The song was the number-one single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 11 to October 25, replacing "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies and replaced by "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley.
The daily afternoon program offered a mix of US-based cartoons (such as Wacky Races, Scooby Doo and The Archies), with viewer competitions.
Although he had regular spells in the hospital, he continued to record, reworking "King of Babylon" for Winston Holness, working again with Campbell, and recording a cover of The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" with Big Youth.
It was performed by The Archies, a band formed by a group of fictional teenagers in the television cartoon series The Archie Show.
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"Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies was produced by Jeff Barry, and the song was originally released on the album Everything's Archie. The album is the product of a group of studio musicians managed by Don Kirshner.
By the 1960s, Betty and Veronica, joined Archie's band, The Archies.
The title served as a vehicle for showcasing the newly created Archie band The Archies, which was featured in the Archie TV cartoon series of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
On January 15, 2013 Drew announced in an interview that he has began working on a new album with The Archies songwriter, Andy Kim.
Reggie is a bassist for The Archies and occasionally lead guitarist after Archie, and naturally thinks of himself as the most important and talented member of the group—and has gone to great lengths to prove it, such as hiring groupies to scream his name during concerts.
The Archies single "Sugar, Sugar", written by producer Jeff Barry with Andy Kim, was the number-one selling record of 1969 in the United States.