Sister of Mercy (song)

"Sister Of Mercy"
Single by Thompson Twins
from the album Into The Gap
B-side"Out Of The Gap"
Released29 June 1984[1]
Recorded31 December 1983
GenrePop rock
Length4:55
LabelArista Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
Producer(s)Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"You Take Me Up"
(1984)
"Sister Of Mercy"
(1984)
"The Gap"
(1984)

"Sister Of Mercy" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was originally included on the group's 1984 album Into The Gap, though a remixed version was released as the fourth single from the album in the summer of 1984. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, spending ten weeks on the UK singles chart.[2]

The promotional music video for this single was directed by Dieter Trattmann and featured actress Frances Tomelty.

The B-side of the single was a megamix of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap".

  1. ^ "News". Record Mirror. 23 June 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Thompson Twins - UK chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2012.