Sugar and Spice (Madness song)

"Sugar and Spice" is a single by the band Madness, released on 3 August 2009. It is the third single from the album The Liberty of Norton Folgate and is the first ever Madness single to be released only digitally.

The version of Sugar and Spice featured in the single release differs slightly from the version included in the album, as it has a different opening verse and words differ throughout the song.

The B-side included in the release is the demo version of Sugar and Spice featuring keyboard player Mike Barson on vocals; it also includes an extra verse. This is the second time a Madness release has featured Mike Barson on vocals after a demo version of My Girl was released on the 12-inch version of "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" in 1981.

The song was written by Mike Barson on the subject of his separation from his now ex-wife Sandra.

In addition, an extended remix of the track Africa by Ashley Beedle is also included.

Track listing

"Sugar and Spice (Radio Edit)" (Barson) - 2:57
"Sugar and Spice (Demo Version)" (Barson) - 3:47
"Africa (Ashley Beedle's Going Home Edit)" (Barson) - 8:05

Video

The video for Sugar and Spice featured the band, minus Chas Smash, playing the song in a traditional music hall venue. The video shows the band playing invisible instruments, performing magic tricks and acting out various scenes from the song against a digitalised back ground.

This marks a return to form for Madness videos, as the previous singles NW5 and Dust Devil featured clips of live performances and actors respectively.

External links

Sugar and Spice at Discogs (list of releases)

Madness
Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash
Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Can't Touch Us Now
Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young: The Ska Collection
Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond
Box sets	The Business The Lot The Singles Box: Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness
Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" "Grey Day" "Shut Up" "It Must Be Love" "Cardiac Arrest" "House of Fun" "Driving in My Car" "Our House" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"
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