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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Spin Spin Sugar

| cover = Sneaker Pimps Spin Spin Sugar CD Single 1.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sneaker Pimps

| album = Becoming X

| released = 3 March 1997

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Trip hop, alternative rock (Original)
Speed garage (Armand van Helden, Tuff Jam & 187 Lockdown mixes)

| length = 3:36

| label = Clean Up

| writer = * Chris Corner

* Liam Howe

* Ian D. Pickering

| producer =

| prev_title = 6 Underground

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Post-Modern Sleaze

| next_year = 1997

| misc =

}}

"'Spin Spin Sugar'" is a song by English electronic band Sneaker Pimps, released as the fourth single from their debut studio album, 'Becoming X' (1996). The album version is in true Sneaker Pimps style and format; there is a driving bass line produced by a synthesizer keyboard. As the bass drives, there is a second synth loop playing above. Kelli Dayton provides the vocals.'[https://www.allmusic.com/album/splinter-mw0000465912 Sneaker Pimps: Splitter]' on AllMusic (no date). Accessed 2021-01-14

The song was featured in 'The Girl Next Door' soundtrack in its radio edit form. A music video was made for the radio edit version and features the bandmates in what appears to be a highly colorized motel room, with many references to the 1960 film 'Psycho'.

"Spin Spin Sugar" was further popularized in a speed garage remix by Armand van Helden, which is sometimes credited with breaking speed garage into the mainstream for the first time. The remix appears in 'Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2' and 'Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'. Redbull.com included the remix in their "Honorable mentions" list of "underground UK garage classics that still sound fresh today".

Critical reception



British magazine 'Music Week' rated the song three out of five, writing, "A faster, guitar and percussion-cluttered radio mix lacks the brooding menace of the album version, but club mixes by Van Helden and Farley & Heller, plus a new track 'Walk the Rain', will lift its chances." 'The Times' described it as a "twitchy, dance-rock crossover song from much-fancied indie kids with attitude.""The week's top pop releases; Records". 'The Times'. 1997-03-08.

Track listings



* 'UK CD single'

# "Spin Spin Sugar (Radio Edit)" 3:34

# "Spin Spin Sugar (Album Mix)" 4:20

# "Walk the Rain" 4:58

# "How Do" 5:01

* 'UK 12" single'

# "Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix)" 9:05

# "Walking Zero (Tuff & Jam Unda-Vybe Vocal)" 6:36

# "Walking Zero (Tuff & Jam Unda-Vybe Dub Instrumental)" 6:36

Remixes



; Armand van Helden mixes

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix)" 9:02

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage instrumental Mix)" 9:02

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Dub)" 5:31

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden Radio Edit)" 3:46

; Fire Island mixes

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Farley & Heller's Fire Island Vocal Mix)" 8:53

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Farley & Heller's Fire Island Instrumental Mix)" 8:26

; 187 Lockdown mixes

* "Spin Spin Sugar (187 Lockdown Vocal Mix)" 5:43

* "Spin Spin Sugar (187 Lockdown Instrumental Mix)" 5:43

; Phluide mix

* "Spin Spin Sugar (Phluide's Creeping Vine Mix)" 5:58

Charts



{| class="wikitable" border="1"

|-

! Chart (1997)

! Peak
position

|-

|Australia (ARIA)

|align="center"|126

|-

|UK Singles (OCC)

|align="center"| 21

|-

|UK Dance (OCC)

|align="center"| 1

|-

|US 'Billboard' Hot 100

|align="center"| 87

|-

|US Hot Dance Club Songs ('Billboard')

|align="center"| 2

|-

!Chart (2015)

!Peak
position

|-

|US Hot Dance Club Songs ('Billboard')

|align="center"|7

|}

Cover versions



* In 2015, Scotty Boy featuring Sue Cho recorded a version which made the US Dance Club Songs chart.

References



Category:1996 songs

Category:1997 singles

Category:Sneaker Pimps songs

Category:Songs written by Liam Howe

Category:Songs written by Chris Corner

Category:Song recordings produced by Flood (producer)

Category:2015 singles

Category:UK garage songs


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