"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. ^{[1] [2]}

The song was written for the Disney animation film Wreck-It Ralph and chosen as the ending theme for its worldwide release. ^{[1] [2]}

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 ^{[1] [2]}

• Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto ^{[1] [2]}
• Music: Jamie Houston ^{[1] [2]}

The music video was directed by Japanese photographer and filmmaker Mika Ninagawa, ^{[1] [2]} 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. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2014, Mexican singer Thalía recorded an English language cover of the song for her first children's album Viva Kids Vol. 1. ^[4] A music video was released which features Thalía in an animated candyland. ^[5]

• AKB48 "Sugar Rush" (preview of the music video) on YouTube
• AKB48 official website