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Sugar Free (song)

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"Sugar Free"
Single by Wa Wa Nee
from the album Wa Wa Nee
Released1 December 1986[1]
StudioStudios 301, Sydney
GenreSynth-pop
Length4:27
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)Paul Gray
Producer(s)Paul Gray, Jim Taig
Wa Wa Nee singles chronology
"I Could Make You Love Me"
(1986)
"Sugar Free"
(1986)
"One and One (Ain't I Good Enough)"
(1987)

"Sugar Free" is a song from Australian pop group Wa Wa Nee. The song was released in December 1986 as the third single from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 10 on the Australian singles chart,[2] and number 35 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

The song is featured in the film, Cassandra.

The song was covered in Cantonese by Leslie Cheung 'Side Face'(側面)in 1989, recorded on the album Leslie '89

Track listing

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7" (CBS – BA3516)

  • Side A "Sugar Free" – 4:27
  • Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59

12"' (CBS – BA12233)

  • Side A "Sugar Free" (Dance Mix) – 7:08
  • Side B "Sugar Free" ((The Spanking Dub Mix) – 3:50
  • Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 10
US (Billboard Hot 100)[3] 35

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[4][5] 99

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Music Report No 646 – 1 December 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard > Artists / Wa Wa Nee > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: December 20, 1987". blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2017. N.B. The Kent Music Report annual charts were calculated using a points system based on chart runs rather than sales.