Instinct (Iggy Pop album)

Instinct is the eighth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was released in June 1988 by A&M Records.

Style
After the relative commercial success of Blah Blah Blah, A&M expected another hit record from Pop; however, he instead recorded the heavy, hard-rocking Instinct. The album features Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Release
The album performed poorly in the US, peaking at number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single from the album, "Cold Metal," charted at number 37 on mainstream rock charts and earned Pop a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance in 1989. Except for a few plays of "Cold Metal" the album was largely ignored by commercial rock radio. A&M released videos for "Cold Metal" and "High on You."

Legacy
The album was ranked number 69 on Kerrang!s "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" list.

The song "Cold Metal" was briefly played in the 1990 science fiction-horror film Hardware, which also featured Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob, a radio DJ.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted.


 * 1) "Cold Metal" – 3:27
 * 2) "High on You" – 4:48
 * 3) "Strong Girl" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:04
 * 4) "Tom Tom" – 3:17
 * 5) "Easy Rider" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 4:54
 * 6) "Power & Freedom" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 3:53
 * 7) "Lowdown" – 4:30
 * 8) "Instinct" – 4:12
 * 9) "Tuff Baby" – 4:27
 * 10) "Squarehead" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:06

Alternate versions

 * "Tuff Baby" (12" version released on "High on You" single) – 6:40
 * "Tuff Baby" (Dub version) – 5:18
 * "High On You" (7" edit) – 4:33
 * "Cold Metal" (Rock version) – 5:05
 * "Cold Metal" (Dub version) – 4:10

Personnel
Musicians
 * Iggy Pop – vocals
 * Steve Jones – guitar
 * Seamus Beaghen – keyboards
 * Leigh Foxx – bass
 * Paul Garisto – drums

Technical
 * Bill Laswell - producer
 * Robert Musso – tracking engineer
 * Martin Bisi – vocal engineer
 * Jason Corsaro – mixing engineer
 * Howie Weinberg – mastering
 * Nicky Skopelitis – keyboard programming
 * Jeff Bova – keyboard programming
 * Gary Grimshaw – cover design
 * Donald Krieger – cover graphics
 * Paul McAlpine – cover photography