"Sweet Soul Sister" is a song by
English hard rock band
The Cult. It was first released on their 1989 album
Sonic Temple, and was later released as a single. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It also reportedly a number one single on the rock charts in
Brazil. In addition to the album version, there is a shorter single edit (which is approximately 3:30 long) and a remixed version called "Sweet Soul Sister (Rock's Mix)", approximately 6.00 long which was released as a B side on the vinyl 12" release of the single. The artwork displayed on this page is for the original single version, the "Rock's Mix" was released with a red cover. Although uncredited, there is also an alternate remix version used in the video which has an approximate playing time of 4 minutes. This version was also issued as a
cassingle in the
United States. The video was filmed at
Wembley Arena in
London, on 25 November 1989.