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20 Killer B-Sides: No. 15

U2

'The Sweetest Thing'
--U2 (1987)

Written as an apology from Bono for forgetting his wife's birthday, this song was itself an afterthought. Issued as the flip side of U2's 'Where the Streets Have No Name' single, it was such an unexpected fan favorite that the band remade it for its 1998 best-of compilation. Promotional 'Sweetest Thing' candy bars are now collectors' items.


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The reason this song became a b-side was because they just didn't have time to finish it as Bono wanted it to be finished... thus they left it until later to finish it off.

I adore this song.

September 17 2008 at 7:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
danastev924


I was a freshman in college in 1987-88. My roommate was a huge U2 fan, and had the most recent single from them - I didn't really care for the 'hit', but absolutely loved this B-side. I taped it then, and for the next 10 years or so, I'd play it to alot of my friends, and was pretty happy about 10 years ago when they placed it on their greatest hits cds.

April 30 2008 at 9:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
achtung baby

haha savannah u suck.

September 24 2007 at 4:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ME

Hey, at least they have the original version of this song here unlike Into The Groove remix by Madonna.

June 18 2007 at 11:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
halo77

Sorry Savannah, you're thinking of the re-recorded version that appeared on 'The Best of 1980-1990' compilation. And that was released in 1998, not 1997. I guess that makes you the world's #2 U2 fan. :)

June 18 2007 at 11:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
savannah31196

The dates wrong on the U2,Belive it or not they only put it on the album, it did not come out until 1997.

PS. dont question worlds #1 U2 fan!

June 18 2007 at 11:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply