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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

"100%" (lyrics Gordon/vocals Moore) – 2:28

"Swimsuit Issue" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:57

"Theresa's Sound-World" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 5:27

"Drunken Butterfly" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 3:03

"Shoot" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 5:16

"Wish Fulfillment" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) – 3:24

"Sugar Kane" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 5:56

"Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:17

"Youth Against Fascism" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 3:36

"Nic Fit" (Untouchables) (vocals Moore) – 0:59

"On the Strip" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 5:41

"Chapel Hill" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 4:46

"JC" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:01

"Purr" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 4:21

"Créme Brûlèe" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:33

"Stalker" (lyrics/vocals Moore) (bonus track on vinyl edition only) – 3:01

Deluxe edition

Disc one

"100%" – 2:28

"Swimsuit Issue" – 2:57

"Theresa's Sound-World" – 5:27

"Drunken Butterfly" – 3:03

"Shoot" – 5:16

"Wish Fulfillment" – 3:24

"Sugar Kane" – 5:56

"Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit" – 4:17

"Youth Against Fascism" – 3:36

"Nic Fit" (Untouchables) – 0:59

"On the Strip" – 5:41

"Chapel Hill" – 4:46

"JC" – 4:01

"Purr" – 4:21

"Créme Brûlèe" – 2:33

"Stalker" – 3:01

"Genetic" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) – 3:35

"Hendrix Necro" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 2:49

"The Destroyed Room" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 3:21

Disc two

"Is It My Body" (Alice Cooper) – 2:52

"Personality Crisis" (New York Dolls) – 3:41

"The End of the End of the Ugly" – 4:19

"Tamra" – 8:34

"Little Jammy Thing" – 2:20

"Lite Damage" – 5:22

"Dreamfinger" – 7:41

"Barracuda" – 4:22

"New White Kross" – 1:29

"Guido" – 3:50

"Stalker" – 3:37

"Moonface" – 4:44

"Poet in the Pit" – 2:41

"Theoretical Chaos" – 3:07

"Youth Against Fascism" – 5:03

"Wish Fulfillment" – 3:50

Singles

"100%" (July 1992)

"Youth Against Fascism" (December 1992)

"Sugar Kane" (February 1993)

"Drunken Butterfly" (August 1993, Germany only)

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Official UK Albums Chart	6
1992	Official Sweden Albums Chart	26
1992	Official Austrian Albums Chart	37
1992	Official German Albums Chart	59
1992	Billboard Top 200	83

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1992	"100%"	Modern Rock Tracks (US)	4
1992	"100%"	UK Singles Chart	28
1992	"Youth Against Fascism"	UK Singles Chart	52
1993	"Sugar Kane"	UK Singles Chart	26
1993	"Whore's Moaning" (Australian EP)	Australia Singles Chart	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 indie rock band Half Japanese. The lyric "kiss me like a frog" may refer to the Half Japanese song of the same name.

In the movie The 40 Year Old Virgin, the character Cal played by Seth Rogen is seen in one part of the movie wearing a t-shirt of the album cover. Further Information

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