As Ugly as They Wanna Be

As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe, released on October 8, 1991. The album title is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be.

As Ugly as They Wanna Be
EP by
Ugly Kid Joe
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991 (1991-10-08)[1]
Recorded1991
StudioNRG, North Hollywood[2]
Genre
Length24:56
LabelStardog
ProducerUgly Kid Joe, Ryan Dorn
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
(1991)		 America's Least Wanted
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]

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 the following year.

The track "Sweet Leaf" is a cover of 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)[8] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 20
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 9
US Billboard 200[15] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 84
US Billboard 200[17] 52

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

References
  1. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. McDonald, Steven. "As Ugly as They Wanna Be - Ugly Kid Joe". AllMusic.
  3. Rubén de Haro (June 13, 2020). "Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety: 25 años del clímax de la desafortunada historia de Ugly Kid Joe". Science of Noise (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. "As Ugly As They Wanna Be".
  5. White, Mary Lynn (March 8, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  6. Herrmann, Brenda (April 9, 1992). "Ugly Kid Joe As Ugly as They Wanna Be (Stardog)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  7. Garza, Janiss (March 27, 1992). "As Ugly As They Wanna Be Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. "Charts.nz – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Ugly Kid Joe – As Ugly as They Wanna Be". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. "Ugly Kid Joe | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. "Ugly Kid Joe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  17. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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