Crackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.
The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks. In the UK, where EPs are eligible for the singles chart, it became one of Erasure's most successful releases, matching the number two peak of 1986's "Sometimes."
In the U.S., Crackers International was sti...
more
Crackers International is an EP released by Erasure in 1988, in between the albums The Innocents and Wild!.
The EP appeared in several different versions. The original UK release by Mute Records consisted of four original, self-produced tracks. In the UK, where EPs are eligible for the singles chart, it became one of Erasure's most successful releases, matching the number two peak of 1986's "Sometimes."
In the U.S., Crackers International was still considered an EP, although two remixes were added (bringing the tracklist count to six) when Sire Records released it. In the U.S., where EPs chart on the Billboard 200, it hit number seventy-three. The song "Stop!" was also released as its own stand-alone single in the U.S., just barely making an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 (number ninety-seven). On the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart "Stop!" / "Knocking On Your Door" peaked at number four as a double-sided entry.
Additionally, a version of the EP was released in the UK by...
less
