In the Meantime (Spacehog song) explained

In the Meantime
Cover:	Inthemeantimespacehog.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Spacehog
Album:	Resident Alien
Length:	4:58
Producer:	Bryce Goggin
Next Title:	Cruel to Be Kind
Next Year:	1996

"In the Meantime" is the debut single of English alternative rock band Spacehog, from their debut album, Resident Alien (1995). It samples the Penguin Cafe Orchestra song "Telephone and Rubber Band". Released in 1996, the single peaked atop the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and the UK Rock Chart. It additionally reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 29 on the UK Singles Chart while reaching the top 50 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden.

Meaning

In a 2018 interview, lead singer Royston Langdon said:

Track listings and formats

• US CD and cassette single^{[1] [2]}

1. "In the Meantime"  – 5:01
2. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:41

• Australian and European CD single^{[3] [4]}

1. "In the Meantime" (edit) – 4:31
2. "Zeroes"  – 6:38
3. "To Be a Millionaire... Was It Likely?" (live) – 3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[5]	88
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[6]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)^[7]	38
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[9]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	20 February 1996	Contemporary hit radio	Elektra	^[10]
	19 March 1996	CD		^[11]
United Kingdom	29 April 1996			^[12]
United Kingdom (re-release)	16 December 1996			^[13]

In other media

An early demo version of the song plays over the credits of Michael Almereyda's 1994 film Nadja.

Mashup artist Girl Talk layered "In the Meantime" over the Terror Squad hip-hop song, "Lean Back" in his album All Day.

An excerpt of the re-recorded version of the song is used as the opening theme to the VH1 television series Hindsight in addition to appearing on the show's second episode.

The song features as a playable track in videogames Guitar Hero 5 (having been re-recorded by the band) and Rock Band 3 (in its original version present in Resident Alien).

The song is the opening music to David Spade's 1998 HBO special Take the Hit.

The song is featured in the series premiere and season 1 finale of the Netflix show Everything Sucks!,^[14] the 2009 comedy film Fanboys and an episode of the ABC show, Schooled, "CB Saves the Planet".

The song is featured in both the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the movie itself.^[15]

The song is featured in the second season of the Netflix series That '90s Show

Notes and References

1. In the Meantime. Spacehog. 1996. US CD single liner notes. Elektra Records. 64303-2.
2. In the Meantime. Spacehog. 1996. US cassette single liner notes. Sire Records. 4-64303.
3. In the Meantime. Spacehog. 1996. Australian CD single liner notes. Sire Records. 7599643162.
4. In the Meantime. Spacehog. 1996. European CD single liner notes. Sire Records. 7599-64316-9.
5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 4. 23. 25 January 1997. 5 July 2020.
6. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.6. – 21.6. '96). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 26. 15 June 1996. 2 October 2019.
7. RPM Year End Alternative Top 50. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 27 October 2018.
8. The Year in Music: Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. Billboard. 108. 52. YE-76. 28 December 1996.
9. The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks. Billboard. 108. 52. YE-78. 28 December 1996.
10. Selected New Releases. Radio & Records. 1133. 40. 16 February 1996. 12 August 2021.
11. Web site: In the Meantime / To Be a Millionaire. Amazon. 3 July 2021.
12. Reviews – Records Out on April 29 1996: Singles. Music Week. 10. 20 April 1996.
13. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 43. 14 December 1996. 3 July 2021.
14. Web site: The 16 best songs featured on Netflix's '90s nostalgia series 'Everything Sucks!'.
15. Web site: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Trailer. . December 2022 .