Song · The Sugarcubes
“Coldsweat” by The Sugarcubes
From the album Life’s Too Good (1988)
“Coldsweat” by The Sugarcubes appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 1991. It was first released in 1988 on the album Life’s Too Good. Its best result is #21 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #108 alternative song of 1988 and #4,066 alternative song of all time.
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"Coldsweat" comes off Life's Too Good, the Sugarcubes' 1988 debut, and it's a two-headed beast: Björk and Einar Örn Benediktsson share the vocals, two very different voices on one track. Þór Eldon plays guitar, Bragi Ólafsson bass and Sigtryggur Baldursson drums, with the whole band sharing the writing credit and Derek Birkett and Ray Shulman in the producer's chair.
It's a jolt of a record, wiry, restless and gloriously odd.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 217 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 266 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
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