Top of the World (Slightly Stoopid album)

Top of the World
Studio album by
Slightly Stoopid
ReleasedAugust 14, 2012
Slightly Stoopid chronology
Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid
(2008) 		Top of the World
(2012) 		Meanwhile...Back at the Lab
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Top of the World is the seventh studio album by American rock band Slightly Stoopid. It was released on August 14, 2012.[2]

The seven-piece band continues to explore a variety of styles on the album, with help from some of their biggest influences and heroes including: reggae legends Barrington Levy and Don Carlos of Black Uhuru; “unofficial 8th member” Karl Denson of Greyboy Allstars; longtime band friend and touring partner G. Love; Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore; ex-Jurassic Five emcee extraordinaire Chali 2na; Dumpstaphunk’s Ian Neville; and hit-making singer/songwriter Angela Hunte.

The album entered the Billboard 200 at a career high No. 13 as well as on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart at No. 3. The album also debuted on Billboard’s Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts with a final position of No. 4.[3][4] The album has sold 75,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.[5]

Following the album release, the band performed on the “Red Bull Sound Space at KROQ” (www.kroq.com/soundspace and www.redbullusa.com/soundspace) on August 23, followed by appearances on tastemaker indie music website Daytrotter and SiriusXM. The group also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 12 to play their current single, “Top of the World.”[6]

Slightly Stoopid unveiled the video for the album’s title track, starring comedian/actor/cult hero Tommy Chong, which can be viewed on VEVO.com.[7]

Relix raved that Top of the World is "their most ambitious work yet." ,[8] and NPR Music stated that “If you like your hemp grown close to the beach, this is your soundtrack,” ,[9] while Yahoo! Music simply calls Top of the World “a sonic knockout.”[10]

An extensive profile of the band in their hometown's San Diego Union-Tribune remarked that the album's "title seems almost prophetic for this eight-man band, whose dance-happy music blends elements of reggae, rock, blues, hip-hop and punk."[11]

"Devil's Door" first appeared as a live track from their acoustic album, Acoustic Roots: Live & Direct.

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. Top of the World at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Slightly Stoopid's Album Info & Release Date". Thepier.org. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  3. ^ "Top of the World – Slightly Stoopid Billboard chart". Billboard.com. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  4. ^ "New This Week: Slightly Stoopid Scores Career-High Debut at #13 on "Billboard" 200". abcnewsradioonline.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  5. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Slightly Stoopid Performs "Top of the World"". Youtube.com. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  7. ^ "Top of the World – Slightly Stoopid". Vevo.com. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  8. ^ "Relix Magazine reviews Top of the World". Relix.com. 2012-09-27. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  9. ^ "The Hits You Haven't Heard". NPR.com. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  10. ^ "New This Week: Dead Still Capable of Dancing". music.yahoo.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
  11. ^ "Slightly Stoopid, Severely Independent". utsandiego.com. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-10-31.