Top of the World is the seventh studio album by American rock band Slightly Stoopid. It was released on August 14, 2012.
The seven-piece band continues to explore a variety of styles on the album, with help from some of their biggest influences and heroes including: reggae legends Barrington Levy and Don Carlos of Black Uhuru; âÂÂunofficial 8th memberâ Karl Denson of Greyboy Allstars; longtime band friend and touring partner G. Love; Fishbone frontman Angelo Moore; ex-Jurassic Five emcee extraordinaire Chali 2na; DumpstaphunkâÂÂs Ian Neville; and hit-making singer/songwriter Angela Hunte.
The album entered the Billboard 200 at a career high No. 13 as well as on BillboardâÂÂs Independent Albums chart at No. 3. The album also debuted on BillboardâÂÂs Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts with a final position of No. 4. The album has sold 75,000 copies in the US as of June 2015.
Following the album release, the band performed on the âÂÂRed Bull Sound Space at KROQâ (www.kroq.com/soundspace and www.redbullusa.com/soundspace) on August 23, followed by appearances on tastemaker indie music website Daytrotter and SiriusXM. The group also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 12 to play their current single, âÂÂTop of the World.âÂÂ
Slightly Stoopid unveiled the video for the albumâÂÂs title track, starring comedian/actor/cult hero Tommy Chong, which can be viewed on VEVO.com.
Relix raved that Top of the World is "their most ambitious work yet." , and NPR Music stated that âÂÂIf you like your hemp grown close to the beach, this is your soundtrack,â , while Yahoo! Music simply calls Top of the World âÂÂa sonic knockout.âÂÂ
An extensive profile of the band in their hometown's San Diego Union-Tribune remarked that the album's "title seems almost prophetic for this eight-man band, whose dance-happy music blends elements of reggae, rock, blues, hip-hop and punk."
"Devil's Door" first appeared as a live track from their acoustic album, '.