Stick Around for Joy

Stick Around for Joy
Studio album by The Sugarcubes
Released	February 18, 1992
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	35:33
Label	Elektra
Producer	Paul Fox
The Sugarcubes chronology
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! (1989) Stick Around for Joy (1992) It's-It (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Stick Around for Joy, released in February 1992, was the third and final album released by the Icelandic alternative rock band The Sugarcubes. In terms of quality, fans usually rate the album somewhere between the band's acclaimed debut, Life's Too Good and the widely panned follow-up Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!. The album provided the band's two hits: The first, aptly titled "Hit", reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. and #17 on the UK Singles Chart. The second was, "Leash Called Love" which went to number one on the US Dance charts.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	16
U.S. Billboard 200	95

Singles

Release	Title	Format	Label
December 1991	Hit	7”/12”/CD/Cass	One Little Indian/Rough Trade
March 1992	Walkabout	7”/12”/CD/Cass	One Little Indian/Rough Trade/Columbia/Elektra
August, 1992	Vitamin	12”/CD	One Little Indian/Elektra
August 1992	Leash Called Love	12”	One Little Indian/Elektra

Music videos

• "Hit", directed by Óskar Jónasson. Another version directed in 1992 by Pedro Romhanyi^[4]
• "Walkabout", directed by Óskar Jónasson
• "Vitamin"

Credits

Performers

• Vocals – Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Einar Örn Benediktsson
• Trumpet – Einar Örn Benediktsson
• Guitars – Þór Eldon Jónsson
• Keyboards – Margrét Örnólfsdóttir
• Bass – Bragi Ólafsson
• Drums and percussion – Sigtryggur Baldursson
• Lyrics and music – The Sugarcubes
• Guest musician – John McGeoch, courtesy of Public Image Ltd, plays guitar on “Gold”
• Acknowledgement – Pat Mastelotto, Johnny Triumph, Franne Golde, Betsy, Rick, Sally Grossmann, Sean Perry, Dom T., Howard, Valerie, Arni, Derek, Netty

Personnel

• Production – Paul Fox
• Engineering – Ed Thacker assisted by Chris Laidlow in Bearsville and Scott Blackland in Los Angeles
• Mix – Paul Fox, Ed Thacker, and The Sugarcubes
• Recording – Bearsville Studios. Additional recordings and mixing at Summa Studios, Los Angeles
• Mastering – Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer
• Cover design – Me Company

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.)

References

1. Cook, Stephen. "allmusic ((( Stick Around for Joy > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
2. Brackett, Nathan. "The Sugarcubes". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 791, cited March 20, 2010
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 248.
4. "Mvdbase: Pedro Romhanyi". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.