The group have later said they weren't sure if the song was good with Andy Rantzen saying "When we'd finished mixing 'Sweetness and Light' I said 'Hmm, this is a bit disappointing' and Paul replied 'I know, where did we go wrong?'[3]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the song won the inaugural ARIA Award for Best Dance Release. In his acceptance speech, Paul Mac controversially declared "We'd like to thank all of Sydney's ecstasy dealers, without whom this award would not be possible." The televised version censored the speech, causing a media frenzy, but Mac was unrepentant, years later calling it "the best career move I ever made. I got in so much trouble for that, but I don't care. I'm still proud of it. I meant every word, and I still do."[4]
In 2015, "Sweetness and Light" was listed at number 1 in In the Mix's '100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time' with Nick Jarvis saying "Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen's greatest track symbolises the turning point when the previously underground rave scene suddenly stepped into the mainstream consciousness."[5]
Track listings
1994 CD single
"Sweetness and Light" (Radio edit) - 4:04
"Sweetness and Light" (Fanatically Remixed By South End) - 5:45
"Sweetness and Light" (Sound & Suthers At the Controls) - 5:32
"Transcendental" (Alien Headspace's Ideal Forms remix) - 11:57
^ abcThe ARIA Report. Vol. 220. ARIA. 1 May 1994. p. 20.
^ ab"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 16 Oct 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 22 March 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
^"Itch-E & Scratch-E". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^"Australian anthems: Itch-E & Scratch-E – Sweetness and Light". The Guardian. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^"The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-16. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 137.
January 06, 2023
sweetness, light, song, sweetness, light, song, recorded, australian, electronic, music, group, itch, scratch, song, released, 1994, peaked, number, australian, singles, chart, sweetness, light, single, itch, scratch, efrom, album, itch, kitch, kooreleased2, 1. Sweetness and Light is a song recorded by Australian electronic music group Itch E and Scratch E The song was released in May 1994 1 and peaked at number 65 on the Australian singles chart 2 Sweetness and Light Single by Itch E and Scratch Efrom the album Itch E Kitch E KooReleased2 May 1994 1994 05 02 1 Length4 04LabelSecond NatureSongwriter s Paul Mac Andy Rantzen Justin Brandis Miriam WilliamsonProducer s Paul Mac Sheriff LindoItch E and Scratch E singles chronology Sweetness and Light 1994 Bouncing Chamber 1995 The group have later said they weren t sure if the song was good with Andy Rantzen saying When we d finished mixing Sweetness and Light I said Hmm this is a bit disappointing and Paul replied I know where did we go wrong 3 At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 the song won the inaugural ARIA Award for Best Dance Release In his acceptance speech Paul Mac controversially declared We d like to thank all of Sydney s ecstasy dealers without whom this award would not be possible The televised version censored the speech causing a media frenzy but Mac was unrepentant years later calling it the best career move I ever made I got in so much trouble for that but I don t care I m still proud of it I meant every word and I still do 4 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listings 3 Charts 4 Release history 5 ReferencesReception EditIn 2015 Sweetness and Light was listed at number 1 in In the Mix s 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time with Nick Jarvis saying Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen s greatest track symbolises the turning point when the previously underground rave scene suddenly stepped into the mainstream consciousness 5 Track listings Edit1994 CD single Sweetness and Light Radio edit 4 04 Sweetness and Light Fanatically Remixed By South End 5 45 Sweetness and Light Sound amp Suthers At the Controls 5 32 Transcendental Alien Headspace s Ideal Forms remix 11 572012 Digital single Sweetness and Light Puddles remix Sweetness and Light StephenFox remix Sweetness and Light Bside s Long mix Sweetness and Light Telafonica remix Sweetness and Light Highly Dubious remix Sweetness and Light Glowing Sugar remix Sweetness and Light Vajra remix 2017 Vinyl single Sweetness and Light Sweetness and Light For Life remix Charts EditChart 1994 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 2 6 65Release history EditCountry Date Format Label CatalogueAustralia 2 May 1994 1 CD Single cassette single Second Nature voltcd86 voltc86Worldwide 16 Jul 2012 digital download 4 4 2 MusicAustralia 4 Aug 2017 12 vinyl Motorik mtkxtcnrg003References Edit a b c The ARIA Report Vol 220 ARIA 1 May 1994 p 20 a b The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart Week Ending 16 Oct 1994 ARIA Retrieved 22 March 2016 via Imgur com N B The HP column displays the highest peak reached Itch E amp Scratch E Beat Magazine Retrieved 22 March 2019 Australian anthems Itch E amp Scratch E Sweetness and Light The Guardian 6 May 2014 Retrieved 22 March 2019 The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 12 16 Retrieved 22 March 2019 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 pdf ed Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing p 137 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sweetness and Light song amp oldid 1061106621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
