100% Fun

100% Fun is the fifth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1995.[2]

100% Fun
Studio album by
Matthew Sweet
ReleasedVinyl: February 28, 1995
CD, Cassette: March 14, 1995[1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length41:06
LabelZoo Entertainment
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Matthew Sweet chronology
Son of Altered Beast
(1994)		 100% Fun
(1995)		 Blue Sky on Mars
(1997)

Release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Select4/5[7]
Spin8/10[8]
The Village VoiceB+[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

The song "Sick of Myself" was covered by the band Bowling for Soup for 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.[12]

The song "Everything Changes" was featured in the film The Babysitters Club.

"Sick of Myself" appeared on an episode of Hindsight.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Sweet[13].

No.TitleLength
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
Japanese CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Sense of Adventure"4:36
14."Slowly"3:34

Personnel
  • Matthew Sweet – vocals (1 - 12), electric rhythm guitar (1 - 8, 10 - 12), electric lead guitar (3, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9), electric bass (1 - 12), piano (2, 9, 11), harpsichord (11), synthesizer (10), theremin (6)
  • Robert Quine – electric lead (2, 6, 10) and rhythm (3, 7, 9) guitars
  • Richard Lloyd – electric lead (1, 4 - 6, 8) and rhythm (11) guitars
  • Greg Leisz – lap (2, 12) and pedal (5, 9) steel guitars, mandolin (8)
  • Stuart Johnson – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
  • Ric Menck – drums (1, 3, 6, 9, 12)
  • Brendan O'Brien – electric lead (2) and rhythm (1, 10) guitars, acoustic and slide guitars (8), piano (4, 5, 12), mellotron (6), clavinet (7), harpsichord (8)

References
  1. Maples, Tina (January 29, 1995). "Cranking up the old machine. A couple of blasts from the past highlight the new releases". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 8. 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.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "100% Fun – Matthew Sweet". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  3. Kot, Greg (March 9, 1995). "Bitter Sweet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. Browne, David (April 14, 1995). "100% Fun". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. Smith, Andrew (March 31, 1995). "Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun (Zoo/BMG)". The Guardian.
  6. Jurek, Thom (April 6, 1995). "Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  7. Collis, Clark (May 1995). "Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun". Select. No. 59. p. 101.
  8. Salamon, Jeff (April 1995). "Matthew Sweet: 100% Fun". Spin. Vol. 11 no. 1. pp. 196–97. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  9. Christgau, Robert (April 9, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  10. Ep #9: Matthew Sweet - Stripped Down Live with Curt Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFmM0m8Gch4
  11. "Matthew Sweet 1991-1995 180G LP Series Subscription (PRE-ORDER) – Intervention Records". www.interventionrecords.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  12. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4962378
  13. "100% Fun Information". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
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