"Bittersweet" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.

It was written by Dave Faulkner,[1] released in June 1985 as the lead single from the group's second studio album, Mars Needs Guitars!.

I vowed to myself that I would write less comic narratives and try to express my sentiments in a more forthright way.

I feel I succeeded with 'Bittersweet' though at the time I didn't think that a) the band would want to play it and b) our audience would want to hear it.

[2] Credited to: Courtney Love provided lead vocals for her band Hole's version of "Bittersweet" with Brad Shepard playing guitar and contributing backing vocals at Hole's 1999 Big Day Out performance.