The song was reportedly written by Bono as an apology to his wife Ali Hewson for having to work in the studio on her birthday during The Joshua Tree sessions
This charming, breezy single from stadium giants U2 was released exactly 20 years ago today on 19 October 1998, reaching number 3 in the UK singles charts. The original version of 'Sweetest Thing' was a B side to the 1987 single 'Where The Streets Have No Name', and this re-recording was released on their compilation album 'The Best Of 1980-1990'.