Becoming X is the debut studio album by English electronic band Sneaker Pimps. It was first released on 19 August 1996 in the United Kingdom by Clean Up Records and on 25 February 1997 in the United States by Virgin Records. The album marked the only appearance of Kelli Dayton as lead singer before she was asked to leave the band; Chris Corner replaced her for the band's subsequent albums.
Becoming X was commercially successful in the United Kingdom, while "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar" would become hits in the United States. Fueled by the success of the former single, the album spent 23 consecutive weeks on the US Billboard 200.
"Post-Modern Sleaze (Flight from Nashville)" − 3:29
"Waterbaby" − 4:12
"Roll On" − 4:28
"Wasted Early Sunday Morning" − 4:29
"Walking Zero" − 4:31
"How Do" − 5:03
This track listing was used for the 2008 and 2016 vinyl reissues of the album, although the original 1996 artwork was supplied instead of the Limited Edition artwork. This caused a lot of confusion, but One Little Independent Records insisted it was correct.
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"6 Underground" sampled John Barry's track "Golden Girl" from the film Goldfinger (1964)
"Becoming X" sampled Sandy Denny's track "Next Time Around" (1971)