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| 100% Fun | ||||
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| Released | Vinyl: February 28, 1995 CD, Cassette: March 14, 1995 [1] | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label | Zoo Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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100% Fun is the fifth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1995. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| NME | 6/10 [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Select | 4/5 [9] |
| Spin | 8/10 [10] |
| The Village Voice | B+ [11] |
The album was met with moderate commercial success and favorable reviews. The single "Sick of Myself" reached #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and appeared on the top 100 pop song charts of the day. Critic David Browne of Entertainment Weekly , who included 100% Fun on his year's-best list, wrote in his review that it "makes you feel as if a good pop hook can solve any crisis." [4] The title of the album was derived from Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide note. [12]
In 2018, independent vinyl reissue label Intervention Records announced that it would be releasing Artist-Approved 2 LP Expanded Editions of 100% Fun, Altered Beast , and Girlfriend . The three albums will also be released on CD/SACD. Intervention also announced a first time on vinyl reissue of Son of Altered Beast . [13]
The song "Sick of Myself" was covered by Bowling for Soup on their album Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies . In 2005, indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie also performed a cover of the song for NPR's World Cafe . [14]
"Everything Changes" was featured in the 1995 film The Babysitters Club . It came on during a tense moment in the film, when 13-year-old Stacy has to come to grips with her diabetes, as well as get over the 18-year-old she has a crush on. The song plays dramatically after she has lied to her crush about being 18.
"Sick of Myself" appeared on an episode of Hindsight .
All tracks are written by Matthew Sweet [15]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sick of Myself" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Not When I Need It" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "We're the Same" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Giving It Back" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Everything Changes" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Lost My Mind" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Come to Love" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Walk Out" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "I Almost Forgot" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Super Baby" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Get Older" | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Smog Moon" | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Sense of Adventure" | 4:36 |
| 14. | "Slowly" | 3:34 |
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 75 |
| Canada Albums (RPM) [17] | 41 |
| US Billboard 200 [18] | 65 |
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