Temptation (Wet Wet Wet song)

"Temptation" is the fourth and final single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 7 March 1988, and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Temptation"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Popped In Souled Out
Released	7 March 1988 (UK)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Soft rock
Length	5:01 (album version) 3:59 (single version)
Label	PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	Marti Pellow, Tommy Cunningham, Graeme Clark, Neil Mitchell
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Angel Eyes" (1987) "Temptation" (1988) "With a Little Help from My Friends" (1988)

Three versions of the song have been released. The original album version contains a longer middle eight than the single version, which also contains the expletive "don't waste my fucking spirit". The single version has this edited to "don't waste my angry spirit", and was also the version played on radio. The radio edit version is also used in End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits.

Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile, but once again contains the expletive line within the middle eight from the original Wet Wet Wet version.

Track listings

CD:

1. "Temptation" (extended version)
2. "Bottled Emotions"
3. "I Remember" (extended version)
4. "Heaven Help Us All"

7":

1. "Temptation"
2. "Bottled Emotions"

12":

1. "Temptation"
2. "Bottled Emotions"
3. "I Remember" (extended version)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[1] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 12

References

• Temptation at AllMusic. Retrieved 14:04, 9 November 2015 (UTC).

1. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Temptation". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2024.