As Ugly as They Wanna Be

As Ugly as They Wanna Be
EP by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991 (1991-10-08)[1]
Recorded1991
StudioNRG, North Hollywood[2]
Genre
Length24:56
LabelStardog
ProducerUgly Kid Joe, Ryan Dorn
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
(1991)
America's Least Wanted
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]

As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe, released on October 8, 1991. The album title is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be.

As Ugly as They Wanna Be is notable for being the first EP to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b McDonald, Steven. "As Ugly as They Wanna Be - Ugly Kid Joe". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Rubén de Haro (June 13, 2020). "Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety: 25 años del clímax de la desafortunada historia de Ugly Kid Joe". Science of Noise (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "As Ugly As They Wanna Be".
  5. ^ White, Mary Lynn (March 8, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  6. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (April 9, 1992). "Ugly Kid Joe As Ugly as They Wanna Be (Stardog)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Garza, Janiss (March 27, 1992). "As Ugly As They Wanna Be Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2013.