| "Start Choppin" | ||||
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| Single by Dinosaur Jr. | ||||
| from the album Where You Been | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 5:39 | |||
| Label | Blanco Y Negro[3] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | J Mascis[3] | |||
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"Start Choppin" is a song by Dinosaur Jr. written by J Mascis and taken from their fifth album Where You Been. Created after Mascis came up with the title phrase, the song was accompanied by a music video that aired on alternative rock music programs.
"Start Choppin" was released as a single through Blanco Y Negro in Europe and as a promo by Warner Brothers in the US.[4][5] It was backed by the song "Turnip Farm", co-written by Kurt Fedora. It has since been praised by critics as a highlight of Where You Been.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr. - Dinosaur Jr. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Soulsby, Nick (25 September 2019). "Dinosaur Jr.'s Reissued 'Where You Been' Is a Rough-Cut Diamond". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Back cover". Start Choppin (12" Vinyl). Dinosaur Jr. United Kingdom: Spam as the Bread Music. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Dinosaur Jr* - Start Choppin (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Dinosaur Jr* - Start Choppin (US release)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 September 2015.