| "Missionary Man" | ||||
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| Single by Eurythmics | ||||
| from the album Revenge | ||||
| B-side | "The Last Time" (live) | |||
| Released | July 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | |||
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| "Missionary Man" on YouTube | ||||
"Missionary Man" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics from their fifth studio album, Revenge (1986). The song features Jimmy Zavala on harmonica and Joniece Jamison on backing vocals.
In the band's native United Kingdom, it was the fourth single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. It was more successful in the United States, where it was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (their last main US top-20 entry to date). It also made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart, and it received extensive airplay on American rock radio, reaching number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, Eurythmics' only song to top this chart. The single also peaked at number nine in Australia, where it was released as the album's second single.
"Missionary Man" earned Eurythmics a 1986 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[2] The video received heavy airplay on MTV and received five nominations at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Eurythmics - Greatest Hits (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.