Stuck Together with God's Glue

Stuck Together with God's Glue is Something Happens' second studio album.[4][5] "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)" ranked #40 on NME's singles of the year, in 1990.

Stuck Together with God's Glue
Studio album by
Something Happens
Released1990
Length47:46
ProducerEd Stasium[1]
Something Happens chronology
Been There, Seen That, Done That
(1988)		 Stuck Together with God's Glue
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]

The name of the album was later used as a line in the song "Staring at the Sun", by U2.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "With a catchy chorus and comically awkward syntax, 'Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, (Petrol)' is a certified shoulda-been hit; the sumptuously melancholy 'Kill the Roses' takes things in a more textured, moody direction. Good show."[6] The Washington Post opined that the album "salutes the British pop-rock tradition with the sincerest form of flattery."[7] The Star Tribune deemed it "a pure pop-rock treat, with occasional echoes of such successful countrymen as U2 and Hothouse Flowers as well as ABBA, Squeeze and R.E.M."[8]

The album ranked No. 33 on The Irish Times's 2008 list of the top 40 Irish albums.[9]

Track listing
  1. "What Now" – 4:16
  2. "Hello Hello Hello Hello Hello (Petrol)" – 3:27
  3. "Parachute" – 4:30
  4. "Esmerelda" – 2:35
  5. "I Had a Feeling" – 4:23
  6. "Kill the Roses" – 4:33
  7. "Brand New God" – 2:35
  8. "Room 29" – 3:56
  9. "The Patience Business" – 2:46
  10. "Devil in Miss Jones" – 4:01
  11. "Good Time Coming" – 3:37
  12. "I Feel Good" – 5:19
  13. "Skyrockets" – 1:48

References
  1. Semon, Craig S. (12 August 1990). "Something Happens aims for a U.S. breakthrough". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 11.
  2. Kot, Greg. "Something HappensStuck Together With God's Glue (Charisma)..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. "Notable music for the week of June 8, 1990". EW.com.
  4. Hagerty, Dan (20 September 2016). "Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums". Liberties Press – via Google Books.
  5. Simpson, Dave (19 May 1990). "Something Happens". Melody Maker. 66 (20): 32.
  6. "Something Happens". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. Jenkins, Mark (8 June 1990). "Sounds Familiar? Something Happens". The Washington Post. p. N26.
  8. Bream, Jon (19 October 1990). "Night Life". Star Tribune. p. 16E.
  9. "The top 40 Irish albums". The Irish Times.
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