Sugar (System of a Down song)
"Sugar" | ||||
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Single by System of a Down | ||||
from the album System of a Down | ||||
Released | May 24, 1998 | |||
Recorded |
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Genre | Nu metal[1][2] | |||
Length | 2:34 | |||
Label | American | |||
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System of a Down singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sugar" (clean version) on YouTube |
"Sugar" is a song by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released as a single and EP in May 1998 and was taken from their album System of a Down (1998).
Music video[]
The music video for "Sugar" shows the band playing on a stage, with an American flag intercut with images of public violence, hangings from the Holocaust, armies, footage of the Upshot-Knothole Grable nuclear test and footage from the German film Metropolis.
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by Serj Tankian.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Sugar" |
| 2:34 |
2. | "War?" (live) | Malakian | 2:49 |
3. | "Sugar" (live) |
| 2:23 |
4. | "Suite-Pee" (live) | Malakian | 3:04 |
All lyrics are written by Serj Tankian.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Sugar" |
| 2:34 |
2. | "War?" (live) | Malakian | 2:48 |
All lyrics are written by Serj Tankian.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Sugar" (album version) |
| 2:34 |
2. | "Sugar" (clean version) |
| 2:34 |
3. | "Störagéd" | Malakian | 1:19 |
4. | "Sugar" (live version) |
| 2:27 |
5. | "War?" (live version) | Malakian | 2:48 |
6. | "Sugar" (clean live version) |
| 2:27 |
7. | "War?" (clean live version) | Malakian | 2:48 |
All live tracks featured on this release were recorded on January 19, 1999 at Irving Plaza in New York City.[citation needed]
Chart positions[]
Chart (1998–99) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 136 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 31 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] | 28 |
References[]
- ^ Chesler, Josh (May 18, 2015). "10 Nu-metal Songs That Actually Don't Suck". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Alex Distefano. "The Top 10 Essential Nu Metal Albums". LA Weekly.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "System of a Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- System of a Down songs
- 1998 debut singles
- Song recordings produced by Rick Rubin
- 1998 songs
- Songs written by Serj Tankian