Sweet Surrender (David Gates song)

"Sweet Surrender" is a song written by David Gates and performed by Bread. The single was the second release from their fifth album, Guitar Man, and was the last of four number ones for Bread on the US Easy Listening chart. "Sweet Surrender" spent two weeks at number one on the chart, while on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 15.[2]

"Sweet Surrender"
Single by Bread
from the album Guitar Man
B-side	"Make It By Yourself"
Released	November 1972
Genre	Rock, soft rock[1]
Length	2:38
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	David Gates
Producer(s)	David Gates
Bread singles chronology
"The Guitar Man" (1972) "Sweet Surrender" (1972) "Aubrey" (1973)

"Sweet Surrender" also did well internationally. It was a Top 10 hit in Canada (#4) and New Zealand (#7).

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1972-73) Peak position Australia KMR 67 Canada RPM Top Singles 4 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 24 New Zealand[3] 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 15 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 11

Year-end charts Chart (1972) Rank Canada[5] 88 U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[6] 133 Chart (1973) Rank Canada[7] 122

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1972 (U.S.)

References

1. Soft Rock Music - What is Soft Rock? - Oldies Music Songs and Artists
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 39.
3. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
6. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 380. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
7. "Item: 9481 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-07.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics