Sugar Kane

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"Sugar Kane"
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Single by Sonic Youth
from the album Dirty
B-side "The End Of The End Of The Ugly" multiple
ReleasedFebruary 1993
Recorded1992
Genre Alternative rock
Length5:56
Label DGC
Songwriter(s) Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley
Producer(s) Butch Vig, Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth singles chronology
"Youth Against Fascism"
(1992)
"Sugar Kane"
(1993)
"Drunken Butterfly"
(1993)

"Sugar Kane" is the third single from Sonic Youth's 1992 album Dirty . It was released in 1993 on DGC.

Contents

Music video

The music video for Sugar Kane was directed by Nick Egan. The video was shot in New York City and portrayed Sonic Youth performing in the midst of a fashion show that showcased "grunge" clothing. The clothing, in fact, was one of the collections ("Grunge Collection") done by Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis in 1992. [1] Jacobs was a close friend of bassist Kim Gordon and the band. The video also marked the first film appearance of Chloë Sevigny.

Track listings and formats

  1. "Sugar Kane" (Edit) – 4:58
  2. "The Destroyed Room"  – 3:19
  3. "Purr" (Acoustic/Mark Goodier Version) – 4:55
  4. "The End of the End of the Ugly"  – 4:10
  1. "Sugar Kane" (The Short and Sweet Version) – 4:58
  2. "Is It My Body"  – 2:52
  3. "Personality Crisis"  – 3:48
  4. "The End of the End of the Ugly"  – 4:10
  1. "Sugar Kane" (The Short and Sweet Version) – 4:58
  2. "The End of the End of the Ugly"  – 4:10

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 26

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