As Ugly as They Wanna Be explained

As Ugly as They Wanna Be
Type:	EP
Artist:	Ugly Kid Joe
Cover:	UglyKidJoe - AsUglyAsTheyWannaBe.jpg
Recorded:	1991
Studio:	NRG, North Hollywood
Genre:	Funk metal^[1] hard rock^[2]
Length:	24:56
Label:	Stardog
Producer:	Ugly Kid Joe, Ryan Dorn
Next Title:	America's Least Wanted
Next Year:	1992

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 is notable for being the first EP to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.^[3]

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" (Eichstadt) – 3:37
2. "Whiplash Liquor" (Eichstadt, Lahr, Crane) – 3:40
3. "Too Bad" (Phillips, Crane) – 5:54
4. "Everything About You" (Crane, Eichstadt) – 4:14
5. "Sweet Leaf"/"Funky Fresh Country Club" (Ward, Phillips, Butler, Osbourne, Iommi, Crane) – 7:31
6. "Heavy Metal" – 0:25

Personnel

• Whitfield Crane – vocals
• Cordell Crockett – bass, backing vocals
• Klaus Eichstadt – guitars, backing vocals
• Roger Lahr – guitars, backing vocals
• Mark Davis – percussion, drums

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	84
US Billboard 200^[5]	52

Singles

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rubén de Haro . June 13, 2020 . Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety: 25 años del clímax de la desafortunada historia de Ugly Kid Joe . August 31, 2023 . Science of Noise . es.
2. Web site: As Ugly As They Wanna Be .
3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. June 22, 2021. RIAA. en-US.
4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. June 21, 2021.
5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. June 21, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124032732/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200. live.