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In the Pursuit of Leisure by Sugar Ray
In the Pursuit of Leisure is an album by Sugar Ray, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”, on 1 list with a best position of #76.
In the Pursuit of Leisure, Sugar Ray's fifth studio album, came out on Atlantic in 2003 with David Kahne producing. By then the Newport Beach band had long since traded the heavy funk-metal of its early days for sunny, radio-ready pop, and Mark McGrath and company stayed firmly in beach-party mode here, with Esthero and Shaggy dropping in as guests.
"Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" was the lead single and a modest hit, reaching number 20 on Billboard's Adult Top 40, and a breezy cover of Joe Jackson's new wave jab "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" followed at number 29. The cover is also the song that showed up on a countdown. It turned out to be their last studio album for Atlantic and Warner; a greatest hits set closed out the deal, and the band left the label in 2006.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from In the Pursuit of Leisure on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? | 1 | #76 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.