The Sweetest Girl

The Sweetest Girl is a single of Scritti Politti from 1981 when Robert Wyatt starred as pianist. It took the 64th place in the British charts.

The Sweetest Girl, however, became known in the implementation of Madness ; the nutty boys took it in 1985 for Mad Not Mad (their most serious record) and scored in early 1986 their 22 top 40 hit with it. On the B-side is Jennie (A Portrait Of) and added to the 12-inch are Call Me and a dub mix of the title track. The single is also a special Valentine's Day edition.

The Sweetest Girl was played during the Mad Not Mad -tour and in a television program; then disappeared (almost) forever from the setlist. Critics felt that this song Madness never should have included something that bassist Mark Bedford admitted in 2005 .