Sugar, Sugar
E631700
"Sugar, Sugar" is a 1969 bubblegum pop song by The Archies that became a massive international hit and a defining track of the genre.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise | Archie Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocalist | Toni Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Melody Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
RIAA gold record
ⓘ
RIAA million-seller ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 1 on Belgian Singles Chart
ⓘ
number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ number 1 on Canadian Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on Dutch Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on German Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on Irish Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on Norwegian Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on Rhodesian Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on South African Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on Spanish Singles Chart ⓘ number 1 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| composer |
Andy Kim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn | The Archie Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalBand | The Archies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | bubblegum pop ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
pop
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
catchy chorus
ⓘ
prominent handclaps ⓘ simple chord progression ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition |
defining track of bubblegum pop
ⓘ
listed among classic bubblegum pop songs ⓘ one of the biggest hits of 1969 ⓘ |
| isFictionalBandRecording | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 2 minutes 48 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Andy Kim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Sugar, ah honey honey ⓘ |
| performer | The Archies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Calendar Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| sales | over 6 million copies worldwide ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| theme | romantic love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ron Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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