As Ugly as They Wanna Be

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As Ugly as They Wanna Be
UglyKidJoe - AsUglyAsTheyWannaBe.jpg
EP by
Ugly Kid Joe
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991[1]
Recorded1991
Genre
Length24:56
Label
ProducerUgly Kid Joe,
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
(1991) 		America's Least Wanted
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Chicago Tribune1/4 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Los Angeles Times1/4 stars[3]

As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1991. The title of the album 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]

EP information[]

Two tracks "Madman" and "Everything About You" later appeared on the band's 1992 debut album America's Least Wanted with only little changes (new vocal track on "Madman" and spoken intro on "Everything About You"). "Everything About You" later became a hit single and was used in the movie Wayne's World, which was released next year.

The track "Sweet Leaf" is a cover of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

Track listing[]

  1. "Madman" – 3:37
  2. "Whiplash Liquor" – 3:40
  3. "Too Bad" – 5:54
  4. "Everything About You" – 4:14
  5. "Sweet Leaf"/"Funky Fresh Country Club" – 7:31
  6. "Heavy Metal" – 0:25

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 9
US Billboard 200[13] 4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1992) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 84
US Billboard 200[15] 52

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Everything About You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1992 "Everything About You" Billboard Hot 100 9

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b McDonald, Steven. "As Ugly as They Wanna Be - Ugly Kid Joe". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Willman, Chris (March 15, 1992). "Ugly Kid Joe (As Ugly as They Wanna Be)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Herrmann, Brenda (April 9, 1992). "Ugly Kid Joe As Ugly as They Wanna Be (Stardog)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Garza, Janiss (March 27, 1992). "As Ugly As They Wanna Be Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ugly Kid Joe | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ugly Kid Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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