The Scene (song)

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"The Scene"
Big Sugar The Scene.jpg
Single by Big Sugar
from the album Heated
Released1998
Genre Rock
Length4:32
4:15 (Radio edit)
Label A&M (CAN)
Capricorn Records (U.S.)
Songwriter(s) Gordie Johnson, Brian Wall, Andrew Whiteman
Producer(s) Gordie Johnson
Big Sugar singles chronology
"Opem Up Baby"
(1997)
"The Scene"
(1998)
"Better Get Used to It"
(1998)
Music video
"The Scene" on YouTube

"The Scene" is the first single from Canadian rock band Big Sugar's 1998 album, Heated . The song was very successful in Canada, reaching #1 on Canada's Alternative chart. [1] The song was ranked #98 on MuchMore'sTop 100 Big Tunes of The 90s. [2]

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Music video

The music video for "The Scene" was directed by Andrew MacNaughtan. The video features Gordie Johnson riding a scooter down Burlington Street in Hamilton and the band performing in a boxing ring. The video was nominated for "Best Video" at the 2000 Juno Awards. [3]

Charts

YearPeak Chart Position
CAN CAN
Alt.
199836 [4] 1 [1]

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