Mexican Wave (song) explained

Mexican Wave
Cover:Mexican-Wave.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kerbdog
Album:On the Turn
Released:17 March 1997
Recorded:Summer 1995 at Sound City Studios and A&M Studios in Los Angeles, USA
Genre:Alternative rock
Label:Fontana Records
KERCD3 / 574 103-2 (CD 1)
KERCC 3 / 574 105-2 (CD 2)
KERDD3 / 574 107-2 (CD 3)
Producer:GGGarth
Prev Title:Sally
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Electricity
Next Year:2014

"Mexican Wave" is a song by the Irish metal band Kerbdog and a single released on 17 March 1997, taken from their second album On the Turn recorded in 1995 by GGGarth at Sound City Studios and A&M Studios in Los Angeles. The single was released on three different CD singles. The B-sides are live recordings of various tracks from On the Turn and Kerbdog, recorded by Paddy MacBreen for RTÉ 2FM at the Feile Festival at The Point, Dublin on 14 July 1996. The single reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing of CD1

  1. "Mexican Wave"
  2. "Sally" (Live)
  3. "On The Turn" (Live)

Track listing of CD2

  1. "Mexican Wave"
  2. "End Of Green" (Live)
  3. "Secure" (Live)

Track listing of CD3

  1. "Mexican Wave" (Live)
  2. "Dry Riser" (Live)
  3. "Pledge" (Live)

Promos

There was also a CD DJ promo (KERCJ3)

  1. Mexican Wave (Radio Edit)
  2. Mexican Wave (Album Version)

Chart performance

"Mexican Wave" entered the UK singles charts on 29 March 1997 and peaked after one week.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Warwick . Neil. Jon . Kutner. Tony . Brown. The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums. Suffolk. Omnibus Press. 2004. 596. 1-84449-058-0 .