Sweetest Thing

"Sweetest Thing" é uma canção da banda de rock irlandesa U2. Foi lançada originalmente em 1987, sendo um b-side da canção "Where the Streets Have No Name". É a décima faixa e primeiro e único single do álbum The Best of 1980-1990, sendo lançada como single em 1 de outubro de 1998. A canção alcançou as posições de número #1 no Canadá e Portugal, #3 no Reino Unido¹ , #6 na Austrália, #63 no Billboard Hot 100, #9 no 'Modern Rock Tracks e #31 no Mainstream Rock Tracks dos Estados Unidos.

A canção teria sido escrita por Bono, como um pedido de desculpas à sua mulher Ali Hewson, por ter que trabalhar no estúdio durante as sessões do álbum The Joshua Tree justo na data de aniversário de sua esposa.² ³

Paradas e posições [editar]

Paradas (1998)	Melhor posição
Austrália Singles Chart⁴	6
Áustria Singles Chart⁴	7
Bélgica Ultratop 50 (Flanders)⁴	23
Bélgica Ultratop 40 (Valônia)⁴	33
Canadá Hot 100⁵	1
Alemanha Singles Chart⁴	7
França Singles Chart⁴	18
Irlanda Singles Chart⁶	1
Nova Zelândia Singles Chart⁴	3
Noruega Singles Chart⁴	4
Suécia Singles Chart⁴	6
Suíça Singles Chart⁴	28
UK Singles Chart¹	3
Billboard Hot 100⁷	63
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks⁷	9
Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks⁷	12

Referências

↑ ^a ^b EveryHit.com search results: U2. Everyhit.com. Página visitada em 08-09-2010.
↑ U2.com Backgrounder, "The Sweetest Thing" http://www.u2.com/discography/index/album/albumId/4051/tagName/singles
↑ Who's that woman at the beginning of the "Sweetest Thing" music video?. Videography FAQ. U2faqs.com. Página visitada em 09-09-2010.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ultratop.be - U2 - Sweetest Thing. Página visitada em 09-09-2010.
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada. Página visitada em 09-09-2010.
↑ Irish Singles Chart. The Irish Charts. Página visitada em 09-09-2010.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Sweetest Thing - U2 - Billboard.com.

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Álbuns

Estúdio

Boy (1980) · October (1981) · War (1983) · The Unforgettable Fire (1984) · The Joshua Tree (1987) · Rattle and Hum (1988) · Achtung Baby (1991) · Zooropa (1993) · Pop (1997) · All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) · How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) · No Line on the Horizon (2009)

Coletânea

Greatest hits	The Best of 1980-1990 (1998) · The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) · U218 Singles (2006)
Edições limitadas	Medium, Rare & Remastered (2009) · Duals (2011)

Three (1979) · Wide Awake in America (1985) · Please: Popheart Live EP (1997) · 7 (2002) · Exclusive (2003) · Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge (2004) · I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight EP (2009) · Wide Awake in Europe (2010)

Ao vivo

Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) · Hasta la Vista Baby! (2000) · Live from the Point Depot (2004) · U2.COMmunication (2005) · Zoo TV Live (2006) · U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle (2007) · Live from Paris (2008) · U22 (2012) · From the Ground Up (2012)

Remix

Melon: Remixes for Propaganda (1995) · Artificial Horizon (2010)

Vídeo

Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red Sky (1983) · The Unforgettable Fire Collection (1985) · Achtung Baby the Videos, the Cameos and Whole Lot of Interference from Zoo TV (1992) · Zoo TV: Live from Sydney (1994) · Popmart: Live from Mexico City (1998) · The Best of 1980-1990 DVD (1999) · Elevation 2001: Live from Boston (2001) · The Best of 1990-2000 DVD (2002) · U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle (2003) · Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago (2005) · Vertigo 05: Live from Milan (2006) · U218 Videos (2006) · Live from Paris (2008) · U2 360° at the Rose Bowl (2010)

Projeto paralelo

Original Soundtracks 1 (1995)

Box

The Complete U2 (2004)

Filmes

Cinema	U2 3D (2008) · Killing Bono (2011)
Documentário	Rattle and Hum - Movie and Video (1988) · From the Sky Down (2011)
Trilha sonora	The Million Dollar Hotel trilha sonora (2000) · Linear (2009) · Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark trilha sonora (2011)

Álbuns de tributo

U2 (1991) · Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 (1999) · We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2 (1999) · With or Without You (2000) · In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa (2004) · Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 3 (2005) · AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered (2011)

Turnês musicais

Boy Tour (1980–1981) · October Tour (1981–1982) · War Tour (1982–1983) · The Unforgettable Fire Tour (1984–1985) · A Conspiracy of Hope Tour (1986) · The Joshua Tree Tour (1987) · Lovetown Tour (1989–1990) · Zoo TV Tour (1992–1993) · Popmart Tour (concerto em Sarajevo) (1997–1998) · Elevation Tour (2001) · Vertigo Tour (2005–2006) · U2 360° Tour (2009–2011)

Pessoal adicional

Anton Corbijn · Brian Eno · Dik Evans · Flood · Howie B · Jimmy Iovine · Daniel Lanois · Steve Lillywhite · Paul McGuinness · Willie Williams

Artigos relacionados

Mother Records · The Dalton Brothers · Elevation Partners · DATA · EDUN · ONE Campaign · Product Red · Music Rising · Trash of the Titans · U2 Tower · U2charist · Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

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Boy	"A Day Without Me" · "I Will Follow"
October	"Fire" · "Gloria"
War	"New Year's Day" · "Two Hearts Beat as One" · "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
The Unforgettable Fire	"Pride (In the Name of Love)" · "The Unforgettable Fire"
The Joshua Tree	"With or Without You" · "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" · "Where the Streets Have No Name" · "One Tree Hill" (lançado apenas na Nova Zelândia) · "In God's Country"
Rattle and Hum	"Desire" · "Angel of Harlem" · "When Love Comes to Town" (com B. B. King) · "All I Want Is You"
Achtung Baby	"The Fly" · "Mysterious Ways" · "One" · "Even Better Than the Real Thing" · "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
Zooropa	"Numb" (vídeo single) · "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" · "Lemon"
Batman Forever (trilha sonora)	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Original Soundtracks 1	"Miss Sarajevo"
Pop	"Discothèque" · "Staring at the Sun" · "Last Night on Earth" · "Please" · "Mofo" · "If God Will Send His Angels"
The Best of 1980-1990	"Sweetest Thing"
All That You Can't Leave Behind	"Beautiful Day" · "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" · "Elevation" · "Walk On"
The Best of 1990-2000	"Electrical Storm"
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	"Vertigo" · "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" · "City of Blinding Lights" · "All Because of You"
U218 Singles	"The Saints Are Coming" (com Green Day) · "Window in the Skies"
No Line on the Horizon	"Get on Your Boots" · "Magnificent" · "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Singles não lançados em álbum	"Another Day" · "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" · "A Celebration"
Singles promocionais	"40" · "Zooropa" · "Your Blue Room" · "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" · "Original of the Species" · "Blow Your House Down"
Outras canções	"Bad" · "Breathe" · "Fez – Being Born" · "Kite" · "Moment of Surrender" · "No Line on the Horizon" · "Stand Up Comedy" · "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" · "Unknown Caller" · "Until the End of the World" · "Winter"
Participações	"Take Me to the Clouds Above" · "One" (com Mary J. Blige) · "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" (com The Dubliners, Kila e A Band of Bowsies) · "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" (com Jay-Z & Rihanna) · "Rise Above 1" (com Reeve Carney)
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