This article is about the 1987 song "Sweetest Thing" by Irish rock band U2. For other songs with similar titles, see Sweetest Thing (disambiguation).
"Sweetest Thing"
Single by U2
from the album The Best of 1980–1990
Released
19 October 1998 (1998-10-19)
Recorded
1986–1987, 1998
Genre
Alternative rock[1]
Length
3:03 (single mix)
3:06 (original version)
Label
Island
Songwriter(s)
U2
Producer(s)
Steve Lillywhite, with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
U2 singles chronology
"Mofo" (1997)
"Sweetest Thing" (1998)
"Beautiful Day" (2000)
Music video
"Sweetest Thing" on YouTube
"Sweetest Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987. The song was later re-recorded and re-released as a single in October 1998 for the band's compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.
"Sweetest Thing" became a number-one hit in Ireland, Canada, and Iceland and reached the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
^Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (5 November 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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