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{{Short description|1998 EP by Grinspoon}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Pushing Buttons
| type = ep
| artist = [[Grinspoon]]
| cover = PbuttonsGEP.jpg
| released = {{Start date|df=y|1998|09|21}}
| recorded = July 1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[post-grunge]]
| length = {{duration|m=16|s=52}}
| label = [[Universal Records|Universal]]
| producer = [[Phil McKellar]], [[Ulrich Wild]]
| prev_title = [[Guide to Better Living]]
| prev_year = 1998
| year = 1998
| next_title = [[Easy (Grinspoon album)|Easy]]
| next_year = 1999
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Sputnikmusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5|score=3.8/5 stars}}
}}
'''''Pushing Buttons''''' is the third extended play by Australian [[alternative rock]] band [[Grinspoon]], and was released on 21 September 1998 via [[Universal Records]].<ref name="AllmusicUS">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/pushing-buttons-mw0000363563 | title = ''Pushing Buttons'' – Grinspoon | publisher = [[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] | accessdate = 14 April 2015 }}</ref> It peaked at number 13 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].

==History and release==
In March 1998, Grinspoon moved to [[Los Angeles]]<ref>{{cite web | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051121130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/44131/20051122-0000/www.amo.org.au/artist5cb9.html | url = http://www.amo.org.au/artist5cb9.html | title = Grinspoon | publisher = Australian Council for the Arts | work = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 21 November 2005 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and spent much of the year touring the US and Canada, including opening for [[Creed (band)|Creed]], [[Lit (band)|Lit]], [[Godsmack]] and [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tntdownunder.com/entertainment/interviews/another-interview-with-grinspoon | title = Another Interview with Grinspoon | publisher = TNT Publishing Pty Ltd | date = 12 March 2012 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}</ref> While in the US, Grinspoon recorded two songs, "Black Friday" and "More Than You Are" with [[Ulrich Wild]] ([[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], [[Pantera]], [[Strung Out]]), which formed the basis of ''Pushing Buttons''.<ref>{{ cite web | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20030129-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en4/grinspoon/grinspoon.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en4/grinspoon/grinspoon.htm | title = Grinspoon | publisher = Howlspace | author = Nimmervoll, Ed | archivedate = 28 January 2003 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The band returned to Australia in September to release ''Pushing Buttons'',<ref>{{cite web | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/45627/20041220-0000/www.amo.org.au/releasebf8a.html | url = http://www.amo.org.au/releasebf8a.html | title = Pushing Buttons - Grinspoon | publisher = Australian Council for the Arts | work = Australian Music Online | archivedate = 19 December 2004 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> which peaked at No. 13 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]].<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Grinspoon | title = Discography Grinspoon | publisher = Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien | last = Hung | first = Steffen | accessdate = 8 April 2015 }}</ref> It also reached No. 80 on the ARIA End of Year Charts for 1998 and was certified gold.<ref name="EoY">{{cite web| archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091021094700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/93989/20091021-2047/www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.html | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.html | title = ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1988 | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] | date = 1998 | archivedate = 21 October 2009 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.html | title = ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Singles | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] | date = 1998 | accessdate = 17 April 2015}}</ref>

''Pushing Buttons'' was not released in the United States, but "Black Friday" and "More Than You Are" were included on the US version of ''[[Guide to Better Living]]'' and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" is on an [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] compilation released by [[Earache Records]]. "More Than You Are" was serviced to US [[mainstream rock|mainstream]] and [[active rock]] radio on 29 June 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1305|pages=103, 108|date=25 June 1999}}</ref>

==Content==
''Pushing Buttons'' features a heavier sound than their earlier work,{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} with a [[heavy metal music|metal]]-inspired re-recording of "More Than You Are" (previously recorded for the ''[[Grinspoon (EP)|Green Album]]''), and the songs "Black Friday" and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". "Snap Your Fingers, Break Your Neck" is a cover of a song by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Prong (band)|Prong]] (which was included on that band's 1994 album, ''[[Cleansing (album)|Cleansing]]''). The other songs are a lot lighter. "Black Friday" received significant airplay and was voted in at No. 22 on the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1998|Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998]].<ref name="Hottest100">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1998.htm | title = Hottest 100 1998 | publisher = [[Triple J]] | date = 1998 | accessdate =17 April 2015}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing = [[Phil Jamieson]] and [[Pat Davern]],<ref name="APRA Black Friday">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'Black Friday' at APRA search engine | url = https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Black%20Friday | accessdate = 17 April 2015 }} Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Black Friday; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon.</ref> except as shown

| headline = Pushing Buttons

| title1 = Black Friday
| note1 =
| length1 = 2:28

| title2 = More Than You Are
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
| note3 = [[Ted Parsons]], [[Tommy Victor]]
| length3 = 4:26

| title4 = Busy
| length4 = 2:27

| title5 = Explain
| note5 = Phil Jamieson
| length5 = 1:45

| title6 = Black Friday
| note6 = Live
| length6 = 2:34

}}

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Grinspoon|song=Pushing Buttons|accessdate=6 October 2019|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="EoY"/>
|80
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|access-date=6 October 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Grinspoon}}
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[[Category:Grinspoon albums]]
[[Category:1998 EPs]]

Pushing Buttons - Revision history

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