Stick Around for Joy

Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. It was released on February 18, 1992, by Elektra. The album was supported by four singles: the aptly titled "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.[7]

Stick Around for Joy
Studio album by the Sugarcubes
Released	February 18, 1992
Studio	Bearsville Studios, New York[1] Summa Studios, Los Angeles[2]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	37:24
Label	Elektra One Little Indian
Producer	Paul 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
"Hit" Released: 30 December 1991 "Walkabout" Released: March 1992 "Vitamin" Released: August 1992 "Leash Called Love" Released: 15 October 1992[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B-[6]

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

Stick Around for Joy received favourable reviews.

Music videos

• "Hit", directed by Óskar Jónasson. Another version directed in 1992 by Pedro Romhanyi[8]
• "Walkabout", directed by Óskar Jónasson
• "Vitamin"

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Sugarcubes.

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

Personnel

The Sugarcubes

• The Sugarcubes – mixing, lyrics and music
• Björk Guðmundsdóttir – vocals
• Einar Örn Benediktsson – vocals, trumpet
• Þór Eldon Jónsson – guitar
• Margrét Örnólfsdóttir – keyboards
• Bragi Ólafsson – bass
• Sigtryggur Baldursson – Drums and percussion

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)[9]	58
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	71
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	29
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	16
US Billboard 200[13]	95

References

1. "Stick Around for Joy Booklet".
2. "The Sugercubes - Stick Around for Joy". Discogs.
3. "A Leash Called Love - The Sugarcubes". AllMusic.
4. "AllMusic: Stick Around for Joy Review".
5. "Review: The Sugarcubes - Stick Around for Joy".
6. "Stick Around for Joy".
7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 248.
8. "Mvdbase: Pedro Romhanyi". Mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
9. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – THE SUGARCUBES – STICK AROUND FOR JOY" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – THE SUGARCUBES – STICK AROUND FOR JOY". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
12. "THE SUGARCUBES | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
13. "THE SUGARCUBES Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2011.