Dirty (Sonic Youth album)

For other uses, see Dirty (Sonic Youth album) (disambiguation).

Untitled

Dirty is an album by Sonic Youth that was originally released on July 21 1992. It was deemed best album of 1992 by Entertainment Weekly magazine.

On March 25 2003, a double-CD deluxe edition of the album was released. It comprised the original album with additional B-sides, demos and rehearsal recordings.

Track listing

Original release

1. "100%" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:28
2. "Swimsuit Issue" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 2:57
3. "Theresa's Sound-World" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 5:27
4. "Drunken Butterfly" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:03
5. "Shoot" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 5:16
6. "Wish Fulfillment" (lyrics/vocals Lee) – 3:24
7. "Sugar Kane" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 5:56
8. "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 4:17
9. "Youth Against Fascism" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 3:36
10. "Nic Fit" (Untouchables) (vocals Thurston) – 0:59
11. "On the Strip" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 5:41
12. "Chapel Hill" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 4:46
13. "JC" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 4:01
14. "Purr" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 4:21
15. "Créme Brûlèe" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 2:33
16. "Stalker" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) (bonus track on vinyl edition only) – 3:01

Deluxe edition

Disc one

1. "100%" – 2:28
2. "Swimsuit Issue" – 2:57
3. "Theresa's Sound-World" – 5:27
4. "Drunken Butterfly" – 3:03
5. "Shoot" – 5:16
6. "Wish Fulfillment" – 3:24
7. "Sugar Kane" – 5:56
8. "Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" – 4:17
9. "Youth Against Fascism" – 3:36
10. "Nic Fit" (Untouchables) – 0:59
11. "On the Strip" – 5:41
12. "Chapel Hill" – 4:46
13. "JC" – 4:01
14. "Purr" – 4:21
15. "Créme Brûlèe" – 2:33
16. "Stalker" – 3:01
17. "Genetic" (lyrics/vocals Lee) – 3:35
18. "Hendrix Necro" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 2:49
19. "The Destroyed Room" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:21

Disc two

1. "Is It My Body" (Alice Cooper) – 2:52
2. "Personality Crisis" (New York Dolls) – 3:41
3. "The End of the End of the Ugly" – 4:19
4. "Tamra" – 8:34
5. "Little Jammy Thing" – 2:20
6. "Lite Damage" – 5:22
7. "Dreamfinger" – 7:41
8. "Barracuda" – 4:22
9. "New White Kross" – 1:29
10. "Guido" – 3:50
11. "Stalker" – 3:37
12. "Moonface" – 4:44
13. "Poet in the Pit" – 2:41
14. "Theoretical Chaos" – 3:07
15. "Youth Against Fascism" – 5:03
16. "Wish Fulfillment" – 3:50

Singles

• "100%" (July 1992)
• "Youth Against Fascism" (December 1992)
• "Sugar Kane" (February 1993)
• "Drunken Butterfly" (August 1993, Germany only)

Album charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1992	Dirty	Official UK Albums Chart	No. 6
1992	Dirty	Official Sweden Albums Chart	No. 26
1992	Dirty	Official Austrian Albums Chart	No. 37
1992	Dirty	Official German Albums Chart	No. 59
1992	Dirty	Billboard Top 200	No. 83

Charting singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1992	100%	Modern Rock Tracks (US)	No. 4
1992	100%	UK Singles Chart	No. 28
1992	Youth Against Fascism	UK Singles Chart	No. 52
1993	Sugar Kane	UK Singles Chart	No. 26
1993	Whore's Moaning (Australian EP)	Australia Singles Chart	No. 44

Miscellanea

• Ian MacKaye got credit for the "xtra guitar" on "Youth Against Fascism"
• As noted above, "Nic Fit" is a song originally by the DC band Untouchables. In that band is Ian's brother Alec MacKaye
• Under the tray of the first pressing of the "Dirty" CD (and later in the booklet of the deluxe edition CD/LP) is a controversial photograph of performance artist Bob Flanagan. It was removed from all other pressings.
• The track "Sugar Kane" includes a possible reference to fellow alternative rock band Half Japanese. The lyric "kiss me like a frog" may refer to the Half Japanese song of the same name.