Editing Wowee Zowee (section)

==Packaging and release==
The cover art for ''Wowee Zowee'' is a painting by American artist [[Steve Keene]], who caricatured it from a photograph originally found in ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine{{'}}s 1972 World Library title ''The Arab World''. It depicts two Arab women and a goat.<ref name="Cover art"/> Omitted from Keene's photograph is a girl in a tan dress holding a baby, stationed between the two sitting women. The caption below the original photo reads, "A midday rest is enjoyed by three Arab women and a goat on an arbor-shaded porch. Fellahin women often wear black robes over their other clothing."<ref name="Bryan Charles 123"/> Malkmus saw the artwork during a live painting session at one of Keene's exhibitions. He chose the piece due to its resemblance to the front cover of [[Guru Guru]]'s 1972 album ''Känguru'', one that he had always admired. The album's title is a homage to the band's former drummer [[Gary Young (drummer)|Gary Young]], who would frequently yell "Wowee Zowee" when excited. The phrase "Dick-Sucking Fool at Pussy-Licking School" was originally suggested by Nastanovich as a potential title for ''Wowee Zowee'', but it was discarded after being considered too risky. Nevertheless, the phrase was included in the album's booklet art. The would-be title was a nod to [[the Rolling Stones]]' documentary film ''[[Cocksucker Blues]]''.<ref name="Bryan Charles 123"/>

''Wowee Zowee'' was released on April 11, 1995, by [[Matador Records]].<ref name="Matador Pavement"/> [[Big Cat Records]] and [[Domino Recording Company|Domino Records]] issued the album in Europe, Fellaheen Records released it in Australia, and [[King Records (Japan)|King]] and [[Pony Canyon]] released ''Wowee Zowee'' in Japan.<ref name="Pavement Story"/> The album peaked at number 18 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number 25 on the [[New Zealand Albums Chart]].<ref name="UKAC"/><ref name="NZAC"/> Malkmus chose the songs "Rattled by the Rush" and "Father to a Sister of Thought" to be released as [[Single (music)|singles]] on March 30 and June 27, 1995, respectively,<ref name="Matador Pavement"/> but they were not successful. He would later recall that, while his judgment may have been clouded by excessive marijuana usage, both songs "sounded like hits" to him.<ref name="Pavement Story"/> To promote ''Wowee Zowee'', the band was planning to organize their own festival with fellow bands such as [[Sonic Youth]], [[the Breeders]], and [[Beck]]. However, after Sonic Youth was chosen to headline the [[Lollapalooza]] music festival in the summer of 1995, they asked for Pavement to be on the bill. Performing at Lollapalooza became the highest profile appearance for the band and gave them an opportunity to earn a lot of money. In early 1996, they performed a few more shows in Australia, Japan, and the US.<ref name="Pavement Story"/>