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"Brown Sugar" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter duo Ider for their debut album, Emotional Education. It was released on 1 February 2019 as the fourth single from the album.

"Brown Sugar"
Single by Ider
from the album Emotional Education
Released	1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
Genre	R&B alt-pop[1]
Length	3:36
Label	Glassnote
Songwriter(s)	Elizabeth Somerville Megan Markwick
Producer(s)	Rodaidh McDonald
Ider singles chronology
"Mirror" (2017) "Brown Sugar" (2019)
Music video
"Brown Sugar (Live)" on YouTube

Background and composition

"Brown Sugar" is a rhythm and blues-inspired track, which Marwick said was influenced by R&B artists such as Kendrick Lamar.[1] Ider used a Roland synthesiser heavily throughout the track. They describe the track as "an empowering song about sex."[2][3]

Music video

The "live" music video for "Brown Sugar" was released on 31 January 2019. The video features Ider performing the song live, in a dark room with red lighting. The video was directed by frequent Ider collaborator Lewis Knaggs.[4]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Brown Sugar" – 3:36

Credits and personnel

• Megan Markwick – Vocals, synth, percussion
• Lily Somerville – Vocals, keyboard
• Ben Scott – drums
• Rodaidh McDonald – production

References

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