Song · The Sugarcubes
“Delicious Demon” by The Sugarcubes
From the album Life’s Too Good (1988)
“Delicious Demon” by The Sugarcubes appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Life’s Too Good. Its best result is #16 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1988, #5,253 alternative song of all time and #390 of the '80s.
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The Sugarcubes put "Delicious Demon" on Life's Too Good in 1988, and it shows off the band's two-headed vocal attack: Björk's voice leaps and swoops while Einar Örn Benediktsson butts in like a heckler who wandered onstage. Behind them, Þór Eldon's guitar, Bragi Ólafsson's bass and Sigtryggur Baldursson's drums keep things skittering and taut.
Derek Birkett and Ray Shulman produced, and the band wrote it together. It's playful and strange, pop music made by people who seem to find the whole idea of pop hilarious and irresistible at the same time.
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 | 91 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
| 1988 | 16 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 260 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 159 | 91X | 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) | 191 |
| 2003 | 1959 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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