Retro Video of the Week: "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe

Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the release of Ugly Kid Joe's debut album, America's Least Wanted.  The band kind of straddled the line between the outgoing hair band era and the new grunge revolution, and they did it quite well.  The album reached #27 on the Billboard album chart and eventually went double platinum in the U.S., behind the strength of two Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.  "Everything About You" reached #9, while their cover of Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" went to #6.

"Everything About You" is just a great rock song, and it was perfect for that era, when hating things was en vogue (and, on an unrelated note, En Vogue was also en vogue).  There is a lovely juxtaposition between the cheery hard rock music and the lyrics about hating everything about a presumed ex-girlfriend.  And a shout-out to the drummer for wearing a Mickey's t-shirt in the video.