Sweet Surrender (Wet Wet Wet song)

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"Sweet Surrender"
Sweet surrender.jpg
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Holding Back the River
B-side
  • "This Time" (live)
  • "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."
Released18 September 1989 (1989-09-18)
Length
  • 6:01 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
(1988)		"Sweet Surrender"
(1989)		"Broke Away"
(1989)

"Sweet Surrender" is the first single from British band Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River (1989). It was released on 18 September 1989 and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In Ireland, "Sweet Surrender" peaked at number one, becoming the group's second of three number-one singles there. In Australia, "Sweet Surrender" reached number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart in May 1990 and was certified gold.

Contents

Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile . For that version, he changed the lyric from "Hey, little fella, now your show's together" to "Hey, little fella, now your shit's together".[ citation needed ]

Music video

The music video features the band performing in a dark blue background with a smiling Marti Pellow singing the song and various women dressed in red Arabian clothing swimming in midair.

Track listings

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "This Time" (live at the Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, 15 November 1988)
A1. "Sweet Surrender" (extended mix)
B1. "This Time" (live at the Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, 15 November 1988)
B2. "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."
  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "This Time" (live at the Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, 15 November 1988)
  3. "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."
  4. "Sweet Surrender" (extended version)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom18 September 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [18]
25 September 19897-inch vinyl (poster bag) [19]
Japan21 December 1989Mini-CD [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Sweet Surrender (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1989. JEWEL 9, 876 134-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Sweet Surrender (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1989. JWLMC 9, 876 134-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Sweet Surrender (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. Mercury Records. 1989. PPDS-21.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Sweet Surrender (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1989. JEWEL 912, 876 135-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Sweet Surrender (UK CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1989. JWLCD 9, 876 135-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  19. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week. 23 September 1989. p. 44.
  20. ↑ "スイート・サレンダー | Wet Wet Wet" [Sweet Surrender | Wet Wet Wet] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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