Sweet Surrender (Sarah McLachlan song)

"Sweet Surrender"
Single by Sarah McLachlan
from the album Surfacing
Released March 10, 1998
Format CD single
Genre Pop, Soft rock
Length 4:00
Label Nettwerk Records, Arista Records
Writer(s) Sarah McLachlan
Producer Pierre Marchand
Sarah McLachlan singles chronology
"Building a Mystery"
(1997)		 "Sweet Surrender"
(1998)		 "Adia"
(1998)
Music sample
"Sweet Surrender"

"Sweet Surrender" is a song written and co-produced by Sarah McLachlan, from her multi-platinum album Surfacing, first released in 1998.

The song was released as the album second single with a video directed by Floria Sigismondi (as Allen Smithee[1]). A maxi-single with remixes by DJ Tiesto was released in 2001 making the single to peak at number 6 on the Hot Dance Club Play charts three years after its original release. In 1998, the song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The radio mix of the song was used in its official music video. The song was also featured in the film Wildflowers starring Daryl Hannah.

Tracklisting

Canadian Maxi Single [2]
  1. Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiesto Remix Edit) — 3:50
  2. Sweet Surrender (DJ Tiesto Remix) — 7:04
  3. Sweet Surrender (Boilerhouse Remix) — 3:58
  4. I Love You (BT Remix) — 9:02

Chart performance

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 28
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[4] 15
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[5] 10
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[6] 14
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[7] 6

References

  1. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281946,00.html
  2. ^ ""Sweet Surrender" on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=11266&aid=476972#review. Retrieved 2001-05-01. 
  3. ^ ""The Billboard Hot 100" on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3030388&cdi=7310811&cid=05%2F16%2F1998. Retrieved 1998-05-16. 
  4. ^ ""Top 40 Mainstream " on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=381&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Top+40+Mainstream&ci=3027974&cdi=7225390&cid=08%2F23%2F1997. Retrieved 1997-08-23. 
  5. ^ ""Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks " on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=343&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Adult+Top+40+Tracks&ci=3030045&cdi=7297946&cid=04%2F25%2F1998. Retrieved 1998-04-25. 
  6. ^ ""Hot Modern Rock Tracks" on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=377&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Modern+Rock+Tracks&ci=3029976&cdi=7295640&cid=03%2F21%2F1998. Retrieved 1998-03-21. 
  7. ^ ""Hot Dance Club Play" on Billboard.com". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3042554&cdi=7751047&cid=08%2F18%2F2001. Retrieved 2001-08-18. 
Sarah McLachlan
Studio albums
Live albums
Other albums
Singles
"Vox" · "The Path of Thorns (Terms)" · "Into the Fire" · "Drawn to the Rhythm" · "Possession" · "I Will Remember You" · "Building a Mystery" · "Sweet Surrender" · "Adia" · "Angel" · "Fallen" · "Stupid" · "World on Fire" · "River" · "U Want Me 2" · "Loving You Is Easy"
Other songs
"Silence" · "Sing" · "Don't Let Go" w/Bryan Adams
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