Antenna (ZZ Top album)

Antenna is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1994. It was the band's first album to be released on the RCA label.

Antenna
Studio album by ZZ Top
Released	January 18, 1994
Recorded	June–October 1993
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	50:51
Label	RCA
Producer	Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
ZZ Top's Greatest Hits (1992) Antenna (1994) One Foot in the Blues (1994)
Singles from Antenna
"Pincushion" Released: 1994[nb 1] "Breakaway" Released: 1994 "PCH" Released: 1994 "Fuzzbox Voodoo" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The single "Pincushion", reached number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. The second single "Breakaway" featured a non-album B-side: "Mary's".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pincushion"		4:33
2.	"Breakaway"	Gibbons	4:57
3.	"World of Swirl"	Gibbons	4:08
4.	"Fuzzbox Voodoo"		4:42
5.	"Girl in a T-Shirt"	Gibbons	4:10
6.	"Antenna Head"		4:42
7.	"PCH"		3:57
8.	"Cherry Red"	Gibbons	4:38
9.	"Cover Your Rig"		5:49
10.	"Lizard Life"		5:09
11.	"Deal Goin' Down"		4:06

European and Japanese versions' bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Everything"	3:54

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "World of Swirl", "Antenna Head", and "Deal Goin' Down", rhythm guitar on “Breakaway”.
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion (dominated percussion in 2)

Production

• Billy Gibbons – production
• Bill Ham – production
• Tom Harding – engineering
• Joe Hardy – engineering, mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Bill Bernstein – photography
• Barbara LaBarge – photography
• Jim Bessman – text

Charts

Album

Chart performance for Antenna

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	40
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	3
US Billboard 200[15]	14

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Antenna

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	Breakaway	Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
1994	Fuzzbox Voodoo	Mainstream Rock Tracks	30
1994	Girl in a T-shirt	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27
1994	Pincushion	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18]	Gold	34,220[18]
France (SNEP)[19]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Gold	250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[21]	Gold	25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23]	Gold	25,000^
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[25]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. Pincushion CD single: "Pincushion (Album Version)" (4:33) b/w "Pincushion (Edited Version)" (3:42) and "Cherry Red" (4:38); total duration: 12:53.^[1]