Traction (album)

Traction
Studio album by Supergroove
Released	1994
Genre	Rap rock funk rock
Length	48:12
Label	RCA
Supergroove chronology
Traction (1994) Tractor (EP) (1995)

Traction is the first album by New Zealand rock band Supergroove. It was released in 1994 by RCA Records^[1], debuting at number one on the New Zealand albums chart and quickly reached platinum status there.^[2] Before the band could record their second album, Che Fu was fired from the band.^[1] Supergroove would end up releasing their second and final album, Backspacer, without Fu. To date, the album has achieved the requirements for platinum status five times over.^[3]

Awards

The album won Best Album at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Joe (Fisher) Lonie and Karl Steven except "You Gotta Know (Remix)" by Lonie, Steven, and Che Fu.

Traction track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scorpio Girls"	4:06
2.	"Your White Shirt"	3:46
3.	"You Gotta Know (Remix)"	3:36
4.	"Bugs & Critters"	5:20
5.	"Next Time"	3:39
6.	"Don't Look Down"	4:57
7.	"Sitting Inside My Head"	3:29
8.	"Can't Get Enough"	3:19
9.	"For Whatever Reason"	5:04
10.	"You Freak Me"	4:19
11.	"Only the Rain"	6:34
Total length:		48:12

Charts

Chart performance for Traction

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	46
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	1

References

1. "Che Fu fired up and ready to Supergroove". Stuff. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Supergroove | NZ Music Hall of Fame". Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. "Australiancharts.com – Supergroove – Traction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
4. "Charts.nz – Supergroove – Traction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

1. ^{^} Traction on allmusicguide
2. ^{a b} Amplifier article on Supergroove