Sick of You (Cake song)

"Sick of You"
Single by Cake
from the album Showroom of Compassion
ReleasedSeptember 2010[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:18
LabelUpbeat Records
Songwriter(s)John McCrea, Xan McCurdy
Cake singles chronology
"Carbon Monoxide"
(2004) 		"Sick of You"
(2010) 		"Long Time"
(2011)

"Sick of You" is the name of the lead-off single from the alternative rock band Cake's sixth studio album, Showroom of Compassion. The song is Cake's fourth Top 10 hit on the Alternative Songs chart, hitting number 4.[2] The song also has hit number 13 on the US Rock Songs chart[3] and peaked at #1 on the Mediabase's Canadian Alternative Rock chart.

Music and lyrics

Lyrically, the song is about items that the band members of Cake hate.[4] John McCrea said of the song, "It's about how when you hate things, the circle of hate starts rather broadly. You hate the President or a big movie star, someone you'll probably never meet. Gradually though, the circle tightens and the objects of hate get closer and closer to the hater. Now it's your uncle or your mother, now it's your close friend, and finally it's you. Bummer."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Sick of You" – 3:18
  2. "Italian Guy" – 3:11

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 72
Canada Rock (Billboard)[6] 4
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 29

References

  1. ^ Gaston, Peter (September 22, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: First New Song from Cake in 6 Years!". SPIN. Archived from the original on Feb 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sick of You - Cake". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  3. ^ "Artist – Cake". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Sara (2010-09-24). "Cake, 'Sick of You' -- New Song". AOL. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  5. ^ "Cake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cake Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cake Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cale Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cake Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2018.