Song · Slowdive
“Sugar for the Pill” by Slowdive
From the album Slowdive (2017)
“Sugar for the Pill” by Slowdive appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2017 and 2026. It was first released in 2017 on the album Slowdive. Its best result is #68 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #349 indie & aaa song of 2017 and #3,227 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Sugar for the Pill" was the second taste of Slowdive's comeback, released as a single on 28 March 2017, after "Star Roving" in January and ahead of the self-titled album Dead Oceans put out that May. That record was their first in 22 years, the first since Pygmalion in 1995, and the first since Souvlaki to have drummer Simon Scott in the lineup.
Neil Halstead wrote it alone and produced it; Ian Davenport engineered, with extra help from Duncan Chave, Martin Nichols and Gareth Stuart, and Chris Coady mixed it with Sarah Tudzin assisting. The album came wrapped in a still from Harry Smith's 1962 cut-out animation film Heaven and Earth Magic, and the critics welcomed the band back with open arms.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 290 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 949 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2026 | 755 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Sugar For The Pill.
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