Sweet like Chocolate

"Sweet like Chocolate" is a song by British garage music duo Shanks & Bigfoot with vocalist Sharon Woolf. It was released as a single on 17 May 1999 and was added to the duo's album "Swings and Roundabouts" the following year. Vocals on the track were sung by Sharon Woolf, who had also sung on their track "Straight from the Heart" which was released under their previous band name 'Doolally'.
"Sweet like Chocolate" was originally released on vinyl in 1998 as a promotional single, which had a short-run pressing of 1,000 copies. When released as an official single in 1999, it topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. The song was the first UK garage track to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Guardian" listed the song at number 20 in their list of "The best UK garage tracks - ranked!" in 2019.
Music video.
A computer animated music video was produced for the song by 3D graphic designers "Visualisation Services". It is set in a surreal world where every object, except for the protagonist, is constructed out of chocolate.
Chart performance.
"Sweet like Chocolate" went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in May 1999 for two weeks, achieved platinum status, and was the eighth biggest-selling single of 1999. It was a top ten hit in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the latter two countries, the song was certified platinum and gold, respectively. It also charted in Flemish Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. In Canada, the song peaked at number 14 on the "RPM" Dance 30 chart in September 1999.
Track listing.
UK promotional 12-inch vinyl single (1998)
Limited edition chocolate-brown pressing.
UK CD single (1999)
Also released in certain parts of Europe.
Australasian CD single (1999)
Cover versions.
In 2016, Tulisa widely interpolated vocals from "Sweet like Chocolate" among new lyrics in her recording of the same name. It features Akelle from the group WSTRN.
In 2018, the song was covered by Hollie Cook.
In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Lily Allen on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album "Garage Classical".