| Real Sugar | |
| Cover: | Roxette Real Sugar.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Roxette |
| Album: | Room Service |
| Released: | 18 June 2001 |
| Recorded: | November 2000 |
| Studio: | Atlantis and Polar Studios, Stockholm |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:17 |
| Prev Title: | The Centre of the Heart |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Milk and Toast and Honey |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Real Sugar" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette, released on 18 June 2001 as the second single from their seventh studio album, Room Service. The single was not released in the United Kingdom.[1]
The music video for "Real Sugar" was directed by Jesper Hiro. It begins with the music video for preceding single "The Centre of the Heart" being briefly shown on a small TV, before the channel is abruptly changed to a fictional late-night talk show hosted by a puppet. Roxette are seen performing the song while backed by the show's regular house band, puppets designed to resemble the Ramones. At the end of the video, the TV is turned off by two puppets, who are passionately kissing on a bed.[2] [3]
The song was not as successful as Roxette's preceding singles. It performed well in Sweden, where it peaked at number 23 and spent almost three months on the chart. It became a hit in Argentina, where it peaked within the top three, and also in Spain, charting within the top five of the Spanish Airplay Chart and at number 12 on their national sales chart.
Conversely, it remains their worst-performing single to date in both Germany and Switzerland, spending a sole week on each chart and peaking at numbers 96 and 72, respectively.
All songs written by Per Gessle.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Pop Hits.[4]
Musicians
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[5] | 3 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[6] | 12 |
| Spanish Airplay (AFYVE) | 5 |