Sweet Surrender (Wet Wet Wet song)

1989 single by Wet Wet Wet

"Sweet Surrender"

Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album  Holding Back the River
B-side|

* "This Time" (live)
* "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."

Released| 18 September 1989 (1989-09-18)[1]
Length|

* 6:01 (album version)
* 4:24 (single version)

Label|

* The Precious Organisation
* Mercury

Songwriter(s)|

* Marti Pellow
* Tommy Cunningham
* Graeme Clark
* Neil Mitchell

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

* 7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single[2][3][4]

1. "Sweet Surrender"
2. "This Time" (live at the Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, 15 November 1988)

* 12-inch single[5]

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."

* CD single[6]

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[edit]

### Weekly charts[edit]

| Chart (1989–1990)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[7] | 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] | 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 19
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] | 20
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 10
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 6
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 37

### Year-end charts[edit]

| Chart (1989)  | Position

|

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 71
UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 82
Chart (1990)  | Position

|

Australia (ARIA)[18] | 63

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[18] | Gold  | 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 16 September 1989. p. 36.
2. ^ 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)
3. ^ 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)
4. ^ 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)
5. ^ 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)
6. ^ 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)
7. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Surrender". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Surrender" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
9. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Surrender" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 41\. 14 October 1989. p. V.
11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wet Wet Wet". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
13. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Surrender" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Surrender". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
16. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
17. ^ "Year End Singles". Record Mirror. 27 January 1990. p. 44.
18. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report No. 50)". ARIA. Retrieved 20 February 2022 - via Imgur.

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Wet Wet Wet

* Graeme Clark
* Tommy Cunningham
* Neil Mitchell
* Kevin Simm

* Graeme Duffin
* Marti Pellow

Studio albums|

* Popped In Souled Out (1987)
* Holding Back the River (1989)
* High on the Happy Side (1992)
* Picture This (1995)
* 10 (1997)
* Timeless (2007)

Other albums|

* The Memphis Sessions (1988)
* Cloak & Dagger (1992)

Live albums|

* Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990)
* Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)

Compilations|

* End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits (1993)
* The Greatest Hits (2004)
* Step by Step: The Greatest Hits (2013)

Singles|

* "Wishing I Was Lucky"
* "Sweet Little Mystery"
* "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"
* "Temptation"
* "With a Little Help from My Friends"
* "Sweet Surrender"
* "Broke Away"
* "Hold Back the River"
* "Goodnight Girl"
* "More than Love"
* "Lip Service"
* "Shed a Tear"
* "Cold Cold Heart"
* "Love Is All Around"
* "Julia Says"
* "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
* "Somewhere Somehow"
* "If I Never See You Again"
* "Strange"
* "Yesterday/Maybe I'm in Love"
* "Weightless"

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