Under the Gun (The Sisters of Mercy song)

"Under the Gun"
Single by the Sisters of Mercy
from the album A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Released16 August 1993 (1993-08-16)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:41 (album version)
  • 6:16 (single)
  • 4:02 (edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andrew Eldritch
  • Billie Hughes
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"Temple of Love"
(1992) 		"Under the Gun"
(1993)
Music video
"Under the Gun" on YouTube

"Under the Gun" is a song by the English rock band the Sisters of Mercy released as the single from their album A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Vol. 1. It is a duet featuring Terri Nunn on vocals, and was accompanied by a music video with Andrew Eldritch and Nunn. It is the only new song on a greatest hits compilation released in 1993 by Merciful Release on EastWest Records, a UK Warner Music Group label.[2] This is the band's most recent single as of 2024.

The single reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[3][4] The song was written by Andrew Eldritch, Billie Hughes, and Roxanne Seeman. It was co-produced by Eldritch and Hughes.[5] Additional production was credited to Ian Stanley.[6] Two alternate mixes of "Under the Gun" were included in the 2017 bonus tracks of the Sisters of Mercy's compilation album Some Girls Wander by Mistake, released on their own label Merciful Release and distributed by EastWest Records and Warner Music UK.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 14 August 1993. p. 23.
  2. ^ Music & Media (PDF). 11 September 1993. p. 23.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 504. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. ^ Under The Gun - The Sisters of Mercy | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 26 February 2021
  6. ^ A Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: A Slight Case of Overbombing - The Sisters of Mercy | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 26 February 2021
  7. ^ "The Sisters of Mercy's 'Some Girls Wander By Mistake' to receive 4LP box set reissue". slicing up eyeballs // 80s alternative music, college rock, indie. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ "The Sisters Of Mercy - Some Girls Wander By Mistake | Rhino". www.rhino.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Blitz with Andrew Boyd THE SISTERS OF MERCY - Greatest Hits Volume One: A Slight Case of Overbombing". Newspapers.com. 24 September 1993. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Scunthorpe's top of the pops September 6, 1993". Newspapers.com. 6 September 1993. Retrieved 19 October 2024.