SugarCrash!

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"SugarCrash!"
SugarCrash! ElyOtto song.png
Single by ElyOtto
ReleasedAugust 25, 2020
GenreHyperpop
Length
  • 1:20
  • 2:31 (remix)
Songwriter(s)Elliott Platt
Producer(s)Elliott Platt
ElyOtto singles chronology
"Lost"
(2017) 		"SugarCrash!"
(2020) 		"Let Go :("
(2020)
Music video
"SugarCrash!" on YouTube

"SugarCrash!" is a song written, produced, and performed by Canadian musician ElyOtto. It was released on August 25, 2020. A remix featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters was released on April 23, 2021. The song is likely to be featured on an upcoming EP to be released in the summer of 2021.[1][2]

Background and composition[]

At one minute and 20 seconds long, the song is in the key of F-sharp major with a tempo of 98 beats per minute. It went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok in 2021. The song is a hyperpop song with many sound effects, distorted bass, and high-pitched vocals, consisting of two choruses, a verse, and a bridge. Platt claimed in a Genius interview that the song, made with GarageBand, was a soundfont test for Pokémon Black and White. Platt also stated that the song covered many of his issues; how tired he was of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, his future, and his gender dysphoria.[3]

I've heard a lot of trans people say that they feel like they're born in the wrong body, wishing they could be someone else. I don't feel like that at all, I'm who I meant to be. I want to get rid of that self-hatred I have for myself, and sort of become accepting. It's such a personal thing to me, but taken out of context, it's something that pretty much anyone could relate to, which I think is really beautiful.[3]

Reception[]

Vulture's Justin Curto wrote: "As a song, 'SugarCrash!' tries to solve the very problem it's about. It's nothing new in hyperpop, which often uses buoyant productions to address darker themes. But on another, equally self-aware level, the song works so well because it's also about exactly what it sounds like. It's a hyperactive song about being full of pent-up energy; a brain-splitting song that, at one point, contemplates splitting one's own brain".[4] The song also received praise from Billboard author Joe Lynch, who described it as "a diaristic, candy-coated slice of teenage dissatisfaction."[5]

Following the song's success, at least seven record labels reached out to ElyOtto before he signed to RCA Records.[6][7]

Chart performance[]

The song debuted at number 30 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, having spent 19 weeks-and-counting on the chart in total, peaking at number 10.[8] It later debuted at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 for the week of March 20, 2021,[9] and peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart,[10] as well as number 126 on Billboard's Global 200.[11] The song also earned ElyOtto a spot on Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25 chart for the months of February and March 2021 at numbers 15 and 17, respectively,[12] as well as a spot on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart for four weeks, peaking at number 36.[13]

Music video[]

On April 23, 2021, a visualizer was released along with the remix. A music video for the original song was released on May 4, 2021.[14] Both videos sit at a combined 7.8 million views as of July 2021.

Charts[]

Chart performance for "SugarCrash!"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] 126
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[10] 59
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 23

References[]

  1. ^ "How ElyOtto Became the New Face of Hyperpop". Spin. April 8, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "High school student ElyOtto an overnight hyperpop sensation with major record deal".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "ElyOtto "SugarCrash!" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified". Genius.
  4. ^ "Admit It, 'SugarCrash!' Was Already Great". Vulture.
  5. ^ "ElyOtto on What Hyperpop Means to the LGBTQ+ Community". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Calgary artist ElyOtto turns viral fame into record deal with massive TikTok hit SugarCrash". TheYYScene.
  7. ^ "ElyOtto is the trans TikTok star taking on the music industry". Gay Times.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs - July 3, 2021". Billboard.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "SugarCrash!" - Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "ELYOTTO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "SugarCrash!" Billboard Global 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Future of Music: The Sounds of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone.
  13. ^ "Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "ElyOtto - SugarCrash! (Official Video)" – via YouTube.
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