The Fun of Watching Fireworks

{{Infobox album

| name = The Fun of Watching Fireworks

| type = Album

| artist = The American Analog Set

| cover = Amanset_thefunofwatchingfireworks.jpg

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| released = August 20, 1996

| recorded = 1995 at Legend House in Ft. Worth, TX

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| studio =

| genre = Indie rock, dream pop{{cite web |last1=Ankeny |first1=Jason |title=The American Analog Set - The Fun of Watching Fireworks |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fun-of-watching-fireworks-mw0000185894 |website=Allmusic |accessdate=29 June 2018}}

| length = 44:01

| label = Emperor Jones

| producer = The American Analog Set

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = From Our Living Room to Yours

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r247523}}

|noprose=yes}}

The Fun of Watching Fireworks is the debut album by the American Analog Set. It was released on August 20, 1996, on Emperor Jones records. The album was also included on 2024's New Driftershttps://numerogroup.com/products/new-drifters, a 5xLP Boxset released by archival label The Numero Group. The Numero Group also reissued as a stand-alone single LP version in 2025https://numerogroup.com/products/the-fun-of-watching-fireworks.