Kyrie (song)

"Kyrie"
Single by Mr. Mister
from the album Welcome to the Real World
B-side
  • "Run to Her"
  • "Hunters of the Night"
ReleasedDecember 1985
Recorded1985
GenrePop rock[1][2]
Length
  • 4:25 (album version)
  • 4:10 (single/video version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mr. Mister singles chronology
"Broken Wings"
(1985)
"Kyrie"
(1985)
"Is It Love"
(1986)
Music video
"Kyrie" on YouTube

"Kyrie" (kyːʁie) is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 5, 2021). "The Number Ones: U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 10, 2022. But "Kyrie" sounded very much like a circa-1986 pop-rock song.
  2. ^ Smith, Troy L. (13 May 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.