SugarCrash!
"SugarCrash!" | ||||
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Single by ElyOtto | ||||
Released | August 25, 2020 | |||
Genre | Hyperpop | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Elliott Platt, Kim Petras | |||
Producer(s) | Elliott Platt | |||
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Music video | ||||
"SugarCrash!" on YouTube |
"SugarCrash!" is a song written, produced, and performed by Canadian musician ElyOtto. It was released on August 25, 2020. A remix featuring Kim Petras and Curtis Waters was released on April 23, 2021.
Background and composition
At one minute and 20 seconds long, the song is in the key of
On August 26, 2020, ElyOtto uploaded "Sugarcrash!," a hyperpop song inspired by 100 gecs, to his SoundCloud.[4]
On August 27, 2020, ElyOtto uploaded a TikTok video promoting the song that received over 760,000 views and 204,000 likes in seven months.[5]
"SugarCrash!" incorporates
I've heard a lot of trans people say that they feel like they're born in the wrong body, wishing they could be someone else. I don't feel like that at all, I'm who I meant to be. I want to get rid of that self-hatred I have for myself, and sort of become accepting. It's such a personal thing to me, but taken out of context, it's something that pretty much anyone could relate to, which I think is really beautiful.[6]
Reception
Vulture's Justin Curto wrote: "As a song, 'SugarCrash!' tries to solve the very problem it's about. It's nothing new in hyperpop, which often uses buoyant productions to address darker themes. But on another, equally self-aware level, the song works so well because it's also about exactly what it sounds like. It's a hyperactive song about being full of pent-up energy; a brain-splitting song that, at one point, contemplates splitting one's own brain".[7] The song also received praise from Billboard author Joe Lynch, who described it as "a diaristic, candy-coated slice of teenage dissatisfaction."[8]
Following the song's success, at least seven record labels reached out to ElyOtto before he signed to RCA Records.[9][10]
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 30 on the
Music video
On April 23, 2021, a visualizer was released along with the remix. A music video for the original song was released on May 4, 2021.[17] Both videos sit at a combined 23.5 million views as of September 2022.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[22] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "ELYOTTO - Sugarcrash! Chords and Tabs for Guitar and Piano - ChordZone.org". www.chordzone.org. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Musescore. "Sugar Crash [ElyOtto]". Musescore.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "ElyOtto's "SugarCrash!"". Know Your Meme. March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ SugarCrash! on SoundCloud, retrieved May 30, 2023
- ^ "ElyOtto on TikTok". TikTok. August 27, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "ElyOtto "SugarCrash!" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified". Genius.
- ^ Curto, Justin (April 23, 2021). "Admit It, 'SugarCrash!' Was Already Great". Vulture.
- ^ Lynch, Joe (June 3, 2021). "ElyOtto on What Hyperpop Means to the LGBTQ+ Community". Billboard.
- ^ Bell, Mike (May 12, 2021). "Calgary artist ElyOtto turns viral fame into record deal with massive TikTok hit SugarCrash". TheYYScene.
- ^ Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (April 29, 2021). "ElyOtto is the trans TikTok star taking on the music industry". Gay Times.
- ^ a b "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs - July 3, 2021". Billboard.
- ^ a b "SugarCrash!" - Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "ELYOTTO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "SugarCrash!" Billboard Global 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Blake, Emily (June 15, 2021). "Future of Music: The Sounds of Tomorrow". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "ElyOtto - SugarCrash! (Official Video)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 13, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – ElyOtto – SugarCrash!". Music Canada. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter SugarCrash! in the search box.