Too Sweet Explained

Too Sweet
Type:single
Artist:Hozier
Ep:Unheard
Genre:
Length:4:11
Label:
Producer:
  • Hozier
  • Bekon
  • Chakra
  • Sergiu Gherman
  • Peter Gonzales
Prev Title:Northern Attitude
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Nobody's Soldier
Next Year:2024

"Too Sweet" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Hozier. It was released on 22 March 2024, through Rubyworks and Island Records in the UK, and Columbia Records in the US, as the first track from his fifth EP Unheard and was released as a single on 29 March 2024. The song has topped the charts in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming Hozier's first number-one single in all seven countries.

Background

On 14 March 2024, Hozier announced his fifth EP Unheard that features four previously unreleased tracks taken from sessions for his third studio album Unreal Unearth (2023).[3] The singer clarified that the songs "could not make the original release" for various reasons, but still fit the themes of "gluttony, limbo, violence and the outward 'ascent'".[4] He first teased the song the same day on TikTok in a clip that features him drawing a sketch of a skeleton.[5] "Too Sweet" was surprise-released as the opening track to the project on 22 March.[6]

Composition

"Too Sweet" sees Hozier meeting the "rhythm of a true night owl", sipping whiskey and drinking black coffee.[5] Additionally, it shows the facets and multitudes of a relationship, as the singer talks to his significant other. While she prefers to lead a healthy lifestyle, he makes use of the various "pleasures" of life. The singer favours the rawness because his partner is "already too sweet". The song further explores the theme of how differences can evolve during a relationship.[7] Musically, Rolling Stone writer John Lonsdale described the song as "tough, catchy retro-R&B groove."[8]

Commercial performance

"Too Sweet" debuted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 29 March 2024, earning Hozier his first top-ten single in the United Kingdom since "Take Me to Church" in 2014 and second overall.[9] It rose to number 4 on 5 April 2024.[10] On 12 April 2024, it reached Number 1 with 61,000 chart units and 6.7 million streams, becoming Hozier's first UK number one single.[11]

In the United States, "Too Sweet" debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of 6 April 2024, marking Hozier's first top 10 debut and second top 10 after "Take Me to Church".[12] Three weeks later, the song reached number one, surpassing the number two peak of "Take Me to Church" and becoming Hozier's first number-one in the United States.[13] With this, Hozier became the first Irish act to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Sinéad O'Connor in 1990 with "Nothing Compares 2 U", and fourth overall along with O'Connor, Gilbert O'Sullivan and U2.[14]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)124
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[15] 41
Croatia (Billboard)[16] 12
Croatia (HRT)[17] 1
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[18] 9
France (SNEP)[19] 38
Greece International (IFPI)[20] 4
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[21] 1
India (IMI)[22] 13
Latvia (LAIPA)[23] 3
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[24] 2
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[25] 9
Lithuania (AGATA)[26] 2
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[27] 11
Luxembourg (Billboard)[28] 6
Malaysia (Billboard)[29] 13
Malaysia International (RIM)[30] 11
MENA (IFPI)[31] 15
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[32] 52
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[33] 33
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[34] 1
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[35] 15
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[36] 12
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[37] 40
Singapore (RIAS)[38] <--[39] -->5
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[40] 1
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)119
UAE (IFPI)[41] 7

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label
Italy29 March 2024Radio airplayUniversal[42]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris. Deville. Hozier Has The #1 Song In America. Stereogum. April 22, 2024. April 22, 2024 . This year, he’s been in the top 10 for weeks with “Too Sweet,” a crisply modern retro soul song....
  2. Billboard staff. A Decade After Hozier's Breakthrough, How Did 'Too Sweet' Become His First Hot 100 No. 1?. Billboard. April 23, 2024. June 4, 2024. ... the pop-rock swagger of “Too Sweet” ....
  3. Web site: Hozier announces new EP, Unheard. Lobo. Paula. KPNT. 15 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Hozier unveils Unheard EP full of previously unreleased songs. Kelly. Tyler Damara. Line of Best Fit. 22 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  5. Hozier Is a Whiskey-Sipping Night Owl on New Song "Too Sweet". Paul. Larisha. Rolling Stone. 22 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Listen to Hozier's surprise Unheard EP of new songs. Dunworth. Liberty. NME. 22 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Hozier, "Too Sweet": the song lyrics & their meaning. Affatigato. Carlo. Aural Crave. 22 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  8. Rolling Stone Staff . The Best Songs of 2024 So Far. . June 23, 2024 . June 11, 2023.
  9. Web site: Griffiths . George . Benson Boone keeps hold of Beautiful Things for second week at Number 1 . Official Charts Company . 29 March 2024 . 31 March 2024.
  10. Web site: Griffiths . George . Beyoncé is first black artist ever to take country album to Number 1 in the UK . Official Charts Company . 5 April 2024 . 5 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Griffiths . George . Hozier earns first UK Number 1 single with Too Sweet: "I'm taken aback!" . Official Charts Company . 12 April 2024 . 12 April 2024.
  12. Trust . Gary . Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar's 'Like That' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard . 1 April 2024 . 3 April 2024.
  13. 'Sweet' Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time. Trust. Gary. Billboard. 22 April 2024. 22 April 2024.
  14. News: Deville . Chris . Hozier Has The #1 Song In America . 25 April 2024 . Stereogum . 22 April 2024.
  15. Hozier Chart History (Brasil Hot 100). Billboard. 27 April 2024.
  16. Croatia Songs (Week of April 27, 2024) . Billboard. 23 April 2024.
  17. Web site: ARC 100 - Week 21 (20.05.2024.). 20 May 2024 . HRT. 22 May 2024. 22 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240522180428/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top40-21-tjedan-20-05-2024/. live.
  18. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Jun 27, 2024. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  19. Web site: Top Singles - SNEP. SNEP. 26 June 2024.
  20. Web site: IFPI Charts: Digital Singles Chart (International) - Εβδομάδα: 16/2024 . . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424060155/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html . 24 April 2024 . live.
  21. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240504120213/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. May 4, 2024.
  22. Web site: IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 10th June 2024 Week 23 of 52. IMIcharts. June 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614014917/https://imicharts.com/.
  23. Web site: 15 April 2024 . Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 15. nedēļa . Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 15 . 16 April 2024 . . lv.
  24. Web site: Latvijas spēlētāko dziesmu Radio Top 2024. gads – 18. nedēļa. Latvia's most played songs Radio Top 2024 – Week 18. lv. LAIPA. 13 June 2024. 12 June 2024.
  25. Web site: OLT20 – Combined Chart – Week of Sunday May 26th, 2024. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 13 August 2024.
  26. Web site: 2024 15-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). lt. AGATA. 12 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  27. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Jul 11, 2024. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  28. Hozier Chart History (Luxembourg Songs). Billboard. 23 April 2024.
  29. Hozier Chart History (Malaysia Songs). Billboard. July 2, 2024.
  30. Web site: TOP 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 29 (12/07/2024-18/07/2024). RIM. July 27, 2024. July 27, 2024. Facebook.
  31. Web site: The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 12/04/2024 to 18/04/2024. theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 25 April 2024. 25 April 2024. https://archive.today/20240425203317/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. live.
  32. TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: April 26th, 2024 - May 2nd, 2024. TurnTable. 9 May 2024. 9 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240509175415/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/1. live.
  33. Web site: 2024-08-10 . Philippines Hot 100 - Billboard Philippines . 2024-08-10 . billboardphilippines.com . en-US.
  34. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay. OLiS. pl. 8 July 2024. Select week 29.06.2024–05.07.2024..
  35. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. 25 April 2024. Select week 12.04.2024–18.04.2024..
  36. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jun 13, 2024. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  37. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 10/07/2024. https://archive.today/20240711225538/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2024-07-11 . it . . 10 July 2024 . 12 July 2024.
  38. RIAS. RIASSG. 1808028457701724640. Exciting News! RIAS Top Digital Streaming & Top Regional Chart (Week 26) have dropped! Check out the hottest tracks making waves right now on RIAS.. 2 July 2024. 2 July 2024.
  39. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 25 (14 - 20 Jun 2024). RIAS. 25 June 2024. 25 June 2024. https://archive.today/20240625073424/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/.
  40. Web site: Top 5 Geldig: 4 – 11 juli 2024. Top 5 Valid: July 4 – 11, 2024. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. July 5, 2023. July 6, 2023. nl.
  41. Web site: The Official Mena Chart – This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20 from 12/04/2024 to 18/04/2024. theofficialmenachart.com. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 25 April 2024. 25 April 2024. https://archive.today/20240425203317/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart. live.
  42. Web site: Bellone . Dario . Hozier - Too Sweet (Radio Date: 29-03-2024) . EarOne . 26 March 2024 . 26 March 2024.

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