SugarCrash!

Album: single release only (2021)
Charted: 59
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Songfacts®:

  • ElyOtto is a rapper from Calgary, Canada, who first came to attention with this electronic Auto-Tuned track. It originated from a small MIDI file ElyOtto put together. He liked the melody so much he decided to add words and make it into a song.
  • A sugar crash refers to a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal after consuming too many carbohydrates. Symptoms include a sudden drop in energy levels, clumsiness, anxiety and confusion. Here, ElyOtto uses the term to describe his come down after smoking weed and popping pills.
  • ElyOtto wrote and produced the track himself.
  • The song first garnered heat after it began trending on TikTok.

Comments: 1

  • Dawnthefoxgirl from North DokotaI am obsessed with this song lol, glad to know what is was about though
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