As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released on October 8, 1991. The 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. It is the only Ugly Kid Joe record to feature Roger Lahr on rhythm guitar and the only EP to feature Mark Davis on drums, though the latter would go on to play Ugly Kid Joe's debut album America's Least Wanted (1992) as his only album contribution with the band.
Overview 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"). Rhythm guitar parts on both songs that were originally played by Roger Lahr were replaced by those of Lahr's successor Dave Fortman's for the album. "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 "Madman" (Klaus Eichstadt) – 3:37 "Whiplash Liquor" (Eichstadt, Roger Lahr, Whitfield Crane) – 3:40 "Too Bad" (Crane, Eric Phillips) – 5:54 "Everything About You" (Eichstadt, Crane) – 4:14 "Sweet Leaf"/"Funky Fresh Country Club" (Crane, Phillips, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Iommi) – 7:31 "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
Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 84 US Billboard 200 52
Singles YearSingleChartPosition1992"Everything About You"Mainstream Rock Tracks61992"Everything About You"Billboard Hot 1009
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