Album
Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale)
Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) is the second album from Extreme, released on 7 August 1990 through A&M Records. It followed their self-titled debut of 1989 and sits at the centre of their story. The title blends "pornography" and "graffiti", and the record mixes hard rock, funk metal and glam metal.
It is the band's best-selling album, reaching No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and going double platinum in the US. "More Than Words" climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Hole Hearted" reached No. 4. Meanwhile, "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out" found a home on MTV's Headbangers Ball. That spread of sounds, from a hit ballad to heavier, funk-driven cuts, is the reason to hear it.
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Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale): tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 1:04:27Tracklist
- 1Decadence DanceNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone6:50
- 2Li’l Jack HornyNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:52
- 3When I’m PresidentNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:22
- 4Get the Funk OutNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:24
- 5More Than WordsNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:34
- 6Money (In God We Trust)Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:11
- 7It (’s a Monster)Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:25
- 8PornograffittiNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone6:16
- 9When I First Kissed YouNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone4:00
- 10Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone3:39
- 11He‐Man Woman HaterNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone6:20
- 12Song for LoveNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone5:56
- 13Hole HeartedNuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone3:39
- Produced by
- Michael Wagener, Nuno Bettencourt
- Recorded at
- Scream Studios, (Studio City, California), Courtlen Recording (Hanson, Massachusetts)
- Mixed by
- Michael Wagener
- Engineered by
- Bob St. John
- Labels
- A&M Records, A&M
- Length
- 1:04:27
Line-up
- Pat Badger · bass guitar, background vocals
- Nuno Bettencourt · guitar, keyboard, percussion, piano, background vocals
- Paul Geary · drums (drum set), percussion
- Gary Cherone · background vocals
Singles
- “Decadence Dance” · 1990
- “Get the Funk Out” · 1991
- “More Than Words” · 23 March 1991
- “Hole Hearted” · 15 September 1991
- “Song For Love” · 1992
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1990–91 | 10 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1990–91 | 12 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1990–91 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 1990–91 | 10 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1990–91 | 11 |
| German Albums · 1990–91 | 15 |
| Dutch Albums · 1990–91 | 16 |
| Austrian Albums · 1990–91 | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1990–91 | 20 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1990–91 | 29 |
All 13 charts
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1990–91 | 32 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1990–91 | 32 |
| Swedish Albums · 1990–91 | 37 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1992 | Gold |
| Canada · 1991 | 3× Platinum |
| Netherlands · 1992 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 2025 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1992 | Platinum |
| United States · 1992 | 2× Platinum |
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60.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
5.7k
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55k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 August 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 7 August 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 7 August 1990 | |
| US release | 7 August 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | A&M Records | 075021531321 | other |
| — | XE | A&M Records | 082839531320 | other |
| — | CA | A&M Records | 075021531321 | other |
| — | FR | A&M Records | 082839531320 | other |
| 1990 | XE | A&M Records | 082839531320 | other |
| 1990 | XW | A&M Records | other | |
| 1990 | US | A&M Records | other | |
| 1990 | AU | A&M Records | 9399039531328 | other |
| 1990 | DE | A&M Records | 082839531320 | other |
| 1990 | GB | A&M Records | 082839531313 | other |
| 7 August 1990 | US | A&M Records | 075021531321 | original |
| 1991 | ZA | A&M Records | 6001210561033 | other |
| 1 March 1993 | JP | A&M Records | 4988005116031 | other |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | A&M Records | 4988005688729 | other |
| 2014 | XE | A&M Records | 600753523544 | deluxe |
| 19 January 2015 | XW | Universal Music Group International | 600753585122 | deluxe |
| 20 January 2015 | US | A&M Records | 600753523544 | deluxe |
| 21 July 2017 | XE | — | 600753426562 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1400x1376, upscaled to 1500 (x1.09)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1400×1376 | upscaled: major: best source 1400x1376, upscaled to 1500 (x1.09) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |