"Sugar Rush" is a song by the Japanese girl idol group AKB48. It was released on October 30, 2012, on the original soundtrack of Wreck-It Ralph, which is titled Sugar Rush (シュガー・ラッシュ) in Japanese.
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Background
The song was written for the Disney animation film Wreck-It Ralph and chosen as the ending theme for its worldwide release.
AKB48 members who participated
The song features 10 AKB48 members:
Team A: Mariko Shinoda, Rina Kawaei, Minami Takahashi, Mayu Watanabe
Team K: Tomomi Itano, Yuko Oshima
Team B: Yuki Kashiwagi, Haruka Shimazaki, Haruna Kojima
SKE48 Team S: Jurina Matsui
Writing credits
Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto
Music: Jamie Houston
Music video
The music video was directed by Japanese photographer and filmmaker Mika Ninagawa, notably the director of another AKB48's music video, "Heavy Rotation".
The video was premiered on October 29, 2012, at the world premiere of the movie, which took place in Los Angeles.
Covers
In 2014, Mexican singer Thalía recorded an English language cover of the song for her first children's album Viva Kids Vol. 1. A music video was released which features Thalía in an animated candyland.