Sweet as Sugar

"Sweet As Sugar"
Single by Grinspoon
from the album Best In Show
Released	October 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	3:16
Label	Universal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Pat Davern, Phil Jamieson
Grinspoon singles chronology
"'Bleed You Dry'" (2005) "Sweet As Sugar" (2005) "'Black Tattoo'" (2007)

"Sweet As Sugar" is the only single released by Australian rock band Grinspoon from their compilation album Best In Show.^[1] It was released in October 2005 as a digital download by Universal Music Australia. The song polled at number 42 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005.^[2]

The band's bass player, Joe Hansen describes the song as a "pretty-straight-ahead, good rockin' tune."^[3]

Reception

Australian music website, Faster Louder, described "Sweet As Sugar" as being reminiscent of Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills with its pop/rock sound. The review goes on to state that it "isn’t a slow song and is full of that constant bass guitar strum and hammering drums that we have all come to associate with Grinspoon, and is without those screaming vocals from Phil Jamieson but still maintains a strong and steady performance." "It’s one of those infectious songs that stays in your head after you hear it where you will find yourself constantly singing the chorus."^[4]

Rob Smith of The Dwarf is more critical, stating that "Sweet As Sugar" "is not as the name suggests. It fails to stand out in the crowd of Grinspoon hits that proceed it."^[5]

Music video

The music video for "Sweet As Sugar" was directed by James Barr and produced by James Moore.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Jamieson, Pat Davern^[7]

Digital single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet as Sugar"	3:16

External links

• Music Video "Sweet as Sugar" - YouTube

References

1. "Grinspoon". Australian Music Online. Australia Council of the Arts. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
2. "Hottest 100 - 2005". Triple J. 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
3. "Grinspoon Interview". Youth Central. Victorian State Government. 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
4. "Grinspoon - Sweet as Sugar". FasterLouder.com.au. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
5. Smith, Rob (6 December 2005). "Best in Show by Grinspoon". The Dwarf. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
6. Pascuzzi, Carmine (July 2006). "Spotlight: 2006 St.Kilda Film Festival". Media Search. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
7. "'Sweet as Sugar' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 23 April 2015. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Sweet as Sugar; or at 'Performer:' Grinspoon.