Sweet like Chocolate

"Sweet like Chocolate"
Single by Shanks & Bigfoot
from the album Swings and Roundabouts
Released	17 May 1999
Format	CD, 12"
Recorded	1999
Genre	UK garage
Length	3:37
Writer(s)	Steven Meade, Danny Langsman
Producer(s)	Shanks & Bigfoot
Shanks & Bigfoot singles chronology
"Straight from the Heart" (1998) "Sweet like Chocolate" (1999) "Sing-A-Long" (2000)

"Sweet like Chocolate" is a song was released on 17 May 1999 by British garage music duo Shanks & Bigfoot with vocalist Sharon Woolf. The track was later added to the duo's album Swings and Roundabouts.

Vocals on the track were sung by Sharon Woolf, who also sung on 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 GB£80 each.

Track listing

1. "Sweet like Chocolate" (radio edit)
2. "Sweet like Chocolate" (7" mix)
3. "Sweet like Chocolate" (Shanks & Bigfoot original mix)
4. "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.^[1] It features a little girl walking down a street where almost everything is made out of chocolate.

Chart performance

"Sweet like Chocolate" went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in May 1999,^[2] achieved platinum status and was a top ten in a number of countries. It became the first record ever to top the UK Singles Chart, UK Independent Chart, UK R&B Chart and UK Dance Chart simultaneously.

The single was a success before commercial release, receiving months of club play before debuting at number 1 and remaining there for two weeks.^[2] The single became Britain's eighth biggest selling single of 1999.

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	42
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	22
Ireland (IRMA)[6]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	32
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	1

References

1. "Visualisation Services Limited". Vsl3d.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 634. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Ultratop.be – Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Musicline.de – Shanks & Bigfoot Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
6. "Chart Track: Week 21, 1999". Irish Singles Chart.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Shanks & Bigfoot search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
8. "Charts.org.nz – Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Archive Chart: 1999-06-06". Scottish Singles Top 40.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate". Singles Top 100.
11. "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – Sweet Like Chocolate". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. "Archive Chart: 1999-05-29" UK Singles Chart.