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Hats Off to the Insane is a compilation mini-album by the Northern Irish rock band Therapy?. It was released in the United States and Japan on 7 September 1993 via A&M Records.

Hats Off to the Insane
Compilation album by Therapy?
Released	7 September 1993
Recorded	January 1993 at Black Barn Studios, Surrey, England (tracks 1–3); March 1993 at Livingstone Studios, London, England
Genre	Rock
Length	16:18 (US) 22:29 (Japan)
Label	A&M
Producer	Chris Sheldon, Therapy?
Therapy? chronology
Born in a Crash (1993) Hats Off to the Insane (1993) Troublegum (1994)

Background

All tracks were previously released in Europe on different EPs. Tracks 1, 2 and 3 were originally featured on the Shortsharpshock EP, tracks 4, 5, 7 and 8 were featured on the Face the Strange EP, and track 6 originally featured on the Opal Mantra EP.[1]

The mini-album was released on CD and cassette.

All tracks were included on disc 3 of the Troublegum deluxe edition released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Therapy?

Personnel

Therapy?

• Andy Cairns – vocals, guitar
• Fyfe Ewing – vocals, drums
• Michael McKeegan – bass

Technical

• Chris Sheldon – producer, mixer
• Therapy? - mixer
• Sunja Park – design

Promo videos

• "Screamager": directed by Jon Klein
• "Turn": directed by Julie Hermelin
• "Opal Mantra": directed by Benjamin Stokes

Single

• "Screamager" was released in 1993 as a one track radio only promo in the US; the song reached number 16 on the Modern Rock Charts.

References

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