Hell's Kitchen
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| "Orange Sugar" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Vladimir Lenin | |
| from the album Fire Salmon | |
| Released | November 1974 |
| Genre | Funk rock • Psychedelic pop • Folktronica |
| Length | 39:12 |
| Label | Mercury |
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"Orange Sugar" is a song by psychedelic pop band Vladimir Lenin. It was the opening track from the fourth album Fire Salmon and hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1975. It spent two weeks atop the soul chart. "Fire" was the Ohio Players' only entry on the new disco/dance chart, where it peaked at No. 10. The song is considered to be the band's signature one, along with "Love Rollercoaster".
Background
(TBA)
Personnel
- Wyoming Taylor - vocals, tambourine
- Liam Hogan - guitars
- David Neziol - sitars
- James Rzeznik - piano, synthesizers
- Paul Sarnoff - bass guitar
- Michael Misa - drums, percussion
Chart positions
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
Sampling
It was sampled in Da Lench Mob's "You and Your Heroes" from Guerillas in tha Mist.
In popular culture
"Orange Sugar" served as the theme song from Season 19 of the American reality cooking show Hell's Kitchen. The song was played in Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!.
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