SugarCrash!
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| Single by ElyOtto | ||||
| Released | August 25, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Hyperpop | |||
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| Songwriter | Elliott Platt | |||
| Producer | Elliott Platt | |||
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| "SugarCrash!" on YouTube | ||||
"SugarCrash!" is a song written, produced, and performed by Canadian musician ElyOtto. It was released on August 25, 2020. The song went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok in February 2021. A remix featuring German singer Kim Petras and Canadian-American musician Curtis Waters was released on April 23, 2021. By December 2021, the song had become, at the time, the fourth most used TikTok audio in the platform's history.[1]
Background and composition
[edit]On August 26, 2020, ElyOtto uploaded "Sugarcrash!," a hyperpop song inspired by 100 gecs, to his SoundCloud.[2]
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.[3]
"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.[4]
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.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]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".[5] The song also received praise from Billboard author Joe Lynch, who described it as "a diaristic, candy-coated slice of teenage dissatisfaction."[6]
Due to the success of "SugarCrash!", Spin magazine labeled ElyOtto "the new face of hyperpop".[7]
Following the song's success, at least seven record labels reached out to ElyOtto before he signed to RCA Records.[8][9]
Charts
[edit]"SugarCrash!" 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 Billboard's Global 200.[13] The song also earned ElyOtto a spot on Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25 chart for the months of February and March 2021 at numbers 15 and 17, respectively,[14] as well as a spot on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart for four weeks, peaking at number 36.[15]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[28] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "ElyOtto's "SugarCrash!": fourth most-liked TikTok ever, and 100 million Spotify streams". SOCAN Words and Music. December 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ SugarCrash! on SoundCloud, retrieved May 30, 2023
- ↑ "ElyOtto on TikTok". TikTok. August 27, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- 1 2 "ElyOtto "SugarCrash!" Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified". Genius. April 2, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Olivier, Bobby (April 8, 2021). "How ElyOtto Became the New Face of Hyperpop". Spin. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs - July 3, 2021". Billboard.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 13, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ↑ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Singles Digital – Top 100 – 10. týden 2021" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography ElyOtto". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "2021 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 5, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 13/03/2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "ČNS IFPI – SK Singles Digital – Top 100 – 10. týden 2021" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 10, 2021" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 12/3/2021 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 5/3/2021 – 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.
