Sugar (System of a Down song)

"Sugar"
"Sugar"
	Standard retail artwork
Single by System of a Down
from the album System of a Down
Released	May 24, 1998 (single) May 26, 1999 (EP);
Recorded	November 1997 – March 1998, January 19, 1999 (live tracks)
Studio	Sound City Studios, Van Nuys; Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Studios, Hollywood;
Venue	Irving Plaza, New York City, New York (live tracks)
Genre	Nu metal; alternative metal;
Length	2:34
Label	American DDEVIL Music;
Composer(s)	Daron Malakian; Shavo Odadjian;
Lyricist(s)	Serj Tankian
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin; System of a Down;
System of a Down singles chronology
Promotional single cover
Music video
	"Sugar" (clean version) on YouTube

"Sugar" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released as the band's first ever single on May 24, 1998, and as an EP on May 26, 1999. The song was taken from their debut studio album, System of a Down (1998).

The song propelled the band into the front of the then current metal scene, giving them the opportunity to open for Slayer and later Metallica on their Summer Sanitarium Tour, get second stage at Ozzfest, and getting them their first headlining tour. The video for the song was often played on MTV after release.