Sugar Rush (AKB48 song)

This article is about the song. For the video game, see Sugar Rush (video game).
"Sugar Rush"
Song by AKB48 from the album Wreck-It Ralph
Published Walt Disney Music Company
Released United States October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Japan March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)
Genre J-pop
Length 3:14
Label Walt Disney
Writer(s) Yasushi Akimoto
Composer(s) Jamie Houston
Language Japanese, English
AKB48 chronology
"Gingham Check"
(2012)		 "Sugar Rush"
(2012)		 "Uza"
(2012)
Music video
"Sugar Rush" (preview) on YouTube

"Sugar Rush" is a song by the Japanese girl group AKB48. It was released on October 30, 2012 on the original soundtrack of Wreck-It Ralph[1][2] (the movie itself is titled Sugar Rush (シュガー・ラッシュ) in Japanese).

Background

The song was written for the Disney animation film Wreck-It Ralph and chosen as the ending theme for its worldwide release.[1][2]

AKB48 members who participated

The song features 10 AKB48 members: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rina Kawaei, Haruna Kojima, Mariko Shinoda, Haruka Shimazaki, Minami Takahashi, Jurina Matsui, Mayu Watanabe.[1][2]

Writing credits

Music video

The music video was directed by Japanese photographer and filmmaker Mika Ninagawa,[1][2] notably the director of another AKB48's music video, "Heavy Rotation".

The video was premiered on October 29, 2012, at the world premiere of the movie, which took place in Los Angeles.[1][2]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot Animation[3] 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AKB48、全世界挿入歌「Sugar Rush」初披露 -映画『シュガー・ラッシュ』" (in Japanese). Mynavy News. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AKB48、ディズニー映画曲「Sugar Rush」で世界デビュー" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation（2013/04/01 付け）". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2013-03-30.


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