Hit (The Sugarcubes song)

"Hit"
Single by the Sugarcubes
from the album Stick Around for Joy
B-side
  • "Theft"
  • "Chihuahua"
Released30 December 1991 (1991-12-30)
StudioBearsville (Bearsville, New York)
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)The Sugarcubes
Producer(s)Paul Fox
The Sugarcubes singles chronology
"Planet"
(1990) 		"Hit"
(1991) 		"Walkabout"
(1992)

"Hit" is a song written and performed by Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. It was released on 30 December 1991 as the lead single from their third and final studio album, Stick Around for Joy. The song became the band's most successful single, reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a music video directed by Óskar Jónasson.[1]

Track listings

UK 7-inch vinyl

Side A

  1. "Hit" – 3:57

Side B

  1. "Theft" – 3:50

UK 12-inch vinyl[2]

Side A

  1. "Hit" – 3:57
  2. "Theft" – 3:50

Side B

  1. "Hit" (instrumental) – 3:50
  2. "Leash Called Love" – 3:42

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Hit" – 3:57
  2. "Theft" – 3:50
  3. "Hit" (instrumental) – 3:57
  4. "Chihuahua" (instrumental) – 3:32

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of "Hit".[3]

  • The Sugarcubes – composition, mixing
  • Paul Fox – production, mixing
  • Ed Thacker – engineering, mixing
  • Chris Laidlaw – engineering assistance
  • Scott Blockland – engineering assistance
  • Me Company – artwork

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 76
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 66
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 17
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] 1

Covers

The track was covered by English indie rock band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as "Carter USM") in 1993 as a B-side to their single "Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over" off their fourth album, Post Historic Monsters.[10] Diana Vickers also covered the track on her album “Songs from the tainted cherry tree” in 2010.

References

  1. ^ Björk. "The Sugarcubes – Hit". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "77ísland • official Björk discography". 77island.bjork.info. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ^ Hit (LP liner notes). The Sugarcubes. One Little Indian. 1991. 62TP12.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Chartifacts". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 March 1992. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via Imgur.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 6. 8 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Sugarcubes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "The Sugarcubes – Hit". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 29 February 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ CoverHeaven (13 April 2011). "Carter USM – Hit (The Sugarcubes Cover)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 March 2017.