Thank You for Hearing Me

"Thank You for Hearing Me"
Single by Sinéad O'Connor
from the album Universal Mother
Released1994
Genre
Length6:30
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Sinéad O'Connor singles chronology
"You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"
(1994)
"Thank You for Hearing Me"
(1994)
"Fire on Babylon"
(1994)
Music video
"Thank You For Hearing Me" on YouTube

"Thank You for Hearing Me" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, released in 1994 by Chrysalis and Ensign as the first single from her fourth album, Universal Mother (1994). Co-written with her first husband John Reynolds and based on her recent breakup with English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel,[1] they also co-produced the song with English musician, composer and record producer Tim Simenon. It received positive reviews from music critics and was a sizeable hit in Europe. In Iceland, the song peaked at number five, and was a top 10 hit also in Poland, while it peaked at number 13 in the UK and number 14 in Scotland. The song's music video was directed by Richard Heslop.

  1. ^ Chilton, Louis (29 May 2021). "Sinead O'Connor describes past romance with Peter Gabriel: 'I was basically weekend p***y'". The Independent. Retrieved 2 June 2021.