Stick Around for Joy

Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes.[10][11] It was released in 1992 by Elektra.[12] The album was supported by four singles: "Hit", which reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US and #17 on the UK Singles Chart, "Walkabout", "Vitamin" and "Leash Called Love", which went #1 on the US Dance chart.[13]

Stick Around for Joy
Studio album by
the Sugarcubes
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1992
Studio
GenreAlternative rock
Length37:24
Label
ProducerPaul Fox
The Sugarcubes chronology
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
(1989)		 Stick Around for Joy
(1992)		 It's-It
(1992)
Singles from Stick Around for Joy
  1. "Hit"
    Released: 30 December 1991
  2. "Walkabout"
    Released: March 1992
  3. "Vitamin"
    Released: August 1992
  4. "Leash Called Love"
    Released: 15 October 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10[8]
Sputnikmusic[9]

The album peaked at #95 on the Billboard 200 and went #16 on the official UK albums chart (OCC), marking the band's lowest charting positions on both charts.

Production

The band recorded the album in the United States, with producer Paul Fox.[14]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Björk’s singing is shapely, passionate and willfully bizarre; she carries the album pretty much on her own."[15] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed Stick Around for Joy the band's "most accessible and, true to its name, happiest sounding album, packed end to end with lively and tuneful dance pop."[5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "it's the churning interplay of guitarist Thor Eldon and the rhythm section that ultimately carries the album."[7] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "bassist Bragi Olafsson and drummer Siggi Baldursson don't do much to dispel the notion that funk just isn't a Nordic thing."[6] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that by Stick Around for Joy the Sugarcubes had "already degenerated into mind-numbing mediocrity."[8]

Music videos
  • "Hit", directed by Óskar Jónasson. Another version was directed by Pedro Romhanyi[16]
  • "Walkabout", directed by Óskar Jónasson
  • "Vitamin"

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Sugarcubes.

No.TitleLength
1."Gold"3:39
2."Hit"3:56
3."Leash Called Love"3:42
4."Lucky Night"4:03
5."Happy Nurse"3:36
6."I'm Hungry"4:33
7."Walkabout"3:48
8."Hetero Scum"3:07
9."Vitamin"3:40
10."Chihuahua"3:29

Personnel

The Sugarcubes

Additional personnel

  • John McGeoch – guitar (track 1)
  • Paul Fox – producer, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Laidlow – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Me Company – cover design

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 58
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 71
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 16
US Billboard 200[21] 95

References
  1. "Stick Around for Joy Booklet".
  2. "Stick Around for Joy - The Sugarcubes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 830.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Stick Around for Joy". EW.com.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 109.
  6. "THE SUGARCUBES". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  7. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 681.
  8. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 381–382.
  9. "Review: The Sugarcubes - Stick Around for Joy | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  10. "The Sugarcubes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. Buckley, Peter (January 24, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  12. Caro, Mark. "SUGARCUBES LEAVE BAD TASTE WHILE CRACKER IS APPETIZING". chicagotribune.com.
  13. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 248.
  14. Brown, Joe (April 10, 1992). "SUGARCUBES BUSY AS BJORK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  15. "Sugarcubes". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. "Mvdbase: Pedro Romhanyi". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  17. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  18. "Dutchcharts.nl – THE SUGARCUBES – STICK AROUND FOR JOY" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – THE SUGARCUBES – STICK AROUND FOR JOY". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  20. "THE SUGARCUBES | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  21. "THE SUGARCUBES Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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