This Corrosion

"This Corrosion"
Single by The Sisters of Mercy
from the album Floodland
B-side
  • "Torch"
  • "Colours"
Released21 September 1987[1]
Recorded1987
StudioPower Station, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 11:21 (CD)
  • 9:31 (LP)
  • 8:37 (12" single)
  • 4:27 (7" single)
  • 5:16 (cassette)
  • 3:59 (cassette)
LabelMerciful Release
Songwriter(s)Andrew Eldritch
Producer(s)Jim Steinman
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"No Time to Cry"
(1985)
"This Corrosion"
(1987)
"Dominion"
(1988)

"This Corrosion" is a song by English rock band The Sisters of Mercy, released as the lead single from their second studio album, Floodland (1987), in September 1987. The song peaked at number 6 in Ireland, number 7 in the UK, and number 17 in Germany.

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  2. ^ "Release The Bats – It's The 20 Greatest Goth Tracks – NME". NME. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.