Sugar Free (song) explained

Sugar Free
Cover:	Sugar Free by Wa Wa Nee.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Wa Wa Nee
Album:	Wa Wa Nee
Released:	1 December 1986^[1]
Studio:	Studios 301, Sydney
Genre:	Synth-pop
Length:	4:27
Label:	CBS Records
Producer:	Paul Gray, Jim Taig
Prev Title:	I Could Make You Love Me
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	One and One (Ain't I Good Enough)
Next Year:	1987

"Sugar Free" is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in December 1986 as the third single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Australian singles chart, and number 35 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song is featured in the film, Cassandra.

The song was covered in Cantonese by Leslie Cheung 'Side Face'（側面）in 1989, recorded on the album Leslie '89

Track listing

7" (CBS – BA3516)

• Side A "Sugar Free" – 4:27
• Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59

12"' (CBS – BA12233)

• Side A "Sugar Free" (Dance Mix) – 7:08
• Side B "Sugar Free" ((The Spanking Dub Mix) – 3:50
• Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	10
US (Billboard Hot 100)^[3]	35

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Music Report No 646 – 1 December 1986 > Singles: New Releases. Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). 16 April 2018.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 331. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

3. Web site: Billboard > Artists / Wa Wa Nee > Chart History > The Hot 100. Billboard. 11 June 2017.
4. Web site: Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987. Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. 24 January 2023.
5. Web site: Gavin. Scott. 30 Years Ago This Week: December 20, 1987. blogspot.com.au. 11 June 2017. N.B. The Kent Music Report annual charts were calculated using a points system based on chart runs rather than sales.