| "Sugar" | ||||
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| Single by System of a Down | ||||
| from the album System of a Down | ||||
| Released | May 24, 1998 (single)
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| Recorded | November 1997 – March 1998, January 19, 1999 (live tracks) | |||
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| Venue | Irving Plaza, New York City, New York (live tracks) | |||
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| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | American
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| Composer(s) | ||||
| Lyricist(s) | Serj Tankian | |||
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| "Sugar" (clean version) on YouTube | ||||
"Sugar" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released as the band's first ever single on May 24, 1998,[4] and as an EP on May 26, 1999. The song was taken from their debut studio album, System of a Down (1998).
The song propelled the band into the front of the then current metal scene, giving them the opportunity to open for Slayer and Metallica, get second stage at Ozzfest,[5] and getting them their first headlining tour. The video for the song was often played on MTV after release.
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- ^ "This Day In Music History: June 30th, 1998 – System Of A Down get weird with self-titled debut album". The New Fury. 30 June 2022.