100% Fun

March 2012 May 2011 100% Fun Studio album Matthew Sweet MatthewSweet100Fun.jpg Vinyl: February 28, 1995CD, Cassette: March 14, 1995Maples Tina Cranking up the old machine. A couple of blasts from the past highlight the new releases Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1995-01-29 8 English Following the lead of Pearl Jam and others, Sweet's album will be released on vinyl first (Feb. 28), with CDs and cassettes to follow March 14. Alternative rock 41 06 Zoo Entertainment Brendan O'Brien Son of Altered Beast 1994 Blue Sky on Mars 1997 100% Fun studio We're the Same 1995 Sick of Myself 1995 100% Fun is the fifth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1995. Release AllMusic 4.5 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/100-fun-mw0000124092 100% Fun – Matthew Sweet AllMusic May 3, 2011 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine Chicago Tribune 3 4https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/03/09/bitter-sweet-2/ Bitter Sweet Chicago Tribune March 9, 1995 May 15, 2017 Kot Greg Greg Kot Entertainment Weekly B+https://ew.com/article/1995/04/14/100-fun/ 100% Fun Entertainment Weekly April 14, 1995 May 13, 2020 Browne David David Browne (journalist) The Guardian 4 4Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun (Zoo/BMG) The Guardian March 31, 1995 Smith Andrew Andrew Smith (journalist and non-fiction writer) NME 6/10Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun NME March 25, 1995 Robinson John 41 Q 4 5Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun Q 103 April 1995 Cooper Mark Rolling Stone 4 5http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/matthewsweet/albums/album/202613/review/5942094/100_fun Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun Rolling Stone April 6, 1995 May 3, 2011 Jurek Thom https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004906/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/matthewsweet/albums/album/202613/review/5942094/100_fun October 1, 2007 dead Select 4/5Matthew Sweet: 100% Select 59 May 1995 Collis Clark 101 Spin 8/10https://books.google.com/books?id=495Bl1_hMr8C&pg=PA196 Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun Spin 11 1 April 1995 May 15, 2017 Salamon Jeff 196–197 The Village Voice B+https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv396-96.php Consumer Guide The Village Voice April 9, 1996 May 15, 2017 Christgau Robert Robert Christgau 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." The title of the album was derived from Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide note.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmM0m8Gch4 Ep #9: Matthew Sweet - Stripped Down Live with Curt Smith October 21, 2010 March 14, 2025 YouTube Reissue 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.https://www.interventionrecords.com/records/matthew-sweet-180g-lp-series-subscription/ Matthew Sweet 1991-1995 180G LP Series Subscription (PRE-ORDER) – Intervention Records Interventionrecords.com en-US 2018-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005714/https://www.interventionrecords.com/records/matthew-sweet-180g-lp-series-subscription/ May 17, 2018 dead In popular culture 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.https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4962378 Death Cab for Cutie Stay Clever on 'Plans' NPR.org "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, as well as an episode of 'Your Friends & Neighbors'. Track listing Matthew Sweethttps://www.amazon.com/100-Fun-Matthew-Sweet/dp/B00000099S 100% Fun Information Amazon.com May 3, 2011 Sick of Myself 3:38 Not When I Need It 3:27 We're the Same 3:03 Giving It Back 3:28 Everything Changes 3:49 Lost My Mind 4:43 Come to Love 2:26 Walk Out 3:24 I Almost Forgot 2:54 Super Baby 3:15 Get Older 2:46 Smog Moon 4:13 Japanese CD Bonus Tracks Sense of Adventure 4:36 Slowly 3:34 Personnel Matthew Sweet – vocals, electric rhythm guitar (1–8, 10–12), electric bass, acoustic piano (2, 9, 11), electric lead guitar (3, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9), electric 12-string rhythm guitar (3), theremin (6), electric piano (9), mini synthesizer (11), RMI electric piano (11), electric harpsichord (11) Brendan O'Brien – electric rhythm guitar, (1, 10) electric lead guitar (2), acoustic piano (4, 5, 12), electric piano (5), Mellotron (6, 10), clavinet (7), harpsichord (8), acoustic guitar (8), slide guitar (8) Richard Lloyd – electric lead guitar (1, 4–6, 8), electric rhythm guitar (11) Robert Quine – electric lead guitar (2, 6, 10) electric rhythm guitar (3, 7, 9) Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar (2, 12), pedal steel guitar (5, 9), mandolin (8) Ric Menck – drums (1, 3, 6, 9, 12) Stuart Johnson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11) Production Scott Byron – A&R Bud Scoppa – A&R Brendan O'Brien – producer, mixing Nick Didia – engineer Caram Costanzo – second engineer Lee Hammond – art direction Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) Matthew Sweet – cover photography Jeff Bender – photography Russell Carter Artist Management Ltd. – management Charts + Chart performance for 100% Fun Chart (1995) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA)273 75 Canada Albums (RPM)https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=5375&app=rpm Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 9 Apr 03, 1995 RPM April 13, 2024 41Billboard200 65 Matthew Sweet true October 20, 2022 References Category:1995 albums Category:Matthew Sweet albums Category:Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (music producer) Category:Zoo Entertainment (record label) albums