Fopp (EP)

Fopp
EP by Soundgarden
Released	August 1, 1988
Recorded	1988
Venue	Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge punk funk
Length	14:55
Language	English
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Steve Fisk
Soundgarden EPs chronology
Screaming Life (1987) Fopp (1988) Ultramega OK (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Spin Alternative Record Guide	3/10

Fopp is the second EP by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in August 1988 through Sub Pop Records. It was later combined with the band's first EP, Screaming Life (1987), and released as the Screaming Life/Fopp compilation album in 1990.

Music and lyrics

Fopp, unlike the band's first EP and future albums, is less metal-influenced, being described as "faux funk/punk". It contains one Soundgarden original, two covers, and a remix. Guitarist Kim Thayil said of the title track: "That's an Ohio Players song off of Honey—I've had that album since I was in high school. We thought we could take the song and make it AC/DC or something. We'd take the power chords, turn up the volume and make it heavy. "Fopp" is a good song that needed to be given its due as a "kick-ass rock song!" It also contains a cover of the Green River song "Swallow My Pride" from the 1985 EP, Come on Down.

Release and reception

Fopp was released on vinyl only, packaged in black die-cut sleeves and limited to 3,000 copies. The EP's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson. Frontman Chris Cornell said, "The second record did pretty well but it wasn't like a sweep, some people didn't like it."

AllMusic's Fred Thomas was underwhelmed by Fopp, labeling its title track as "an overly ironic and unfunny original tune lambasting the still-incubating Sub Pop scene", adding that Screaming Life is the "far superior" of the two EPs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fopp"	Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams	3:37
2.	"Fopp (Fucked Up Heavy dub mix)"	Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams	6:25
3.	"Kingdom of Come"	Chris Cornell	2:35
4.	"Swallow My Pride"	Mark Arm, Steve Turner	2:18
Total length:			14:55

Personnel

Soundgarden

• Matt Cameron – drums
• Chris Cornell – lead vocals
• Kim Thayil – guitar
• Hiro Yamamoto – bass

Production

• Drew Canulette – engineering
• Steve Fisk – production

Management

• Susan Silver Management – management