Wax Ecstatic


Wax Ecstatic is the second studio album by American rock band Sponge. It was released on July 2, 1996 through Columbia Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis drag queen, that idea was abandoned, although some of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this idea.

Critical reception

Wax Ecstatic received mostly positive reviews. Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four stars out of five and said that "In order to grow, the group went back to their beginnings, touching on glam-rock, arena rock, blues-rock, and jangle-pop. Although it reveals Rotting Piñata to be somewhat calculating in its approach, Wax Ecstatic, ironically, is a far superior album."

Track listing

All songs produced by Tim Patalan and Sponge.
All songs produced Tim Patalan and Sponge.
All songs produced by Tim Patalan and Sponge except where noted.

Personnel

Album

Singles