Before “Sugar Sweet” became one of Benson Boone’s most talked-about tracks, it lived and breathed within the four walls of a recording studio. And according to those who were there, from the first playback to the final mix, they really were vibing to the song.

The session took place in a modest but acoustically rich studio tucked away in Los Angeles. It wasn’t a massive production room, but it didn’t need to be. The energy inside was electric. Benson Boone walked in that day with a demo and a vision—a track that blended sweetness with tension, light melodies with emotionally weighty lyrics.

As he sat down at the piano, softly playing the chords that would later become the intro of “Sugar Sweet,” a quiet focus settled in. No one spoke much. The room listened.

Boone began to sing, not with a full studio vocal take, but just enough to let the room feel the song’s direction. The lyric, “I like my sugar sweet, but darling, you’re bittersweet,” hung in the air, and heads started nodding. The producer, seated behind the mixing console, turned slowly with a grin. The engineer leaned back, eyes closed, absorbing the sound. Even the assistant in the back corner of the room began tapping their foot unconsciously.

They really were vibing to the song.

As the session progressed, the team added subtle layers—synths that shimmered, soft guitar lines that danced around the vocal, and a tight drum groove that gave the track its heartbeat. Every element was carefully crafted, yet nothing felt forced. There was laughter between takes, excited reactions after each playback, and the quiet thrill of realizing they were creating something special.