"Bittersweet" was the debut single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Boulder, Colorado

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 based rock band

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 Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

Big Head Todd & the Monsters is a rock band formed in 1986 in Colorado. The band has released a number of albums since 1989 with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States...

' third album and major label debut Sister Sweetly

Sister Sweetly

Sister Sweetly was the third album by Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993. It was the band's first album with Giant Records, and sold over 1,000,000 copies, going platinum...

, which eventually went platinum. The song was their third biggest success charting at number fourteen on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

"Bittersweet" had previously appeared on Big Head Todd & the Monsters' independently produced live album Midnight Radio three years earlier in 1990.