"Euro-Trash Girl" is a song by American rock band Cracker. It was originally released on the EP Tucson (1992), and later appeared on their second studio album Kerosene Hat (1993) as a hidden track. The song was released as the third and final single from Kerosene Hat in August 1994.
The B-sides "River Euphrates" and "Bad Vibes Everybody" were also both originally featured on Tucson. A cover of Neil Young's "Fucking Up", the last and only live track on the single, has lead vocals sung by Mark Linkous. It was recorded live at the Metro Chicago, courtesy of WXRT (according to the liner notes on the back of the CD).
Track listing US CD single "Euro-Trash Girl" – 8:00 "River Euphrates" – 2:59 "Bad Vibes Everybody" – 2:36 "Blue Danube Blues" – 2:08 "Fucking Up" – 4:32
Charts Chart (1995)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 162 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)25
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesAugust 1994Modern rock radioVirginSeptember 13, 1994
Cover versions German band FSK covered the song on their 1996 album International, produced by Cracker's David Lowery (who also is an occasional member of the group).
The track was also covered by electroclash group Chicks on Speed for the debut 2000 album The Unreleases, and included on several compilations around that time.
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