The Sweetest Taboo
| "The Sweetest Taboo" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "You're Not the Man" |
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a song by the English band Sade, taken from their second album Promise (1985). While the song peaked at #31 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for 13 weeks. It also became the band's second consecutive number-one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, following "Smooth Operator".
Track listings and formats
- UK 7-inch single
- "The Sweetest Taboo" – 4:25
- "You're Not the Man" – 5:20
- UK 12-inch single
- "The Sweetest Taboo" (Extended Version) – 5:30
- "You're Not the Man" – 5:20
- U.S., Dutch, and New Zealand 7-inch single
- "The Sweetest Taboo" – 4:24
- "You're Not the Man" – 5:09
- Dutch 12-inch single
- "The Sweetest Taboo" (Extended Version) – 5:27
- "You're Not the Man" – 5:09
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 65 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 24 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] | 14 |
| French Singles Chart[2] | 30 |
| German Singles Chart[4] | 28 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 11 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[2] | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 31 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[7] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[7] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ a b c "Sade – The Sweetest Taboo – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45 – 1985". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "Musicline.de – Sade – The Sweetest Taboo". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Sade (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Official Charts > Sade". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Promise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
