Sticker Happy

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Sticker Happy
AlbumArt (Sticker Happy).jpg
Studio album by
The Eraserheads
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1997
RecordedTracks Studios
EJL (Tracks 1 and 18)
Cinema Audio (Track 16)
GenreAlternative rock, pop
Length1:07:13
LabelGreater East Asia Music
&
BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.
ProducerRobin Rivera
Eraserheads
The Eraserheads chronology
Bananatype
(1997) 		Sticker Happy
(1997) 		Aloha Milkyway
(1998)
Singles from Sticker Happy
  1. "Kaliwete"
    Released: August 1997 (promo)[1]
  2. "Hard to Believe"
    Released: January 1998 (promo)[2]
  3. "Para Sa Masa"
    Released: April 1998 (promo)[3]

Sticker Happy is the Eraserheads' fifth album, released by BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc. in 1997. At the time, the album cover courted a healthy amount of controversy as to the identity of the nude woman playing an upright piano in the middle of a field (later revealed to be then-Channel [V] VJ Joey Mead).

Musically, the album is heavier as the band brought to the fore various guitar effects purchased during their New York visit. Although still retaining the signature "E-Heads" sound, 'Sticker Happy' is very much influenced by mid-1990s techno and also featured a heavy amount of sampling, most notable on the tracks "Maalalahanin", "Downtown" and "Everything They Say".

Sticker Happy sold 55,000 copies nationwide and was certified platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prologue"
0:27
2."Futuristic"Buendia2:51
3."Kaliwete"Buendia3:07
4."Milk and Money"Buendia4:41
5."Bogchi Hokbu"Buendia4:18
6."Maalalahanin"Marasigan3:13
7."Balikbayan Box"Buendia5:13
8."Andalusian Dog"Buendia5:01
9."Ha Ha Ha"Buendia4:42
10."Downtown"Marasigan4:31
11."Kananete"Buendia3:17
12."Hard to Believe"Buendia3:31
13."Everything They Say"Marasigan3:54
14."Spoliarium"Buendia5:26
15."Ambi Dextrose"Buendia4:56
16."Para Sa Masa"Buendia4:57
17."Sticker Happy"Marasigan2:29
18."Tapsilogue"
  • Buendia
  • Marasigan
0:39
Total length:67:13

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars link

David Gonzales of AllMusic gave Sticker Happy three out of five stars and wrote that "While the album is not as enjoyable nor the melodies as uniformly strong as on Cutterpillow, which remains the band's best album, Sticker Happy has its fine moments."[5]

In popular culture[]

An urban legend popular among fans alleges that the song Spoliarium, one of the album's tracks, is a reference to the Pepsi Paloma rape case.[6] In 2021, Buendia later revealed in an interview that the song is all about a drunken session with the band's roadies in a condominium in San Juan.

References[]

  1. ^ "KALIWETE [Promotional CD Single]". www.schizo-archives.com/eraserheads/home.html. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "HARD TO BELIEVE [Promotional CD Single]". www.schizo-archives.com/eraserheads/home.html. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "PARA SA MASA [Promotional CD Single]". www.schizo-archives.com/eraserheads/home.html. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Eraserheads discography
  5. ^ Gonzales, David (2017-04-07). "The Eraserheads - Sticker Happy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ Rodis, Rodel. "The rape of Pepsi Paloma". Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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