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About Sweetest Thing by U2
Sweetest Thing is credited to U2 on U218 Singles. This catalogue edition runs 3:01 and lists the song as track 11 of 19. The linked edition is dated 1998-10-19.
Catalogue artist credit: U2.
Catalogue title: Sweetest Thing. Genre: Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
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The U218 Singles edition is the recording reference for this page. Use its source link for the album version, or the YouTube player for the separately identified video.
Selected video: U2 - Sweetest Thing (Official Music Video). Published by U2VEVO. Video length: 3:15.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
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U2
With or Without You and Where the Streets Have No Name provide two routes into repeating guitar textures and gradual builds. Beautiful Day and Vertigo change the energy. One and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For offer a more measured place to start.
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