I Bificus Explained

I Bificus
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bif Naked
Cover:	Bif_Naked_-_I_Bificus.jpg
Released:	February 24, 1998 (Canada) July 27, 1999 (United States)
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	45:58
Label:	Lava Atlantic
Producer:	Glenn Rosenstein Peter Karroll John Webster Oliver Leiber
Prev Title:	Okenspay Ordway
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Purge
Next Year:	2001

I Bificus is the third album by Canadian singer Bif Naked, released in 1998. It features her best known songs "Moment of Weakness," "Spaceman," "Lucky," and "Chotee."

Track listing

Canadian release – March 1998 (Her Royal Majesty's/Aquarius/EMI)

1. "Any Day Now" – 4:17
2. "Spaceman" – 4:21
3. "Moment of Weakness" – 2:28
4. "Lucky" – 4:25
5. "Sophia" – 4:28
6. "Chotee" – 3:51
7. "Violence" – 4:15
8. "The Peacock Song" – 3:02
9. "If I" – 4:10
10. "Anything" – 4:43
11. "Only the Girl" – 3:34
12. "Spaceman (Boomtang Boys Mix)" – 4:18*
13. "Lucky (Boomtang Boys Mix)" – 4:05*

*Bonus tracks included on some editions

US/UK release – August 1999 (Lava/Atlantic)

1. "I Died" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll/Doug McCarvell) – 4:08

• Also included on Another 5 Songs and a Poem.

2. "Any Day Now" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 4:16
3. "Spaceman [Edit]" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 3:42

• The original ending of the song has been replaced by a fade-out.

4. "Moment of Weakness" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 2:30
5. "Lucky [Video Edit]" (Bif Naked/Brad McGiveron) – 3:58

• There is an additional portion of the second verse and the instrumentation features more strings and less guitar.

6. "Sophia" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll/Russ Klyne) – 4:27
7. "Chotee" (Bif Naked/Alexander /Arundel aka Gene Poole [aka X Factor])– 3:49
8. "Violence" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll/Brittin Karroll) – 4:12
9. "The Peacock Song" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 3:03
10. "Anything [Edit]" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll/Rich Priske) – 4:04

• The final verse has been edited out.

11. "Only the Girl" (Bif Naked/Brad McGiveron) – 3:28
12. "Twitch" (Bif Naked/Peter Karroll) – 4:21

• Also included on Another 5 Songs and a Poem.

Enhanced CD content: a link to a website featuring a music video for "Chotee."

Personnel

• Bif Naked – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals
• Randy Black – drums
• Coco Culbertson – drums, bass guitar, background vocals
• Peter Karroll – acoustic guitar, guitar, drums, bass, background vocals
• Russ Klyne – acoustic guitar
• Matt Laug – drums
• Oliver Leiber – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Doug McCarvell – guitar
• Lance Morrison – bass
• Adam Percy – keyboards, Programming
• Rich "Rock" Priske – bass
• Peter Rafelson – keyboards
• Mike Sage – drums, keyboards, Programming
• John Webster – percussion, keyboards
• Jerry Wong – guitar
• Daniel Yaremko – bass

Production

• Producers: Peter Karroll, Oliver Leiber, Glenn Rosenstein, John Webster
• Engineers: Delwyn Brooks, Johnny Potoker, Barry Rudolph, David Swope
• Assistant engineers: Delwyn Brooks, Tara Nelson, Shaun Thingvold
• Mixing: Delwyn Brooks, Brian Malouf, Tara Nelson, Johnny Potoker
• Mixing assistant: Delwyn Brooks, Tara Nelson
• Mastering: Andy VanDette
• Digital Editing: Tal Herzberg
• Programming: Adam Percy, Mike Sage, John Webster
• Drum Programming: Oliver Leiber
• Keyboard Programming: Oliver Leiber
• Arranger: Peter Karroll
• String Coordinator: Glenn Rosenstein
• Layout Design: Ralph Alfonso
• Artwork: Ralph Alfonso
• Photo Concept: Karen Moskowitz
• Photography: David Leyes, Karen Moskowitz
• Liner Notes: Bif Naked
• Illustrations: Bif Naked
• Hand Lettering: Bif Naked
• Drawing: Bif Naked

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html. September 2, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002. Jam!. March 28, 2022.