Sweet Thing (Mick Jagger song)

"Sweet Thing" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Mick Jagger who also wrote it. It was the first single from his third solo album, Wandering Spirit (1993), and was released in January 1993 by Atlantic Records. It was produced by Jagger with Rick Rubin, and became a top-ten hit in Austria, France, Norway and Switzerland. In the United States, it peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Sweet Thing"
Single by Mick Jagger
from the album Wandering Spirit
B-side"Wandering Spirit"
Released25 January 1993 (1993-01-25)[1]
Length4:21
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Mick Jagger
Producer(s)
Mick Jagger singles chronology
"Let's Work"
(1987)
"Sweet Thing"
(1993)
"Old Habits Die Hard"
(2004)
Music video
"Sweet Thing" on YouTube

Formats and track listings

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These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Sweet Thing":[2]

  • CD single - US, 7" single - Germany
  1. "Sweet Thing" — 4:21
  2. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17
  • CD maxi - US
  1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's extended version) — 6:54
  2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's dub) — 4:57
  3. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 6:01
  4. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:38
  5. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of stripped down version) — 4:39
  6. "Sweet Thing" (LP mix) — 4:18
  • CD maxi - US
  1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's extended version) — 6:54
  2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's dub) — 4:55
  3. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of extended sax) — 4:49
  4. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 5:59
  5. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:37
  6. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of stripped down version) — 4:37
  • CD maxi - Europe, US
  1. "Sweet Thing" (LP version) — 4:21
  2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's mix) — 6:44
  3. "Sweet Thing" (dub) — 6:44
  4. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17
  • 12" maxi - Germany
  1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's mix) — 6:44
  2. "Sweet Thing" (dub) — 6:44
  3. "Sweet Thing" (LP version) — 4:21
  4. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17
  • 12" maxi - Germany
  1. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 5:59
  2. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:37
  3. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down instrumenral) — 4:37
  4. "Sweet Thing" (remix edit) — 4:20
  5. "Sweet Thing" (funky guitar edit) — 4:20
  6. "Sweet Thing" (extended sax instrumental) — 4:49

Credits

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  • Original sound recording made by Promotone BV
  • All remixes by Mick Jagger
  • Produced by Mick Jagger and Rick Rubin
  • Design by Richard Bates

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 January 1993. p. 21. Misprinted as the issue date, January 23, on source.
  2. ^ "Mick Jagger — "Sweet Thing"". discogs. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100235." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 10. 6 March 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 8. 20 February 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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  12. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (19.–25. febrúar)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 February 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Regional EHR Top 20: South" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 11. 13 March 1993. p. 27.
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  21. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 20 February 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Mick Jagger Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 25. 27 February 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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