"Hit" | ||||
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Single by the Sugarcubes | ||||
from the album Stick Around for Joy | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 30 December 1991 | |||
Studio | Bearsville (Bearsville, New York) | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | The Sugarcubes | |||
Producer(s) | Paul Fox | |||
The Sugarcubes singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
UK 7-inch vinyl
Side A
Side B
UK 12-inch vinyl [2]
Side A
Side B
UK CD1 [2]
Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of "Hit". [3]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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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 |
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