They're All Gonna Laugh at You!

They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
Studio album by
Adam Sandler
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1993 (US)
VenueThe Hit Factory, New York City
The Zoo, Encino, California
GenreComedy
Length54:38
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBrooks Arthur
Adam Sandler chronology
They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
(1993) 		What the Hell Happened to Me?
(1996)

They're All Gonna Laugh at You! is the debut album by American actor and comedian Adam Sandler, released in 1993. The title comes from a repeated line in the track "Oh Mom...", which is a parody of a scene in the film Carrie. Several of the tracks on the album feature adult humor, a departure from the material in his films, which were generally rated PG or PG-13. This is a trend that would continue on his subsequent comedy albums and live tours.

Production[edit]

At the time of the recording, Adam Sandler was in the middle of his five-season career at Saturday Night Live and much of this album was made with the help of his friends from the show. Besides Sandler, the album features fellow SNL performers Rob Schneider, David Spade, Chris Farley, and Tim Meadows, as well as SNL writers Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, and career writing partner Tim Herlihy. The album was also produced by G. E. Smith, SNL's musical director at the time. Several friends of Sandler's also perform and co-write on the album, some of whom would go on to become recurring players in Sandler's films, most notably Allen Covert.

In addition to several non-musical skits, the album includes five songs, two of which were performed live (and previously were performed on SNL: "The Thanksgiving Song" and "Lunchlady Land") at The Strand in Redondo Beach, California on July 25, 1993,[1] while "Food Innuendo Guy" is an uptempo George Thorogood meets Aerosmith-influenced blues rocker, "At a Medium Pace" is a sexually explicit love song, and "My Little Chicken" is a jazzy humorous number in which Sandler sings about his love for chickens.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyD[3]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]

The album was nominated for Best Comedy Album at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. It has been certified 2× platinum, having sold over two million copies.[5]

As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 1,831,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]

Track listing[edit]

All written by Adam Sandler, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Assistant Principal's Big Day" (Sandler/Tim Herlihy/Rob Schneider) – 2:20
  2. "The Buffoon and the Dean of Admissions" (Sandler/Herlihy) – 2:16
  3. "Buddy" (Sandler/Schneider) – 2:12
  4. "The Longest Pee" (Sandler/Schneider) – 2:15
  5. "Food Innuendo Guy" (Sandler/Jon Rosenberg) – 2:24
  6. "The Beating of a High School Janitor" – 0:31
  7. "Right Field" (Sandler/F. Wolf/H. Busgang/D. McGrath) – 3:11
  8. "The Buffoon and the Valedictorian" (Sandler/Herlihy) – 2:16
  9. "Mr. Spindel's Phone Call" (Sandler/Robert Smigel) – 2:01
  10. "The Thanksgiving Song" (Sandler/Smigel/Ian Maxtone-Graham) – 3:46
  11. "The Beating of a High School Bus Driver" (Sandler/Koren) – 0:57
  12. "Oh Mom..." (Sandler/Schneider) – 2:08
  13. "Fatty McGee" (Sandler/Spade/Meadows)– 3:12
  14. "At a Medium Pace" (Sandler/Koren/Smigel) – 3:16
  15. "The Beating of a High School Science Teacher" – 0:50
  16. "The Cheerleader" (Sandler/Schneider) – 1:34
  17. "I'm So Wasted" (Sandler/Schneider) – 5:00
  18. "Lunchlady Land" (Sandler/Bob Odenkirk/Allen Covert/Herlihy) – 5:01
  19. "The Beating of a High School Spanish Teacher" – 0:28
  20. "Toll Booth Willie" (Koren/Sandler) – 3:47
  21. "Teenage Love on the Phone" – 2:32
  22. "My Little Chicken" (Sandler/Schneider) – 2:15

Tracks 5, 10, 14, 18 and 22 are songs.

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 129
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[9] 17

Songs chart positions[edit]

Chart performance for songs from They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
Title Year Peak chart positions
Adult Pop
[10] 		Mainstream Rock
[8]
"The Thanksgiving Song" 1997 40 29

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ NBC Productions (1993). They're All Gonna Laugh at You! (Booklet). Adam Sandler. Warner Bros. p. 3.
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Adam Sandler – They're All Gonna Laugh at You! Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Browne, David (January 20, 1995). "They're All Gonna Laugh at You!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Greene, Jayson (November 13, 2022). "Adam Sandler: They're All Gonna Laugh at You! Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Marchese, David (September 26, 2013). "Enter Sandman: The Oral History of Adam Sandler's 'They're All Gonna Laugh at You!'". Spin. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Comedy wins none of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards but all of the focus of this week's magazine issue – the Comic's Comic".
  7. ^ "Adam Sandler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Adam Sandler - Chart history | Heatseekers Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 Dec 2013.
  9. ^ "Adam Sandler Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "Adam Sandler Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Adam Sandler – They're All Gonna Laugh at Me". Music Canada.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Adam Sandler – They're All Gonna Laugh at You!". Recording Industry Association of America.
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