Sugar Honey Ice & Tea

This article is about the Bring Me the Horizon song. For the Latto album, see Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

"Sugar Honey Ice & Tea"
Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album Amo
Released	26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)
Genre	Pop metal
Length	4:22
Label	Sony RCA
Songwriter(s)	Jordan Fish Matt Kean Oliver Sykes Matt Nicholls Lee Malia
Producer(s)	Oliver Sykes Jordan Fish
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Nihilist Blues" (2019) "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" (2019) "In the Dark" (2019)
Music video
"Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" on YouTube

"Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by the band's vocalist Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish, it is featured on the group's 2019 sixth studio album Amo . The track was released as the sixth single from the album on 26 July 2019. ^{[1] [2]} The title is a euphemism and acronym for "shit".

Composition

"Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" has been described as a pop metal song. ^[3]

Promotion and release

The track was shared by the band through cryptic clips on their social media accounts. These cryptic clips showed someone applying makeup on themselves in a weird manner with the caption reading "tomorrow". This would immediately stir up interest which had the band release the official video for "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" the following day, alongside the scheduled single on 26 July 2019. ^[2]

Music video

The official video for the song was released alongside the single on 26 July 2019. It was directed by frontman and primary songwriter, Oliver Sykes, and Brian Cox. The video would feature various different live performances of the band performing the song live, as well as other unsettling trippy imagery and animation to intertwine with the song alongside Sykes performing the song on guitar in a green screen area. ^[4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea"

Chart (2019)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5]	36
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [6]	14
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	47

Certifications

Certifications for "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [8]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Richards, Will (26 July 2019). "Watch Bring Me The Horizon's intense new video for 'sugar honey ice & tea'". NME . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
2. Goeman, Collin (26 July 2019). "Bring Me the Horizon "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" Video Is A Lively Fever Dream". Alternative Press . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
3. Morin, Max (12 June 2019). "Exclaim!'s Top 29 Albums of 2019 So Far". Exclaim! . Retrieved 11 May 2022. Gone are the days of the deathcore scene kids; in their place, we have some of the best pop metal tracks ever put to record, including "Mantra," "Medicine," "Mother Tongue" and "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea."
4. Yuam, Valerie (29 July 2019). "Bring Me The Horizon releases psychedelic music video for 'sugar honey ice & tea' – watch". Bandwagon. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
5. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
6. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
7. "Bring Me the Horizon Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
8. "Brazilian single certifications – Bring Me the Horizon – Sugar Honey Ice & Tea" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 7 March 2023.