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"Sweet Little Mystery"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Popped In Souled Out
Released13 July 1987
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Willie Mitchell
  • Michael Baker
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Wishing I Was Lucky"
(1987) 		"Sweet Little Mystery"
(1987) 		"Angel Eyes"
(1987)

"Sweet Little Mystery" is the second single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 13 July 1987 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number nine in Ireland. The song became an international hit the following year, entering the top 20 in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

In the video, recorded in Gambia, the lyrics in the second verse are Didn't I come to give you a sense of wonder / Didn't I come to lift this fiery vision. Van Morrison sued the band for copyright infringement, as the lyrics in the second verse were derived from his song "Sense Of Wonder", Morrison received an out of court settlement and a co-writers credit, along with John Martyn who also received a credit, as the chorus was based on his song, also called "Sweet Little Mystery". The lyrics in the second verse were changed to Didn't I come resisting this sight of wonder / Didn't I come insisting the higher decision for the single release.

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.

Track listings

MC 1:

  1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
  2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"

MC 2:

  1. "Sweet Little Mystery" (12-inch version)
  2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely"
  3. "World in Another"

7-inch:

  1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
  2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"

12-inch 1:

  1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
  2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
  3. "World in Another"

12-inch 2:

  1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
  2. "Heaven Help Us All"
  3. "May You Never" (live)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  2. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 35. 5 September 1987. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sweet Little Mystery". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles". Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. p. 36.
  13. ^ "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  14. ^ "British single certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Sweet Little Mystery". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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