"Sugar Free" is a song from Australian pop group
Wa Wa Nee
Wa Wa Nee was a 1980s Australian funk band.
Career
Singer/songwriter Paul Gray and guitarist Steve Williams formed the band in 1982. They were joined by Geoff Lundren (bass), Elizabeth Lord (keyboards, backing vocals) and Chris Sweeney (drums) a ...
. The song was released in December 1986 as the third single from their
self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 10 on the
Australian singles chart
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,
[ and number 35 in the US on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.][
The song is featured in the film, '']Cassandra
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''.
The song was covered in Cantonese by Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...
'Side Face'（側面）in 1989, recorded on the album Leslie '89
''Leslie '89'' is a cantopop album by Leslie Cheung released in 1989 by Cinepoly Records of Hong Kong. It was also his supposed penultimate album before the final album '' Final Encounter'' (he had planned for retirement from the Cantopop
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Track listing
7" (CBS – BA3516)
*Side A "Sugar Free" – 4:27
*Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59
12"' (CBS – BA12233)
*Side A "Sugar Free" (Dance Mix) – 7:08
*Side B "Sugar Free" ((The Spanking Dub Mix) – 3:50
*Side B "Wild Days and Windy Nights" – 2:59
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1985 songs
1986 singles
Wa Wa Nee songs
Songs written by Paul Gray (songwriter)
CBS Records singles
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