Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to:

Biology

* A vine in the nightshade family, ''

Solanum dulcamara ''Solanum dulcamara'' is a species of vine in the genus '' Solanum'' (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae. Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dul ...

'' * Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including American bittersweet (''C. scandens'') and Oriental bittersweet (''C. orbiculatus'') * Glycymerididae family of shellfish, saltwater clams known as bittersweets or Dog cockles

Film and television

* ''Bitter Sweet'' (1933 film), a 1933 film based on the Noël Coward operetta * ''Bitter Sweet'' (1940 film), a 1940 film based on the Noël Coward operetta * ''Bitter Sweet'' (2009 film), a 2009 Thai-American romantic comedy film * ''Bitter Sweet'' (TV series), a 2015 Taiwanese television series * ''Sweetbitter'' (TV series), a 2018 American television series

Literature

* '' Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole'', a 2022 book by American author Susan Cain

Music

* ''Bitter Sweet'' (operetta), a 1929 operetta in three acts written by Noël Coward * Bitter:Sweet, an electronic indie rock band from Los Angeles * The Bittersweets, an American music duo

Albums

* ''Bittersweet'', a 1972 album by Chairmen of the Board, or the title song * ''Bitter Sweet'' (The Main Ingredient album), 1972 * ''Bitter Sweet'' (King album), 1985 * ''Bittersweet'', a 1993 album by

Clifford T. Ward Clifford Thomas Ward (10 February 1944 – 18 December 2001) was an English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist. Ward's 1973 album '' Home Thoughts'' remains his best known recording and he had hit singles with "G ...

* ''BitterSweet'', a 1993 album by

Stephanie Nakasian Stephanie Nakasian (born August 29, 1954) is an American jazz vocalist and voice teacher. Biography Early life Born in Washington, D.C., Nakasian grew up in Bronxville, New York. She studied classical piano and violin, sang in choirs, and stud ...

* Bitter Sweet (Kim Richey album), 1997 * ''Bittersweet'', a 1998 album by Jenny Choi * ''Bittersweet'', a 2000 repackaging of the '' Wind on the Water'' by Crosby & Nash * ''Bitter Sweet'' (Casiopea album), 2000 * ''Bittersweet'' (Blu Cantrell album), 2003 * ''Bittersweet'', a 2009 album by David Rhodes * ''Bittersweet'' (Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano album), 2009 * ''Bittersweet'' (Life On Planet 9 album), 2011 * ''Bittersweet'' (Kasey Chambers album), 2014 * ''Bitter-Sweet'' (Bryan Ferry album), 2018

EPs

* ''Bittersweet'' (Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties EP), 2016 * ''Bitter Sweet'' (Majeeed EP), 2022

Songs

* "Bitter-Sweet", a 1974 song by Roxy Music from the album '' Country Life'' * "Bitter-Sweet", a 2011 song by Alexandra Stan from the album ''

Saxobeats ''Saxobeats'' is the debut studio album recorded by Romanian singer and songwriter Alexandra Stan, released on 29 August 2011 by Play On Records. It was mainly written and produced by Marcel Prodan and Andrei Nemirschi, who recorded it at their Ma ...

'' * "Bittersweet", the debut single by

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from 1983 * "Bittersweet" (Hoodoo Gurus song), 1985 * "Bittersweet" (Big Head Todd and the Monsters song), 1993 * "Bittersweet" (Fuel song), 1998 * "Bittersweet" (Apocalyptica song), 2004 * "Bittersweet", a 2004 song by Falling Up from the 2004 album ''Crashings'' * "Bitter Sweet", a song by Entwine from the 2004 album '' DiEversity'' * "Bittersweet", a song by Within Temptation that appears on the 2003 German edition of ''

Mother Earth Mother Earth may refer to: *The Earth goddess in any of the world's mythologies *Mother goddess * Mother Nature, a common personification of the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life Written media and literature * "Mother Ea ...

'' * "Bittersweet" (Miz song), 2006 * "Bittersweet" (Fantasia song), 2010 * "Bittersweet" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor song), 2010 * "Bittersweet", a song by Ellie Goulding from the 2012 soundtrack to '' Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' * "Bittersweet" (Arashi song), 2014 *"Bittersweet", a song by Mingyu and Wonwoo of Seventeen released on May 28, 2021 *

Others

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* Bittersweet chocolate * Bittersweet (color), a pinkish shade of the color orange (#FE6F5E) * Bittersweet Creek, a stream in South Dakota * Bittersweet (Franklin, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana * Humblebrag * Multiservice tactical brevity code - Bittersweet