Aliens Ate My Buick

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Released25 April 1988 (1988-04-25)[1]
Studio
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles)
  • Smoketree (Los Angeles)
Length44:52
Aliens Ate My Buick
Studio album by
Released25 April 1988 (1988-04-25)[1]
Studio
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles)
  • Smoketree (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length44:52
LabelEMI Manhattan
Producer
Thomas Dolby chronology
The Flat Earth
(1984)
Aliens Ate My Buick
(1988)
Astronauts & Heretics
(1992)
Singles from Aliens Ate My Buick
  1. "Airhead"
    Released: 28 March 1988 (1988-03-28)[2]
  2. "Hot Sauce"
    Released: 3 January 1989 (1989-01-03)[3][4]
  3. "My Brain Is Like a Sieve"
    Released: 29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)[5][6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[7]
Rolling StoneStarStar[8]

Aliens Ate My Buick is the third studio album by English new wave/synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 25 April 1988.

The album peaked at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single from the album, "Airhead", peaked at number 53. Second and third singles, "Hot Sauce" and "My Brain Is Like a Sieve", peaked at number 80 and number 89, respectively. In the US, the album peaked at number 70. In Canada the album reached number 76.[9]

Dolby has said in interviews that he believes the album's commercial failure was due to his change in musical direction, evident on the album.[citation needed]

Track listing

Personnel

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