Friction, Baby
Friction, Baby is an album by Better Than Ezra, released in 1996. The album's title comes from a television interview with Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. When asked how he and Mick Jagger stayed together for so long, Richards took a long drag from his cigarette and said "friction, baby." This may also be a reference to the fact that the band had replaced its original drummer, Cary Bonnecaze, between the recording of their previous album and this one. The album produced two hits on the Billboard modern rock charts: "King of New Orleans" and "Desperately  Wanting." "Desperately Wanting" also narrowly missed the Billboard Top 40, peaking at #48. The third and fourth singles, "Long Lost" and "Normal Town," failed to chart. Critical reception. In its review, "The A.V. Club" called "Friction, Baby" "a batch of low-impact pop cheese that's too mindlessly catchy not to be likable." Track listing. On early copies of the album, the hidden track "Mejor de Ezra" is contained in the pregap. Later copies of the album tack this secret track onto the end of the album. All songs were composed by Kevin Griffin.