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^ " Huey Lewis and the News – Stuck with You" (in German).

^ Huey Lewis and the News: World Tour 1986 tour book.

^ Question of the Week – Huey Lewis and the News.

The video was directed by Edd Griles, who had previously directed the band's videos for " The Heart of Rock & Roll" and " If This Is It", as well as Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and " Time After Time". The band, the crew and all the extras used in the island barbecue scene had to stay on a barge moored off the island so that they wouldn't be seen. The video was filmed on land, on water, underwater, and from the air. The island that Lewis and Smith wind up on is a small island about ten miles from Paradise Island in Nassau. The music video for "Stuck with You" was filmed in the Bahamas in July 1986 and features Keely Shaye Smith. Reception Ĭash Box called it a "romantic pop song." Billboard said it has "a skewed love lyric set to street-corner harmonizing." Music video Internationally, the song became the band's second top-20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Iceland, South Africa, and New Zealand.Īccording to Lewis, the song was written about a girl he liked however, she didn't like the song once he revealed it to her. The song spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's second number-one hit on the chart. Released in 1986, it was the first single from the band's fourth album, Fore!. " Stuck with You" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, written by guitarist Chris Hayes and lead singer Huey Lewis. Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology "Don't Ever Tell Me That You Love Me" (remix)

For the Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande song, see Stuck with U. Throw in the "church organ" at the beginning and you have a whole other level, with the religion aspect, but I won't go there at this time.For the Zones song, see Stuck with You (Zones song). To me, this song sounds like someone who is in denial and they know it, but can't quite face it. If someone feels like it's "too late" they either have horrible low self esteem, thinking no one else will want them, or they are "staying together for the kids" which is usually a horrible idea.Įven the line, "I can see that you're happy to be stuck with me" sounds like wishful thinking at best. "We thought about breaking up, but now we know it's much too late" It's never too late to break up with someone if they are treating you poorly. Yes every relationship has some of these, but to what extent? This reminds me of a battered wife who keeps telling herself it's worth it to stay because of the good times, when her man isn't drunk off his ass and isn't using her as an excuse and/or punching bag. "That's the way it's supposed to be", referring to having "ins and outs". If you have doubts about someone but you don't face them, you're asking for trouble down the road. "We've had our doubts, but we never took them seriously" - This is one of the most telling lines. Consider the person who is in an abusive relationship but can't bring themselves to leave for whatever reason (family, their kids, etc.)

The title itself, while most probably consider it "cute" to say they are stuck with each other, it's actually pretty sad. To me, it sounds like it was written by someone who is in denial about how crappy their partner is. But I was thinking about the lyrics recently, and I think it means something else. My InterpretationWhen I was a kid, I always enjoyed this song, mostly due to the upbeat music and the silly video. (Ooh, wa-ooh) I'm happy to be stuck with you (Ooh, yes, it's true) I'm so happy to be stuck with you We are bound by all the rest (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh, wa-ooh) We thought about breaking up We thought about breaking up, now we know it's much too lateĪnd we've had our ins and outs (ooh, wa-ooh) We thought about someone else, but neither one took the bait We've had some fun, and yes we've had our ups and downsīeen down that rocky road, but here we are, still around