = 1999 | single4 = See You in Hell | single4date = 1999 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Chicago Sun-Times |rev2score = |rev3 = Christgau's Consumer Guide |rev3score = |rev4 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal |rev4score = 9/10 |rev5 = Drowned in Sound |rev5score = 8/10 |rev6 = Entertainment Weekly |rev6score = A− |rev7 = Metal Hammer |rev7Score = 10/10 |rev8 = NME |rev8score = 6/10 |rev9 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide |rev9score =

Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999. Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You in Hell".

Recording

After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room 10 mi outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days. Most of the songs were based on the themes of Las Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. The song "Tractor" is a re-recorded version of the song originally released on the band's 1990 EP Monster Magnet.

In popular culture

• "Powertrip" is featured in the film Soldier, starring Kurt Russell, and was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out (2007).
• "Space Lord" is featured in the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
• "Crop Circle" is featured in the film Urban Legend.
• "See you in Hell" is featured in the film Bride of Chucky.
• "Powertrip" was included on the soundtracks of the video games MotorStorm and Far Cry 5.

Track listing

| total_length = 60:42 | all_writing = Dave Wyndorf, except where noted. | title1 = Crop Circle | length1 = 5:32 | title2 = Powertrip | length2 = 3:31 | title3 = Space Lord | length3 = 5:55 | title4 = Temple of Your Dreams | length4 = 4:35 | title5 = Bummer | length5 = 7:35 | title6 = Baby Götterdämerung | length6 = 3:09 | note6 = misspelling of Götterdämmerung | title7 = 19 Witches | length7 = 4:02 | title8 = 3rd Eye Landslide | length8 = 5:10 | title9 = See You in Hell | length9 = 4:05 | title10 = Tractor | length10 = 3:26 | title11 = Atomic Clock | length11 = 5:06 | title12 = Goliath and the Vampires | length12 = 4:13 | title13 = Your Lies Become You | length13 = 4:18 | headline = Japanese bonus tracks | title14 = Big God | length14 = 5:58 | title15 = Kick Out the Jams | note15 = MC5 cover | length15 = 2:35 | title16 = The Game | length16 = 4:54

A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus disc entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas). The Japanese version contains this bonus disc and three bonus tracks on the original.

''Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)''

| title1 = Temple of Your Dreams | length1 = 5:34 | title2 = Dinosaur Vacuum | length2 = 5:19 | title3 = Baby Götterdämmerung | length3 = 4:00 | title4 = Cage Around the Sun | length4 = 8:18 | title5 = Bummer | length5 = 7:35 | title6 = Space Lord | length6 = 9:32

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf – vocals, guitar
• Ed Mundell – guitar
• Philip Caivano – guitar
• Joe Calandra – bass
• Jon Kleiman – drums

Additional personnel

• Matt Hyde – guitar, engineer, mixing
• John Flannery – guitar
• Scott Garrett – drums
• Tim Cronin – autovisuals, misinformation, herald of galactus

Production

• Steve Mixdorf – assistant engineer
• Jesse Fishman – assistant engineer
• Cameron Webb – assistant engineer
• Paul Silveira – assistant engineer
• Randy Staub – mixing
• John Travis – mixing
• Ron Boustead – digital editing
• Don C. Tyler – digital editing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Chart positions

Album

::data[format=table] | Chart (1998) | Peak position | |---|---| | Belgian Albums Chart (VL) | 31 | | German Albums Chart | 21 | | |Swedish Albums Chart | 23 | | UK Albums Chart | 65 | | US Billboard 200 | 97 | | US Top Heatseekers | 1 | ::

Singles

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Year	Single	Modern Rock Tracks	Mainstream Rock Tracks
1997	"Temple of Your Dreams"	–	#25
1998	"Space Lord"	#29	#3
1998	"Powertrip"	–	#20
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Certifications

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Country	Provider	Certification	United States
RIAA	Gold
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References

References

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21. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/powertrip-mw0000042604/awards "Top Heatseekers"]. allmusic.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.

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