1983 single by Eurythmics "Sugary Food Dreams (Are Made of This)" is a song by the British brand-new wave music duo Eurythmics. The tune is the title track of their album of the very same name and was launched as the 4th and final single from the album in early 1983. The tune became their breakthrough hit, establishing the duo worldwide.
It was the very first single launched by Eurythmics in the United States. Tape-recorded by the Eurythmics in a small task studio, the song's success heralded a pattern of artists deserting larger recording studios for house recording methods. After the song's rise, the duo's previous single, "Love Is a Stranger", was re-released and also became a worldwide hit.
In 2020, the tune was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Eurythmics have frequently performed the song in all their live sets because 1982, and it is often carried out by Annie Lennox on her solo trips. In 1991, the song was remixed and reissued to promote Eurythmics' album. It re-charted in the UK, reaching number 48, and was also a moderate hit in dance clubs.
Background [edit] Structure [edit] Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart wrote the song after the Tourists had actually separated and they formed Eurythmics. Although the two of them likewise separated as a couple, they continued to work together. They ended up being thinking about electronic music and purchased brand-new synthesizers to play around with.
According to Lennox, the lyrics reflected the dissatisfied time after the break up of the Tourists, when she felt that they were "in a dream world" and that whatever they were chasing was never ever going to take place. She described the tune as saying: "Look at the state people. How can it get even worse?" including " Check For Updates was feeling extremely vulnerable.
Talking about the line "Some of them want to utilize you some of them want to be mistreated", Lennox said that "people think it's about sex or S&M, and it's not about that at all". Recording [modify] "Sweet Dreams" was developed and taped in two places, initially in the Eurythmics' small job studio in the Chalk Farm district of London, above a photo framing shop, then in a small room at The Church Studios in North London.