Song · The Stranglers
“Sweet Smell of Success” by The Stranglers
From the album 10 (1990)
“Sweet Smell of Success” by The Stranglers appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1990 on the album 10. Its best result is #1878 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,212 alternative song of all time.
"Sweet Smell of Success" was one of two British singles from 10, the Stranglers' tenth studio album, going out in 1990 alongside their cover of "96 Tears" and scraping to 65 on the UK chart. The writing is shared four ways between Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black, and Roy Thomas Baker produced, with Timm Baldwin engineering.
It carries the album's brassy, big-band gloss: Stuart Brooks blows trumpet and Simon Morton adds congas. It's also a last hurrah of sorts. 10 was Cornwell's final album with the band, and while he has said he was pleased with how it turned out, the rest of the band have been far less kind about it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1878 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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