"Sweet Thing" is a 1992 song recorded by English singer-songwriter Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....

 who also wrote it. It was the first 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 his album Wandering Spirit

Wandering Spirit (album)

Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger. Released in 1993, it was his only solo album release of the 1990s.Following the The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels , Jagger began writing new material for what would become Wandering Spirit...

and was released in January 1993. It achieved success in many countries worldwide, becoming a top ten hit in Austria, France, Norway and Switzerland. It achieved a minor success in the United States, peaking at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Sweet Thing":

• CD single - US, 7" single - Germany

1. "Sweet Thing" — 4:21
2. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17

• CD maxi - US

1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's extended version) — 6:54
2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's dub) — 4:57
3. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 6:01
4. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:38
5. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of stripped down version) — 4:39
6. "Sweet Thing" (LP mix) — 4:18

• CD maxi - US

1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's extended version) — 6:54
2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's dub) — 4:55
3. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of extended sax) — 4:49
4. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 5:59
5. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:37
6. "Sweet Thing" (instrumental of stripped down version) — 4:37

• CD maxi - Europe, US

1. "Sweet Thing" (LP version) — 4:21
2. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's mix) — 6:44
3. "Sweet Thing" (dub) — 6:44
4. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17

• 12" maxi - Germany

1. "Sweet Thing" (Mick's mix) — 6:44
2. "Sweet Thing" (dub) — 6:44
3. "Sweet Thing" (LP version) — 4:21
4. "Wandering Spirit" — 4:17

• 12" maxi - Germany

1. "Sweet Thing" (extended remix) — 5:59
2. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down version) — 4:37
3. "Sweet Thing" (stripped down instrumenral) — 4:37
4. "Sweet Thing" (remix edit) — 4:20
5. "Sweet Thing" (funky guitar edit) — 4:20
6. "Sweet Thing" (extended sax instrumental) — 4:49

Credits

• Original sound recording made by Promotone BV
• All remixes by Mick Jagger
• Produced by Mick Jagger and Rick Rubin
• Design by Richard Bates

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	18
Austrian Singles Chart	7
Dutch Mega Top 100	15
French SNEP Singles Chart	8
German Singles Chart	23
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	18
Norwegian Singles Chart	9
Swedish Singles Chart	27
Swiss Singles Chart	8
UK Airplay Chart	9
UK Singles Chart	24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	84
U.S. Billboard Maintream Rock	34