Stick Around for Joy

Stick Around for Joy
Studio album by
the Sugarcubes
Released18 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
AllMusic[3]
Calgary HeraldB−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]
Orlando Sentinel[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide3/10[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]

Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by the Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes.[13][14] It was released in 1992 by Elektra.[15] 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.[16]

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.

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  2. ^ Scapelliti, Christopher (1 December 1998). "Björk/Sugarcubes". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 109.
  3. ^ "Stick Around for Joy - The Sugarcubes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Muretich, James (23 February 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. Muze. p. 830.
  6. ^ "Stick Around for Joy". EW.com.
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 109.
  8. ^ "The Sugarcubes". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  9. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 681.
  10. ^ Reilly, Phoebe (June 2007). "Discography: Björk". Spin. p. 74.
  11. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 381–382.
  12. ^ "Review: The Sugarcubes - Stick Around for Joy". Sputnikmusic.
  13. ^ "The Sugarcubes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  14. ^ Buckley, Peter (24 January 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Caro, Mark. "Sugarcubes Leave Bad Taste While Cracker Is Appetizing". chicagotribune.com.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 248.