Sweet Thing (Mick Jagger song) explained

Sweet Thing
Cover:	Sweet Thing (Mick Jagger song) cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Mick Jagger
Album:	Wandering Spirit
B-Side:	Wandering Spirit
Released:	^[1]
Length:	4:21
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Mick Jagger Rick Rubin
Prev Title:	Let's Work
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Old Habits Die Hard
Next Year:	2004

"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.

Formats and track listings

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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	19
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[4]	2
Greece (IFPI)^[5]	4
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[6]	4
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[7]	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	84
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)	34
US Cash Box Top 100^[9]	57

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	66
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[11]	21

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 21. 23 January 1993. Misprinted as the issue date, January 23, on source.
2. Web site: Mick Jagger — "Sweet Thing" . discogs . 30 March 2011.
3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 10. 10. 6 March 1993. 19. 1 January 2021.
4. EHR Top 40. Music & Media. 10. 8. 20 February 1993. 26. 7 April 2024.
5. Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 10. 11. 13 March 1993. 24. 1 January 2021.
6. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (19.–25. febrúar). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 29. 18 February 1993. 1 January 2021.
7. Top 50 Airplay Chart. Music Week. 20 February 1993. 14. 27 April 2024.
8. Web site: Mick Jagger Awards. AllMusic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160412230035/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mick-jagger-mn0000892823/awards. 12 April 2016. 1 January 2021.
9. Top 100 Pop Singles. Cash Box. LVI. 25. 27 February 1993. 4. 20 April 2024.
10. 1993 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 10. 51/52. 18 December 1993. 15. 1 January 2021.
11. News: Árslistinn 1993. Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 16. 4 January 1994. 1 January 2021.