Sweet Like Chocolate
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"Sweet Like Chocolate" is a number 1 hit single by the musical duo Shanks & Bigfoot
with vocalist Sharon Woolf. The track was later added to the duo's album Swings and Roundabouts
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Vocals on the track were sung by Sharon Woolf, who also sung on the their track "Straight from the Heart" with them the year before under the name Doolally.
"Sweet Like Chocolate" was originally released in a limited brown vinyl pressing of 1,000 copies, and demand quickly exceeded supply. The shortage of copies and delayed promo mailouts saw copies changing hands for as much as £80 each.
, reaching the top spot on the chart from 25 May to 23 June and knocking off "You Needed Me
" by Boyzone. According to Music Week industry magazine, "Sweet Like Chocolate became the first record ever to top the independent, R&B, dance and main CIN charts simultaneously."
The single was a hit even before commercial release, receiving months of club play before debuting at number 1 and remaining there for two weeks. The song had charmed over the UK, becoming one of the most popular singles of the late 1990s. Many journalists commented on the song's unavoidable presence on the streets of London. The single was the 8th biggest seller of 1999 in the UK. It remains the biggest record the UK Garage scene produced.
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Shanks & Bigfoot
Shanks & Bigfoot were a British duo of dance music/UK garage producers Steven Meade and Danny Langsman, best known for their hit single "Sweet Like Chocolate". They were originally known as Doolally, recording the pirate anthem "Straight from the Heart" under this name in 1998. It was the first...
with vocalist Sharon Woolf. The track was later added to the duo's album Swings and Roundabouts
Swings and Roundabouts
Swings and Roundabouts was the debut album by British dance duo Shanks & Bigfoot. The album was released in July 2000 but failed to break the UK Top 75 despite the success of its two singles. It is best known for the 1999 hit single "Sweet Like Chocolate", which reached No...
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Vocals on the track were sung by Sharon Woolf, who also sung on the their track "Straight from the Heart" with them the year before under the name Doolally.
"Sweet Like Chocolate" was originally released in a limited brown vinyl pressing of 1,000 copies, and demand quickly exceeded supply. The shortage of copies and delayed promo mailouts saw copies changing hands for as much as £80 each.
Chart performance
"Sweet Like Chocolate" went platinum and was top 10 in a number of countries in 1999. It hit number 1 in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, reaching the top spot on the chart from 25 May to 23 June and knocking off "You Needed Me
You Needed Me
"You Needed Me" became the second single for Irish Boyband Boyzone from their album By Request. The single became number #1 on the UK Singles Chart, beating the debut solo single of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, outselling her by just 700 copies...
" by Boyzone. According to Music Week industry magazine, "Sweet Like Chocolate became the first record ever to top the independent, R&B, dance and main CIN charts simultaneously."
The single was a hit even before commercial release, receiving months of club play before debuting at number 1 and remaining there for two weeks. The song had charmed over the UK, becoming one of the most popular singles of the late 1990s. Many journalists commented on the song's unavoidable presence on the streets of London. The single was the 8th biggest seller of 1999 in the UK. It remains the biggest record the UK Garage scene produced.
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
6 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 42 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 24 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 32 |
Track listing
- "Sweet Like Chocolate" (radio edit)
- "Sweet Like Chocolate" (7" mix)
- "Sweet Like Chocolate" (Shanks & Bigfoot original mix)
- "Sweet Like Chocolate" (Ruff Driverz vocal mix)
Music video
A computer animated music video was made for the song and was made by Darren Lee of Visualisation Services Ltd. It features a little girl walking down a street where almost everything is made out of chocolateChocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
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