Life's Too Good

Life's Too Good
Studio album by
the Sugarcubes
Released25 April 1988
Studio
GenrePost-punk[2]
Length33:05
Label
Producer
The Sugarcubes chronology
Life's Too Good
(1988) 		Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!
(1989)
Singles from Life's Too Good
  1. "Birthday"
    Released: August 1987
  2. "Coldsweat"
    Released: January 1988
  3. "Deus"
    Released: April 1988
  4. "Birthday (The Christmas Mix)"
    Released: August 1988
  5. "Motorcrash"
    Released: November 1988

Life's Too Good is the debut studio album by Icelandic alternative rock group the Sugarcubes. It was released April 25, 1988[3] by One Little Indian in the UK and Europe and in May 1988 by Elektra Records in the US. The album was an unexpected success and brought international attention for the band, especially to lead singer Björk, who would launch a successful solo career in 1993.

Consisting of veterans of Reykjavík's early 1980s rock culture, the band took elements of the post-punk sound that characterised the scene, intending to create a humorous take on pop music's optimism, which is reflected in the album's title. Despite never having intended to be taken seriously, and because of the success of their debut and their contractual obligations, the Sugarcubes went on to release two further studio albums.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mackay, Emily (29 October 2013). "25 Years On: Life's Too Good By The Sugarcubes". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ Dalton, David, ed. (23 April 1988). "Advertisement" (PDF). Music Week. London, England, U.K.: Spotlight Publications, Ltd.: 3. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024. Released 25th April