Sweet Surrender

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“Sweet Surrender”
“Sweet Surrender” cover
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Holding Back the River
Released September 25, 1989 (UK)
Format CD, cassette, 7", 12"
Genre Pop
Label PolyGram
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
(1988)
"Sweet Surrender"
(1989)
"Broke Away"
(1989)

"Sweet Surrender" was the first single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, Holding Back the River. It was released on September 25, 1989, and reached #6 on the UK singles chart.

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.

Title lyric: I remember that sweet surrender. I recall — do you? — that sweet surrender.

[edit] Track listings

CD:

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "Sweet Surrender" (extended version)
  3. "This Time" (live)
  4. "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."

MC:

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "This Time" (live)

7":

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "This Time" (live)

12:"

  1. "Sweet Surrender"
  2. "This Time" (live)
  3. "Sweet Surrender" (extended version)
  4. "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."