Sweet '69 Explained

Sweet '69
Cover:Sweet '69 babes in toyland.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Babes in Toyland
Album:Nemesisters
Released:1995
Recorded:1994
Genre:Punk rock, alternative rock
Length:4:03
Label:Reprise
Producer:Tim Mac
Prev Title:Catatonic
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:We Are Family
Next Year:1995

"Sweet '69" is a song by Babes in Toyland, released in 1995. B-sides, "S.F.W." and "Swamp Pussy", are live recordings from the Danish Roskilde Festival in 1994 by Radiomafia. "Sweet '69" is the first single by Babes in Toyland to get a lot of radio airplay in the US, reaching #37 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The single also peaked at #173 on the UK's Official Singles Chart.[1] The song is unique in its extensive use of melodic cowbells by drummer Lori Barbero. An accompanying video was also released.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Sweet '69"
  2. "S.F.W."
  3. "Swamp Pussy"

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=babes in toyland|chart=all}} Artist Chart History - Babes in Toyland ]. 9 December 2008 .
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Babes In Toyland - Sweet '69 (Video) . YouTube.