Stick Around for Joy

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Stick Around for Joy
Studio album by
the Sugarcubes
Released10 February 1992
Studio
Genre
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
AllMusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Calgary HeraldB−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Orlando SentinelStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[8]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[9]
SpinStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10[11]
SputnikmusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[12]

Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes.[13][14] It was released on 10 February 1992 by One Little Indian and in the US on 18 February 1992 by Elektra Records.[15][16] The album was supported by four singles: "Hit", which reached number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, "Walkabout", "Vitamin" and "Leash Called Love", which went to number one on the US Dance chart.[17]

The album peaked at number 95 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the band's lowest charting positions on both charts.

Production

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The band recorded the album in the United States, with producer Paul Fox.[18]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that "Björk's singing is shapely, passionate and willfully bizarre; she carries the album pretty much on her own."[19] 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."[7] 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."[9] 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."[8] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that by Stick Around for Joy the Sugarcubes had "already degenerated into mind-numbing mediocrity."[11]

Music videos

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  • "Hit", directed by Óskar Jónasson. Another version was directed by Pedro Romhanyi[20]
  • "Walkabout", directed by Óskar Jónasson
  • "Vitamin"

Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Sugarcubes.

Stick Around for Joy track listing
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

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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

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Chart performance for Stick Around for Joy
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 58
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 16
US Billboard 200[26] 95
2022 chart performance for Stick Around for Joy
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 90
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] 31

References

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  28. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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