| Due to High Expectations... The Flaming Lips are Providing Needles for Your Balloons | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | The Flaming Lips |
| Cover: | Needlesforyourballons2.jpg |
| Released: | June 1994 |
| Recorded: | Summer 1992 – April 1994 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 44:09 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | The Flaming Lips, Keith Cleversley |
| Chronology: | The Flaming Lips EP |
| Prev Title: | Yeah, I Know It's a Drag... But Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | The Southern Oklahoma Cosmic Trigger Contest |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Due to High Expectations... The Flaming Lips are Providing Needles for Your Balloons (usually referred to as Providing Needles for Your Balloons) is a compilation record released by the American rock group The Flaming Lips in 1994.
According to the band's website, it was released because there had been new albums in 1992 and 1993, but there would not be in 1994, thus the fans were expecting new Lips material. This is probably due to the success of Transmissions from the Satellite Heart and the band's extensive promotion of that album. Released as an EP, it is a collection of unreleased studio and live recordings, some of which are covers. Despite being categorized as an EP, the release runs as long as a full album. The artwork reflects the graphic themes of Transmissions from the Satellite Heart.