Hot Sugar (Tamar Braxton song)

"Hot Sugar"
Single by Tamar Braxton
from the album Love and War
Released October 17, 2013 (2013-10-17)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 3:36
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Tamar Braxton, LaShawn Daniels, Makeba Riddick, Kyle Stewart II
Producer(s) Kyle "K2" Stewart II
Tamar Braxton singles chronology
"All the Way Home"
(2013)		 "Hot Sugar"
(2013)		 "Let Me Know"
(2014)
Music video
"Hot Sugar" on Youtube.com

"Hot Sugar" is a song by American singer Tamar Braxton from her second studio album, Love and War (2013). The song was released on October 17, 2013, as the fourth and final singe from the album. American producer Kyle "K2" Stewart II wrote "Hot Sugar" in collaboration with Braxton and songwriters LaShawn Daniels and Mandakeba Riddick.

Critical response to "Hot Sugar" was mixed: some critics praised its sound while others negatively compared it to the album's ballads.

Background

In an interview with Essence, Braxton said she originally pushed for "Hot Sugar" to be the first single from Love and War. She explained the decision to release the song "Love and War" instead was due to its connection to her marriage.[1]

Critical reception

"Hot Sugar" received mixed responses from music critics. Artistdirect's Rick Florino praised the single as "smoothly sexy" and fun.[2] Andy Kellman of AllMusic called the song "mind-numbing" and wrote that it was "no match for the fully formed songs that seemed rooted in Braxton's life experiences".[3] Shehnaz Khan of Yahoo! News criticized it along with the album's other up-tempo tracks for "ruin[ing] the dynamic of the album" and clashing with the ballads. Khan described the single as "debatably skip worthy".[4]

Commercial reception

"Hot Sugar" debuted at number 44 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs on September 21, 2013.[5] "Hot Sugar" also peaked at number 48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 6 on Billboard R&B Streaming Songs chart and number 6 on Hot R&B Songs chart on November 2, 2013.[6][7][8]

Music video

The music video premiered on 106 & Park and on Braxton's VEVO account on October 17, 2013.[9][10][11]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] 48
US R&B Streaming Songs[7] 6
US Hot R&B Songs[8] 13
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs[5] 44

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide 17 October 2013 Digital download
[12]

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Derrick Bryson. "Exclusive: Tamar Braxton Says New Single, 'Love and War,' Is About Her Marriage". Essence. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ Florino, Rick. "Tamar Braxton "Love and War" Album Review – 5 out of 5 stars @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Love and War - Tamar Braxton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  4. ↑ Khan, Shehnaz. "Album review: Tamar Braxton's Love and War proves that R&B is not dead". Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  5. 1 2 "Tamar Braxton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Tamar Braxton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Tamar Braxton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Tamar Braxton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tamar Premieres "Hot Sugar" video on 106 & Park". BET. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tamar Braxton Hot Sugar 106 & Park". TamarBraxton.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Tamar Braxton - Hot Sugar". YouTube. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tamar Braxton - Hot Sugar". Discogs. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
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