"Sweat" is a 1992

1992 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....

 song recorded by the band Inner Circle.

The song achieved a great success particularly in Europe

Europe

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, where it was a top ten hit in many countries, including Austria, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It topped the charts of Switzerland and Germany respectively for six and twelve weeks. It was also a hit in Australia and New Zealand where it reached #2 and #1. It reached #3 in the United Kingdom

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 and #16 in the United States

United States

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. The song was also ranked #94 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993

Triple J Hottest 100, 1993

The 1993 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1994, was the first countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J...

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Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:49
2. "Sweat" (sweatbox construction) — 7:56
3. "Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) — 5:14
4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:51

12" maxi

Europe

1. "Sweat" (swemix remix) — 5

35

"Sweat" (sweatbox construction) — 7:51

"Sweat" (circle zone dub mix) — 5:09

NEWLIN

U.S.

1. "Sweat" (Don T's dancehall version) — 3

54

"Sweat" (JJ's glamarama remix) — 5:27

"Sweat" (Don T's dub version) — 3:53

"Sweat" (Dave Morales def mix) — 4:53

"Sweat" (Dave's def raggamuffin dub) — 4:07

"Sweat" (original mix) — 3:46

NEWLIN

7" single

1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50

Cassette

1. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
2. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50
3. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
4. "Bad Boys" (original mix) — 3:50

CD maxi - Remixes

1. "Sweat" (swemix edit) — 4:20
2. "Sweat" (JJ's glamarama dancehall remix) — 5:27
3. "Sweat" (original version) — 3:46
4. "Sweat" (JJ's ragga zone dub) — 4:16
5. "Sweat" (DJ beats) — 2:30

In popular culture

This song is featured on DANCE! Online

Dance! Online

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, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game

Music video game

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.

The song is often erroneously attributed to Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...

 or UB40

UB40

UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...

.

In the British sitcom Peep Show

Peep Show (TV series)

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, the song can occasionally be heard as part of Jeremy's sex tape.

In the Phillipines the hit is now croc Lolong

Lolong

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’s theme song, probably the largest crocodile ever caught.

This song is sampled on the Jamie T

Jamie T

Jamie Alexander Treays , known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.-Early life:Jamie Alexander Treays, was born in Wimbledon, South-West London...

 track 'If You Got The Money

If You Got the Money

"If You Got the Money" is the second single by Jamie T and the eleventh track on his debut album Panic Prevention. It features a sample from the Inner Circle song, "Sweat ". On the UK Singles Chart, the single reached number 13....

' from the 2007 album, Panic Prevention

Panic Prevention

Panic Prevention is the Mercury Prize nominated debut album by Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2007. The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent...

Peak positions

Chart (1992/93)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	12
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs	73
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	22
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	8

End of year charts

End of year chart (1992)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	22
Dutch Top 40	4
Swiss Singles Chart	17
German Chart	4
End of year chart (1993)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	77

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Gold	January 7, 1993	15,000
Germany	Platinum	1992	500,000
UK	Silver	May 1, 1993	200,000

Chart successions

Mehrzad Marashi and Mark Medlock version

In 2010, Mehrzad Marashi

Mehrzad Marashi

Mehrzad Marashi; is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.-DSDS Performances:- Albums :-Singles:-External links:...

 and Mark Medlock

Mark Medlock

Mark Medlock is a German singer and the winner of the season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar , the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...

 (both winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...

) released a joint cover version.

The song was a big success in Europe topping at number two in Germany

Germany

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, number seven in Austria

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 and number 16 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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Peak positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	16

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... )	83