Stick Around for Joy
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox album Template:Album ratings Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was released on 10 February 1992 by One Little Indian and in the US on 18 February 1992 by Elektra Records.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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.
Production
The band recorded the album in the United States, with producer Paul Fox.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "Björk's singing is shapely, passionate and willfully bizarre; she carries the album pretty much on her own."<ref name="TP">Template:Cite web</ref> MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed Stick Around for Joy the band's "most accessible and, true to its name, happiest sounding album, packed end to end with lively and tuneful dance pop."<ref name=MH/> The Rolling Stone Album Guide thought that "it's the churning interplay of guitarist Thor Eldon and the rhythm section that ultimately carries the album."<ref name=RS/> The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "bassist Bragi Olafsson and drummer Siggi Baldursson don't do much to dispel the notion that funk just isn't a Nordic thing."<ref name="auto"/> The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that by Stick Around for Joy the Sugarcubes had "already degenerated into mind-numbing mediocrity."<ref name=SP/>
Music videos
- "Hit", directed by Óskar Jónasson. Another version was directed by Pedro Romhanyi<ref name="Mvdbase.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
- "Walkabout", directed by Óskar Jónasson
- "Vitamin"
Track listing
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 |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite Ryan</ref> | 74 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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