Sugar Daddy (Thompson Twins song)

"Sugar Daddy"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Big Trash
B-side Monkey Man
Released 1989
Format 7" Single, 12" single, CD Single
Genre Pop Rock
Length 3:30
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Alannah Currie; Tom Bailey
Producer Alannah Currie; Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"In the Name of Love '88"
(1988)		 "Sugar Daddy"
(1989)		 "Come Inside"
(1991)

"Sugar Daddy" is Thompson Twins' only single in 1989 from the album Big Trash. It was written by the duo, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. The single peaked at #97 in the UK, spending only 1 week on the chart.[1] The single fared better in America where it peaked at #28 on the US Billboard. This would be the duo's last appearance on the US singles billboard. Sugar Daddy also peaked at #2 on the US Dance Music/Club Play Singles.[2] The single had a promo video to support it.

The b-side "Monkey Man" was exclusive to this single.

Contents

Formats

7" Single
  1. "Sugar Daddy" - 3:30
  2. "Monkey Man" - 3:34
12" Single
  1. "Sugar Daddy (12" Remix)" - 5:40
  2. "Sugar Daddy (Sugar House Mix)" - 7:30
  3. "Sugar Daddy (Sugar House Dub)" - 5:40
12" Single (America only)
  1. "Sugar Daddy (Sweet N' Low Mix)" - 5:40
  2. "Sugar Daddy (Big Daddy's Dub)" - 5:14
  3. "Sugar Daddy (7" Remix)" - 3:37
  4. "Sugar Daddy (Velvet Rail Mix)" - 7:30
  5. "Sugar Daddy (Velvet Rail Dub)" - 5:47
  6. "Monkey Man" - 3:33
CD Single
  1. "Sugar Daddy" - 3:30
  2. "Sugar Daddy (12 Remix)" - 5:40
  3. "Sugar Daddy (Sugar House Mix)" - 7:30
CD Single (America only)
  1. "Sugar Daddy (Velvet Rail Mix)" - 7:44
  2. "Sugar Daddy (Velvet Rail Edit)" - 4:10
  3. "Monkey Man" - 3:36
  4. "Sugar Daddy (Sweet N' Low Mix)" - 5:40
  5. "Sugar Daddy (7" Remix)" - 3:39
CD Single (American promo)
  1. "Sugar Daddy (LP Version)" - 3:30
  2. "Sugar Daddy (7" Remix)" - 3:37
  3. "Sugar Daddy (Velvet Rail Mix)" - 7:30
  4. "Sugar Daddy (Sweet N' Low Mix)" - 5:40

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
French Singles Chart 9 ?
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 38 10
Japanese Singles Chart[4] 24 10
UK Singles Chart[5] 97 1
U.S. Alternative Songs Chart[6] 16 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 28 12
U.S. Dance/Club Play Singles[8] 2 12
U.S. Hot Dance Music Sales[9] 28 ?

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/
  3. ^ www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
  4. ^ http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/tokiohot100/cgi-bin/top100.cgi
  5. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/
  9. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/
Thompson Twins
Studio albums
A Product of ... (Participation) (1981) • Set (1982) • In the Name of Love (1982) • Quick Step and Side Kick (1983) • Into The Gap (1984) • Here's To Future Days (1985) • Close to the Bone (1987) • Big Trash (1989) • Queer (1991) • The Stone (1993) • Ether (1996)
Compilations
Singles
"Squares and Triangles"  • "She's in Love with Mystery" • "Perfect Game" • "Animal Laugh" • "Make Believe" • "In the Name of Love" • "Runaway" • "Lies" • "Love on Your Side" • "We Are Detective" • "Watching" • "Hold Me Now" • "Doctor Doctor" • "You Take Me Up" • "Sister of Mercy" • "The Gap" • "Lay Your Hands on Me" • "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" • "King for a Day" • "Revolution" • "Nothing in Common" • "Get That Love" • "Long Goodbye" • "In the Name of Love '88" • "Sugar Daddy" • "Come Inside • "The Saint" • "Play with Me (Jane)"