| SugarCrash! | |
| Type: | single |
| Cover: | File:SugarCrash!_ElyOtto_song.png |
| Artist: | ElyOtto |
| Released: | August 25, 2020 |
| Genre: | Hyperpop |
| Producer: | Elliott Platt |
| Chronology: | ElyOtto |
| Prev Title: | Lost |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Let Go :( |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
"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.
At one minute and 20 seconds long, the song is in the key of F major with a tempo of 98 beats per minute.[1] [2] It went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok in February 2021. The song is associated with two meme formats on the app, with the more popular format, a parody of fancams, featuring a CapCut video effect that highlights the climax of the video.[3]
On August 26, 2020, ElyOtto uploaded "Sugarcrash!," a hyperpop song inspired by 100 gecs, to his SoundCloud.
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.[4]
"SugarCrash!" incorporates hyperpop with many sound effects, distorted bass, and high-pitched vocals, consisting of two choruses, a verse, and a bridge. Platt claimed in a Genius interview that the song, made with GarageBand, was a soundfont test for Pokémon Black and White. Platt also stated that the song covered many of his issues; how tired he was of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, his future, and his gender dysphoria.[5]
Vultures 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".[6] The song also received praise from Billboard author Joe Lynch, who described it as "a diaristic, candy-coated slice of teenage dissatisfaction."[7]
Following the song's success, at least seven record labels reached out to ElyOtto before he signed to RCA Records.[8] [9]
The song debuted at number 30 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, having spent 19 weeks-and-counting on the chart in total, peaking at number 10.[10] It later debuted at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 for the week of March 20, 2021,[11] and peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart,[12] as well as number 126 on Billboards Global 200.[13] The song also earned ElyOtto a spot on Rolling Stones Breakthrough 25 chart for the months of February and March 2021 at numbers 15 and 17, respectively,[14] as well as a spot on Billboards Emerging Artists chart for four weeks, peaking at number 36.[15]
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.[16] Both videos sit at a combined 23.5 million views as of September 2022.
| Peak position | ||
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] | 81 | |
|---|---|---|
| Global 200 (Billboard) | 126 | |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 23 | |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 10 |
| Position | ||
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[18] | 48 |
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