title: Instinct (Iggy Pop album)
text: Instinct is the eighth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was released in June 1988 by A&M Records.
  
  Style 
  
  After the relative commercial success of Blah Blah Blah, A&M expected another hit record from Pop; however, he instead recorded the heavy, hard-rocking Instinct. The album features Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and was produced by Bill Laswell.
  
  Release 
  
  The album performed poorly in the US, peaking at number 110 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single from the album, "Cold Metal," charted at number 37 on mainstream rock charts{{Citation needed|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}} and earned Pop a Grammy Award nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal performance in 1989. Except for a few plays of "Cold Metal" the album was largely ignored by commercial rock radio. A&M released videos for "Cold Metal" and "High on You."
  
  Legacy 
  
  The album was ranked number 69 on Kerrang!s "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time" list.
  
  The song "Cold Metal" was briefly played in the 1990 science fiction-horror film Hardware, which also featured Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob, a radio DJ.
  
  Track listing
  
  All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted.
  
   "Cold Metal" – 3:27
   "High on You" – 4:48
   "Strong Girl" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:04
   "Tom Tom" – 3:17
   "Easy Rider" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 4:54
   "Power & Freedom" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 3:53
   "Lowdown" – 4:30
   "Instinct" – 4:12
   "Tuff Baby" – 4:27
   "Squarehead" (Steve Jones, Pop) – 5:06
  
  Alternate versions
   "Tuff Baby" (12" version released on "High on You" single) – 6:40
   "Tuff Baby" (Dub version) – 5:18
   "High On You" (7" edit) – 4:33
   "Cold Metal" (Rock version) – 5:05
   "Cold Metal" (Dub version) – 4:10
  
  Personnel
  Musicians
   Iggy Pop – vocals
   Steve Jones – guitar
   Seamus Beaghen – keyboards
   Leigh Foxx – bass
   Paul Garisto – drums
  
  Technical
  Bill Laswell - producer
  Robert Musso – tracking engineer
  Martin Bisi – vocal engineer
  Jason Corsaro – mixing engineer 
  Howie Weinberg – mastering 
  Nicky Skopelitis – keyboard programming
  Jeff Bova – keyboard programming
  Gary Grimshaw – cover design
  Donald Krieger – cover graphics
  Paul McAlpine – cover photography
  
  Charts
  
  References
  
  External links
   
  
  Iggy Pop albums
  1988 albums
  A&M Records albums
  Albums produced by Bill Laswell