Sweet Sixteen
~ Recording by Billy Idol
Annotation
ISRC USCH38600002 corresponds to the original recording.
ISRC USCH30100011 corresponds to the recording that was remastered in 2001.
Annotation last modified on 2016-09-19 01:11 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | F2 21514 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | CDP 32 1514 2 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 257 689-222 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 0946 3 21514 2 1 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | VK 41514 DIDY 441 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | OV 41514 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | CCD 1514 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | VK 4154 / DIDX 441 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile (made in West Germany) | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | DIDX 441, VK 41514 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Chrysalis | 207 689 |
| 1.5 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:10 | Billy Idol | 12 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD 51005 |
| 1.6 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Club Top 13 International Juli/August 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Club Top 13 | 13 397 5 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Disco Summer Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | |
| 1.13 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Hits '87: Die internationalen Superhits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 353156 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Super Power: Die heißen Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 258 526 |
| 1.9 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Super Power: Die starken Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 353036, 353036-225 |
| 2.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Super Power: Die starken Zwei | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 303 036-503 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | BILCD 1 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | BILTV 1 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | 259 118 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | 321660-2 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best (+ 2 bonus tracks) | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | BILCD-1 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | CDP 32 1660 2 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:18 | Billy Idol | Stereoplay Highlights CD 31 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | CD 697 031 |
| 1.9 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Idol Rocks | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Som Livre | 4001022 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Electrola | 686-0777 7 99632 2 5 |
| 2.3 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Simply the Best | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Electrola | 2CD 7243 8 28275 2 8 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | The 80's Collection: 1987 (some different tracks) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/10 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | 80’s Summer Wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ultrapop (Edel subsidiary, ULT pre/suffix) | 0096982ULT |
| 1.6 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | The Very Best of the 80’s: 1987, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Idol Songs: 15 of the Best | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis | TOCP-3233 |
| 2.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Drive Time 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD128 |
| 1.14 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | All You Need: 15 Years of Love 1980-1995, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation) | 74321 342162 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Fetenhits: The Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 555 067-2 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | 1987: Die Stars — die Hits — die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 39624 2 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Essential 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | EH 885002 |
| 1.5 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Now the Music: The 80s Generation | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation) | 74321 425132 |
| 2.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | The Number One Acoustic Rock Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 553 798-2 |
| 4.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Disky | HR 853222 | |
| 2.5 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 36 Hits of 1985–1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Nederland B.V., Disky | DO 852832 |
| 1.16 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Aral MusicCollection No. 10: Paranoid | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 555 969-2 | |
| 1.14 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | De Pre Historie 1987, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Belgium | 74321 56647 2 |
| 1.6 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:10 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | ELE 700 185 |
| 3.7 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Rock Ballads Forever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compact Disc Club | 7 24349 46522 0 |
| 2.12 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:11 | Billy Idol | The Tube: Songs From the Hit TV Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 5654242 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Love Classics from the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 854312 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:11 | Billy Idol | RTL Millennium: Die Megastars des Jahrtausends | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 545 519-2 |
| 2.7 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Flere Fantastiske 80'ere | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMC (Danish label) | 5205012 |
| 2.1 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Great Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 858392 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Millennium Hits 1980-1989: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 856942 |
| 1.3 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Millennium Pop Box - CD 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 248322 |
| 2.1 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Schmuse Rock, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | GHR 855512 |
| 1.12 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | The History of Pop 1987–1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
| 2.12 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Was het nu 70 of 80 of 90? | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation) | 7243 8478172 |
| 2.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits of the 80’s 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 996372 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 528 8122, 7243 5 28812 2 2 | |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits (Limited Edition) | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 72435-36407-0-5 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Chrysalis, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 7243 5 28812 2 2 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | ||
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | TOCP-65692 |
| 1.16 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Ö3 Greatest Hits, Volume 16 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Austria, Warner Music Austria | 7243 5 36438 2 9 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | CDCHR (WI) 173 |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 7243 5 28812 2 2 |
| 3.20 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:11 | Billy Idol | Las cien de la 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vale Music | |
| 2.5 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | The Power of Love: Rock Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 629/26, TL629/26 |
| 1.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | The Very Best of Hard Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spinefarm Records | SPI189CD |
| 1.1 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | History of Pop 1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 069 890-2 | |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | The Essential | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 07243 582221 2 8, 582 2212 |
| 1.19 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Destination Hits 1988 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music France (1994–2013) | 7243 5926782 1 |
| 2.13 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:13 | Billy Idol | Die Hit-Giganten: Schmusesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 515367 2 |
| 1.4 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | Whiplash Smile | Billy Idol | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.11 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Hard ’n’ Heavy: Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Best of Formel Eins: Die Kulthits, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.7 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | 100% Rock, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0094633824621 |
| 1.1 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Best of Radio 10 Gold – Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky (For unofficial releases bearing the Disky logo.) | DC 903611 |
| 5.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | More Complete Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 0946 3 57244 2 4 |
| 2.5 | Sweet Sexteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | The Best Rock Ballads …Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Poland | 88160 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509992 15143 26 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509992 15140 29 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509992 15142 27 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509992 15142 27 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509992 15142 27 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol (club edition, remastered) | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 509992 15140 29, D173550 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen (2001 digital remaster) | 4:13 | Billy Idol | SWR1 – 80 80er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.6 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Kuschelrock 23 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 54500 2 |
| 2.7 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Knuffelrock 2010 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697589452 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:17 | Billy Idol | 10 Great Songs | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDEMCJ (GSB) 6565 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | 10 Great Songs | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 4556822 0 |
| 1.10 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | 10 Great Songs | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 509993 09440 22 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:16 | Billy Idol | Unforgettable Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary since 2009) | |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | Essential | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Chrysalis | 50999 6 80234 2 3, 680 2342 | |
| 2.16 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:12 | Billy Idol | Die Hit-Giganten: Best of Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697942162 |
| 1.8 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Essential | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | G6802342 |
| 1.17 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:38 | Billy Idol | 80's Lullabies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mikrofona ieraksti | MRCD 474 |
| 1.13 | Sweet Sixteen (full length version) | 4:16 | Billy Idol | So80s (Soeighties) Presents: Billy Idol | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation + Remix |
| Soundcolours | 602 2942 |
| 5.2 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Pop Classics Top 100 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rodeo Media | RDM284 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:14 | Billy Idol | After Dark | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Minos‐EMI | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.15 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | Greatest Hits | Billy Idol | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | LDB 5096 |
| 6.3 | Sweet Sixteen | 4:15 | Billy Idol | 80’s Giga Hits Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Dave Concors Neil Dorfsman Dave Wittman |
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| producer: | Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) |
| assistant mixer: | Craig Vogel |
| mixer: | Gary Langan |
| bass: | Marcus Miller (jazz musician) (in 1986) |
| drums (drum set) and keyboard: | Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) (in 1986) |
| guitar: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986) Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1986) |
| lead vocals: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1986) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1986) Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1987) |
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| recorded at: | Right Track Studios in Manhattan, United States (in 1986) |
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| mixed at: | The Hit Factory in Manhattan, United States |
| music video for: | Sweet Sixteen |
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| stream for free: | https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=grEAZ_6QEX0 [info] https://open.spotify.com/track/4XxMVIDKRAYKlZ6pLt9zJ2 [info] |
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| recording of: | Sweet Sixteen (in 1986) |
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Related works
Sweet Sixteen
| lyricist and composer: | Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) |
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| publisher: | Boneidol Music Chrysalis Music Group Inc. Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher) Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd. Rare Blue Music |
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