Stuck with You explained

Stuck with You
Cover:Stuck With You Single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Huey Lewis and the News
Album:Fore!
B-Side:"Don't Ever Tell Me That You Love Me" (remix)
Released:July 21, 1986
Genre:
Length:4:29
Label:Chrysalis
Producer:Huey Lewis and the News
Prev Title:The Power of Love
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Hip to Be Square
Next Year:1986

"Stuck with You" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, written by guitarist Chris Hayes and lead singer Huey Lewis. Released in 1986, it was the first single from the band's fourth album, Fore!. The song spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's second number-one hit on the chart. Internationally, the song became the band's second top-20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, South Africa, and New Zealand.

Origin

According to Lewis, the song was written about a girl he liked; however, she did not like the song once he revealed it to her.[3]

Reception

Cash Box called it a "romantic pop song."[4] Billboard said it has "a skewed love lyric set to street-corner harmonizing."[5]

Music video

The music video for "Stuck with You" was filmed in the Bahamas in July 1986 and features Keely Shaye Smith.[6] The island that Lewis and Smith wind up on is a small island about ten miles from Paradise Island in Nassau. The video was filmed on land, on water, underwater, and from the air. The band, the crew and all the extras used in the island barbecue scene had to stay on a barge moored off the island so that they wouldn't be seen. The costumes were designed by Bambi Breakstone who designed the costumes for the 2nd season of Miami Vice (1985/1986).

The video was directed by Edd Griles, who had previously directed the band's videos for "The Heart of Rock & Roll" and "If This Is It", as well as Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time".

Track listings

7-inch single[7]

A. "Stuck with You" – 4:20

B. "Don't Ever Tell Me That You Love Me" (remix) – 2:59

12-inch and cassette single[8] [9]

  1. "Stuck with You" – 4:20
  2. "Don't Ever Tell Me That You Love Me" (remix) – 2:59
  3. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" (live) – 5:10
  4. "Trouble in Paradise" (live) – 4:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 15
Iceland (Íslenski listinn)[13] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[14] 5
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[15] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 13
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 21
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[18] 73
New Zealand (RIANZ)[19] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 86
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 21

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesJuly 21, 19867-inch vinylChrysalis
United KingdomAugust 11, 1986[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tratner, Michael . . 9781000339819 . Love and Money: A Literary History of Desires . February 25, 2021 . The chapter reads as a review evaluating the qualities in Huey Lewis' albums— some are New Wave... some bring out his quintessential bluesiness— and these shifts in musical style of this bands are as much 'events' in the novel as anything happening in the lives of the characters..
  2. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: Huey Lewis And The News’ “Stuck With You. . January 6, 2021. It’s basically a doo-wop song, but it’s the processed, digital version of a doo-wop song.... September 30, 2023.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130831015940/https://hueylewisandthenews.com/wp/?page_id=1038 Question of the Week – Huey Lewis and the News
  4. Single Releases. Cash Box. August 2, 1986. August 4, 2022. 9.
  5. Billboard. July 26, 1986. August 4, 2022. 71. Reviews.
  6. Huey Lewis and the News: World Tour 1986 tour book
  7. Stuck with You. Huey Lewis and the News. 1986. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Chrysalis Records. VS4 43019.
  8. Stuck with You. Huey Lewis and the News. 1986. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Chrysalis Records. HUEYX 5.
  9. Stuck with You. Huey Lewis and the News. 1986. Australian cassette single sleeve. Chrysalis Records. C 14337.
  10. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 91. 0-646-11917-6. Kent Music Report.
  11. European Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 3. 42. 14. October 25, 1986.
  12. Pennanen, Timo: Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. . p. 280
  13. News: Rás II. Dagblaðið Vísir. Timarit.is. is. 43. September 19, 1986. April 25, 2021.
  14. Web site: SA Charts 1969 – 1989: Songs S. Springbok Radio. September 25, 2010.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  15. National Top 100 Singles for 1986. Kent Music Report. 650. December 1986. Imgur. January 24, 2023.
  16. Top 100 Singles of '86. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 7, 2022.
  17. Hot 100 of the Year 1986. Music & Media. 3. 51/52. 28. December 27, 1986.
  18. Web site: End of Year Charts 1986. Recorded Music NZ. October 7, 2022.
  19. Top 100 Singles. Music Week. 24. January 24, 1987.
  20. 1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles . Billboard . 98 . 52 . Y-21 . December 27, 1986.
  21. New Singles. Music Week. 8. August 9, 1986.