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Sweet '69

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"Sweet '69"
Single by Babes in Toyland
from the album Nemesisters
B-side
  • "S.F.W."
  • "Swamp Pussy"
Released1995
Recorded1994
GenrePunk rock, alternative rock
Length4:03
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Babes in Toyland
Producer(s)Tim Mac
Babes in Toyland singles chronology
"Catatonic"
(1993)
"Sweet '69"
(1995)
"We Are Family"
(1995)

"Sweet '69" is a song by Babes in Toyland, released in 1995. B-sides, "S.F.W." and "Swamp Pussy", are live recordings from the Danish Roskilde Festival in 1994 by Radiomafia. "Sweet '69" is the first single by Babes in Toyland to get a lot of radio airplay in the US, reaching #37 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The single also peaked at #173 on the UK's Official Singles Chart.[1] The song is unique in its extensive use of melodic cowbells by drummer Lori Barbero. An accompanying video was also released.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Sweet '69"
  2. "S.F.W."
  3. "Swamp Pussy"

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 37

References

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  1. ^ "Artist Chart History - Babes in Toyland". Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Babes In Toyland - Sweet '69 (Video). YouTube.