Sweet Little Mystery

"Sweet Little Mystery"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Popped In Souled Out
Released	13 July 1987 (UK, Ireland) 1988 (France, Switzerland)
Format	cassette, 7", 12"
Recorded	1986
Length	3:45
Label	PolyGram
Writer(s)	Graeme Clark Van Morrison John Martyn Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Willie Mitchell Michael Baker
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Wishing I Was Lucky" (1987) "Sweet Little Mystery" (1987) "Angel Eyes" (1987)

"Sweet Little Mystery" was the second single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 13 July 1987 and reached #5 in the UK charts.

In the video, recorded in Gambia, the lyrics in the second verse are Didn't I come to give you a sense of wonder / Didn't I come to lift this fiery vision. Van Morrison sued the band for copyright infringement, as the lyrics in the second verse were derived from his song "Sense Of Wonder", Morrison received an out of court settlement and a co-writers credit, along with John Martyn who also received a credit, as the chorus was based on his song, also called "Sweet Little Mystery". The lyrics in the second verse were changed to Didn't I come resisting this sight of wonder / Didn't I come insisting the higher decision for the single release.

Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

Title lyric: It's just that sweet little mystery that makes me try, try, try, try.

Track listings

MC 1:

1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"

MC 2:

1. "Sweet Little Mystery" (12" version)
2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely"
3. "World in Another"

7":

1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"

12":

1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
2. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
3. "World in Another"

12":

1. "Sweet Little Mystery"
2. "Heaven Help Us All"
3. "You May Never" (live)

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart[1]	9
UK Singles Chart[2]	5
Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	33
French Singles Chart[4]	17
Swiss Singles Chart[4]	23

References

1. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 19 February 2008)
2. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 19 February 2008)
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 335. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
4. "Sweet Little Mystery", French and Swiss singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 19 February 2008)