Brown Sugar (Ider song)

"Brown Sugar"
Single by Ider
from the album Emotional Education
Released	1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
Genre	R&B alt-pop [1]
Length	3:36
Label	Glassnote
Songwriter(s)	Elizabeth Somerville Megan Markwick
Producer(s)	Rodaidh McDonald
Ider singles chronology
"Mirror" (2017) "Brown Sugar" (2019)
Music video
"Brown Sugar (Live)" on YouTube

"Brown Sugar" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter duo Ider for their debut album, Emotional Education . It was released on 1 February 2019 as the fourth single from the album.

Background and composition

"Brown Sugar" is a rhythm and blues-inspired track, which Marwick said was influenced by R&B artists such as Kendrick Lamar. ^[1] Ider used a Roland synthesiser heavily throughout the track. They describe the track as "an empowering song about sex." ^{[2] [3]}

Music video

The "live" music video for "Brown Sugar" was released on 31 January 2019. The video features Ider performing the song live, in a dark room with red lighting. The video was directed by frequent Ider collaborator Lewis Knaggs. ^[4]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Brown Sugar" – 3:36

Credits and personnel

• Megan Markwick – Vocals, synth, percussion
• Lily Somerville – Vocals, keyboard
• Ben Scott – drums
• Rodaidh McDonald – production

References

1. Hosken, Patrick (28 February 2019). "IDER Tell Us How They Wrote 'Brown Sugar' As A 'Confident, Sexy, Empowered' Alt-Pop Song". MTV. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Spruch, Kirsten (19 July 2019). "UK Duo Ider Break Down Electrifying Debut Album 'Emotional Education': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
3. "01 Mirror". YouTube. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. "IDER – Brown Sugar (Live)". YouTube. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.