Sugar (Maroon 5 song)

"Sugar"
Single by Maroon 5
from the album V
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
RecordedDecember 6, 2014
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Length3:55
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Maroon 5 singles chronology
"Animals"
(2014)
"Sugar"
(2015)
"This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a Motherfucker"
(2015)
Music video
"Sugar" on YouTube

"Sugar" is a song recorded by American band Maroon 5 for their fifth studio album V (2014). It was written by Mike Posner, Adam Levine, Dr. Luke, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin together with its producers Ammo and Cirkut. It was sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States, as the third single from the album on January 13, 2015. "Sugar" is a disco, funk-pop, and soul song that features a wide range of instruments including percussion, keyboards and guitars. Commercially, the song peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's third top 10 single from V, and eighth consecutive top 10 entry. "Sugar" is the 68th song in history to score at least 20 weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100. The song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2022, as their third certified single.[1]

Film director David Dobkin, shot the accompanying music video for the single in Los Angeles. Inspired by the 2005 romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, it features Maroon 5 crashing weddings that happened in the city. The video premiered on January 14, 2015, and received its television premiere on January 17. A reality television series based on the music video was released on YouTube in August 2018.[2] The remix versions of the song were released, one featuring rapper Nicki Minaj on March 10,[3] and the other by Matt Medved (also known as Sicarii) on November 9, 2015,[4] respectively.

"Sugar" received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 58th Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "Diamond, yes please! Maroon 5 celebrates "Sugar" becoming their third RIAA-certified single". WDNY Radio. January 14, 2022. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Milman, Lilly (August 3, 2018). "'Sugar' Trailer: Watch Maroon 5, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Puth and More Surprise the 'Most-Deserving Fans'". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniels (March 10, 2015). "Hear Nicki Minaj Name-Check Jolly Ranchers on Maroon 5's 'Sugar' Remix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Listen to Maroon 5's 'Sugar' Get a House Music Makeover on Matt Medved Remix". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.