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Sugar (System of a Down song)
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| Single by System of a Down from the album System of a Down |
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| Released | 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD, Airplay | ||||
| Recorded | November 1997 - March 1998 Sound City Van Nuys, CA Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Hollywood, CA |
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| Genre | Alternative Metal | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||
| Label | American | ||||
| Writer | Serj Tankian, Shavo Odadjian, Daron Malakian | ||||
| Producer | Rick Rubin, System of a Down | ||||
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Cover of the Japanese Edition of Sugar.
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"Sugar" is a single by the Armenian-American alternative metal group System of a Down. It was released as the Sugar E.P. in 1998 and was taken from their self-titled debut album. The track's intense sound and edgy lyrics typify the group's style. All live tracks featured on this release were recorded in New York.
The song was created before System of a Down was even a band[citation needed]. Daron and Shavo fused two riffs they had created to form a simplistic song, Serj then applied the lyrics which he wrote[citation needed]. This song has been played at every single System of a Down concert to the day of writing.
The lyric "I got a gun the other day from Sako" refers to drummer John Dolmayan's drum tech. Sako is also a common Armenian name[citation needed]. SAKO is also a gun manufacturer, making it a triple name check.
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The music video for Sugar shows the band playing on a stage, with an American flag (which, throughout the song, burns away), intercut with images of public violence, hangings, armies, nuclear footage of the Upshot-Knothole Grable and footage from the German film Metropolis.
The video begins with a newsreporter saying:
"I wish I could tell you more pertinent news, but we're in a rating system here, and the key factor is 'sensationalism'. They've got you running in circles, 9 to 5, *static, then TV image resets* and 5 to 9... you're mine! I tell you what they want you to know, and you consider it the truth. Nobody is opening their eyes! Our global economy is depleting the world of our lives and natural resources! AND ARE YOU HAPPY?! COME ON! I WORK FOR THE SYSTEM!"
It then cuts to the band.
It is also noticed that a television screen is shown flickering with the words 'Aspartame Kills!'.
- All lyrics written by Serj Tankian, all music written by Shavo Odadjian/Daron Malakian.
- "Sugar"
- "Sugar" (Clean)
- "Sugar"
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| John Dolmayan · Daron Malakian · Shavo Odadjian · Serj Tankian Andy Khachaturian |
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| Albums | System of a Down · Toxicity · Steal This Album! · Mezmerize · Hypnotize |
| EPs | Sugar · Limited Edition Tour CD · Lonely Day |
| Singles | "Sugar" · "Spiders" · "Johnny" · "Chop Suey!" · "Toxicity" · "Aerials" · "Innervision" · "B.Y.O.B." · "Question!" · "Violent Pornography" · "Hypnotize" · "Lonely Day" · "Kill Rock 'N Roll" |
| Related articles | Discography · The String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's Mezmerize · The String Quartet Tribute to System of a Down's Hypnotize · Axis of Justice · Elect the Dead · Cool Gardens · Vartan Malakian · Screamers · System of a Down songs Bands: Serj Tankian · Scars on Broadway · Achozen · Serart · Buckethead & Friends Labels: American Recordings · Columbia Records · Serjical Strike Records · EatUrMusic |
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