| Powertrip | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Monster Magnet |
| Cover: | Monster Magnet Powertrip.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1997 |
| Studio: | North Vine, NRG |
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| Length: | 60:42 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde |
| Prev Title: | Dopes to Infinity |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | God Says No |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts,[6] #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999, and later went multi-platinum.[7] [8] Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You in Hell".
After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days.[9] Most of the songs were based on the themes of Las Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. The song "Tractor" is a re-recorded version of the song originally released on the band's 1990 EP Monster Magnet.
A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus disc entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas). The Japanese version contains this bonus disc and three bonus tracks on the original.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position | |
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| Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[10] | 31 | |
| German Albums Chart[11] | 21 | |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 23 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 65 | |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 97 | |
| US Top Heatseekers[13] | 1 |
| Year | Single | Modern Rock Tracks | Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
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| 1997 | "Temple of Your Dreams" | – |
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| 1998 | "Space Lord" |
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| 1998 | "Powertrip" | – |
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