Moreover, the song remains a moment of levity for those living through a turbulent time in U.S. Many people who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s still remember cutting out The Archies albums attached to the back of cereal boxes and playing the them on their record players. Over the years, 'Sugar, Sugar' has been covered by other artists such as Tom Jones, Tina Turner and Wilson Pickett.

'There was this song that just showed up.' 2:54 THE ARCHIES DEBUT ALBUM STEREO REMASTER 1968 1. 'Sugar, Sugar' - Archies Everythings Archie - pre-recorded reel to reel tape. 45 Archies Theme (Everythings Archie) 1:38 The Archies - Everythings Archie (1968). 'The year of Woodstock, the year that we landed on the moon, the year everyone was talking about Charles Manson and The Beatles were breaking up and they had that concert on the roof,' he says. Sugar Sugar, The Archies, 1969 Vinyl 45RPM 7,305 views 73 Dislike Share Save Toni Davey 33. Recording Supervisor Mike Moran (7) Supervised By Music Supervision Don Kirshner. Kim says he was 'really, really blown away' when it was announced as the No. The song went on to reach gold status, selling nearly 1 million copies in 1969 alone. 1 in countries around the world such as Belgium, South Africa and the U.K. 1 on the Billboard charts in the U.S., but is also the only group to reach such heights without ever performing the song live onstage. The Archies is not only the first fictitious band to reach No. 'Sugar, Sugar' would spend 22 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100, four of those weeks - Sept. Once radio did start playing it, there was no looking back. 'As if it didn't mean anything, there was no value to it.' 'I had no idea what was going on except a lot of people I the know were putting the song and the record down, as if it was fluff,' Kim says. Kim says at first, stations wouldn't play it. Initially released on May 24, 1969, the song didn't hit it big until July, when it was re-released on Calendar/Kirshner Records. 'Sugar, Sugar,' which was co-written by Andy Kim and Jeff Barry, who also lent their talents for the background vocals, was the fictional group's most successful song. Some of these songs were released as real-life albums and singles. The group of friends would appear in the show as the band The Archies and perform songs. The Archie Show, which launched in the fall of 1968, followed the misadventures of Riverdale High School's Archie Andrews and his friends: Reggie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead. 'Betty had a lower voice, Veronica had a higher voice.' 'Ronnie was Archie and I was Betty and Veronica,' she says.

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