The Sweetest Drop

"The Sweetest Drop"
Single by Peter Murphy
from the album Holy Smoke
Released04/1992
GenreAlternative rock, gothic rock, art rock, new wave
Length6:55
LabelBeggars Banquet, RCA
Songwriter(s)Peter Murphy, Paul Statham
Producer(s)Mike Thorne, Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy singles chronology
"A Strange Kind of Love"
(1990)
"The Sweetest Drop"
(1992)
"You're So Close"
(1992)

"The Sweetest Drop" is a song by English musician Peter Murphy, from his fourth solo studio album, Holy Smoke (1992). Written by Murphy and Paul Statham, the song was released as the lead single off the album in 1992, through Beggars Banquet and RCA Records. The album reached number 108 on the Billboard 200 chart, while the single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1][2]

A music video for the song was directed by Tim Pope.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Peter Murphy". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ Grow, Kory (6 May 2013). "Bauhaus' Peter Murphy: "Doctors Give Out Antidepressants Like Smarties or M&Ms Now"". The Village Voice. Retrieved 17 April 2014.