Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday

Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday
Studio album by Creeper Lagoon
Released	2001
Genre	Indie rock
Length	50:31
Label	DreamWorks SKG
Producer	Dave Fridmann, Greg Wells, Mark Trombino, Rick Stone, Jerry Harrison, Creeper Lagoon

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	B link
NME	link
Pitchfork Media	4.9/10 link
PopMatters	(favorable) link
Robert Christgau	link
Spin	(mixed) link

Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday is a studio album by Creeper Lagoon. The song "Wrecking Ball" was featured in the films Vanilla Sky and Hellboy. The song "Under the Tracks" was featured in the movie Orange County.

Track listing

1. "Chance of a Lifetime" – 3:45
2. "Wrecking Ball" – 4:03
3. "Sunfair" – 3:51
4. "She Loves Me Not" – 1:04
5. "Up All Night" – 3:10
6. "Naked Days" – 5:02
7. "Under the Tracks" – 4:16
8. "Dead Man Saloon" – 3:28
9. "Hey Sister" – 3:07
10. "Cellophane" – 3:48
11. "Keep from Moving" – 7:15
12. "Lover's Leap" – 4:03
13. "Here We Are" – 3:37

Additional musicians

• Jerry Harrison – Swirly keyboard instruments on "Under the Tracks"
• Mark Endert – additional arrangement and mutator electronics on "Wrecking Ball"
• Natalie Jackson – background vocals on "Keep from Moving"
• Ken Andrews – additional background vocals on "Sunfair"

Production credits

• Producers: Dave Fridmann, Greg Wells, Mark Trombino, Rick Stone, Jerry Harrison, Creeper Lagoon
• Engineers: Tom Banghart, Eric Thorngren, Dave Fridmann, Creeper Lagoon
• Mixed by: Ken Andrews, Tom Lord-Alge, Creeper Lagoon