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
Released18 September 1989 (UK)
GenreSoft rock
Length6:01 (album version)
4:24 (single version)
LabelPolyGram
Songwriter(s)Marti Pellow, Tommy Cunningham, Graeme Clark, Neil Mitchell
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 Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on 18 September 1989, and reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The single fared extremely well in Ireland, topping the charts for two weeks,[citation needed] and giving the band their second consecutive Irish number one.[2] In Australia, "Sweet Surrender" peaked at #7 on the ARIA singles chart in May 1990,[3] and was certified gold.[4]

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.

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 listing[]

  • CD
  1. "Sweet Surrender" (Radio) ― 4:26
  2. "This Time" (Live Version) — 4:59
  3. "How The Hell Did That Get There" — 3:47
  4. "Sweet Surrender" (Extended) — 6:50
  • 7" / MC
  1. "Sweet Surrender" (Radio) ― 4:26
  2. "This Time" (Live Version) — 4:59
  • 12"
  1. "Sweet Surrender" (Radio) ― 4:26
  2. "This Time" (Live Version) — 4:59
  3. "How The Hell Did That Get There" — 3:47

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Charts > Wet Wet Wet". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Page 4 of search results for 'Wet Wet Wet'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "australian-charts.com > Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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