"Sugar"
Single/EP by System of a Down
From the album System of a Down
Single/EP Released	May 1998
Single Format	CD, Cassette, Vinyl
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative Metal
Song Length	2:33
Record label	American Recordings
Producer	Rick Rubin
Chart positions	(UK) (USA)
System of a Down single chronology
	"Sugar" (1998)	"Spiders" (1999)

"Sugar" is a single by the Armenian-American alternative metal group System of a Down. It was released as an EP 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. Image File history File links Sugar_EP.jpg Summary System of a Downs Sugar EP Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... System of a Down (also referred to as S.O.A.D. or System) is a four-piece alternative metal band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... System of a Down is the eponymous debut album by System of a Down, first released in 1998. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Long Island, New York), is a Jewish Grammy Award-winning American record producer best known for his work with rap and heavy metal, as well as the American series albums with Johnny Cash. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... System of a Down (also referred to as S.O.A.D. or System) is a four-piece alternative metal band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... NY redirects here. ...

The song was created before System of a Down were even a band. Daron and Shavo fused two riffs they had created to form a simplistic song. Serj then applied the lyrics which he wrote. This song has been played at every single System of a Down concert to the day of writing, usually at the very end. System of a Down (also referred to as S.O.A.D. or System) is a four-piece alternative metal band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ... System of a Down (also referred to as S.O.A.D. or System) is a four-piece alternative metal band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ...

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, and nuclear footage of the Upshot-Knothole Grable) including footage from the German film Metropolis. The mushroom cloud from Upshot-Knothole Grable, with the cannon it was fired from in the foreground. ...

The video begins with a reenactment from the 1976 film Network when the newsreporter was going berserk, saying: 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Network is a 1976 satirical film about a fictional television network named Union Broadcasting System (UBS) and its struggle with poor TV ratings. ...

"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, then 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!' Aspartame is a sugar substitute found in various fizzy drinks which has been found to induce homicidal tendencies^{[citation needed]} (Hence the name of the song and various violence and Consumerism parodies suggested in the lyrics of 'Sugar' and many other System of a Down songs). Aspartame, (IPA: ), is the name for an artificial, non-carbohydrate sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... System of a Down (also referred to as S.O.A.D. or System) is a four-piece alternative metal band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California. ...

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. SAKO is also a gun manufacturer, making it a triple name check. John Dolmayan (born July 15, 1973 in Lebanon) is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Armenian-American alternative metal band System of a Down. ... SAKO, Limited (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, Civil Guard Gun- and Machiningworks Ltd) is a Finnish firearm manufacturer located in Riihimäki. ...

Sugar (Single) Track Listing

1. "Sugar"
2. "Sugar" (Clean)

Sugar EP Track listing

1. "Sugar"
2. "Sugar" (Clean)
3. "War?"
4. "War?" (Clean)
5. "Storaged"
6. "Sugar" (Live)
7. "War?"(Live)
8. "Sugar" (Clean/Live)
9. "War?"(Clean/Live)

War? is a single from System of a downs first and self titled album. ... War? is a single from System of a downs first and self titled album. ...

External links

• Music Video

• Song Lyrics