As Ugly as They Wanna Be

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

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As Ugly as They Wanna Be
EP by Ugly Kid Joe
Released	October 15, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Funk metal[1] pop-metal[2] thrash metal[2]
Length	24:56
Label	Stardog
Producer	Ugly Kid Joe, Ryan Dorn
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be (1991) America's Least Wanted (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

As Ugly as They Wanna Be is notable for being the first EP to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.[5][6]

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 next year.

The track "Sweet Leaf" is a cover of the 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

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

References