"More"
Single by The Sisters of Mercy
from the album Vision Thing
B-side"You Could Be The One"
Released1 October 1990
GenreHard rock, gothic rock, industrial rock
Length8:30 (extended version)
4:44 (single edit)
8:21 (album version)
LabelMerciful Release/EastWest
Songwriter(s)Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman
Producer(s)Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"Lucretia My Reflection"
(1988)		 "More"
(1990)		 "Doctor Jeep"
(1990)
Audio on YouTube

"More" is a song by The Sisters of Mercy, from their album Vision Thing. It was the first single from the album, reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks, starting 15 December 1990. The song was co-written and co-produced by Andrew Eldritch and Jim Steinman.

It was covered by Shaaman on their album Reason, and Gregorian for their album The Dark Side. Steinman produced a cover of the song, by Mike Vogel and Erika Christensen, for the soundtrack of the MTV film Wuthering Heights. He also used the song's main guitar riff and the "I need all the love I can get" vocal in a song for his musical Batman.

The song was also re-recorded by Meat Loaf for his 2016 album Braver Than We Are.[1]

In September 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks (which by then had been renamed to Alternative Airplay),[2] Billboard ranked "More" at number 96 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history.[3]

Track listing

7": Merciful Release / MR47
No.TitleLength
1."More"4:44
2."You Could Be The One"3:59
12": Merciful Release / MR47T
No.TitleLength
1."More (extended version)"8:30
2."You Could Be The One"3:59
CD: Merciful Release / MR47CD
No.TitleLength
1."More"4:37
2."More (extended version)"8:30
3."You Could Be The One"3:59

Charts

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 74
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 39
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 14
Ireland (IRMA) 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 14
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1

Meat Loaf version

"More"
Song by Meat Loaf
from the album Braver Than We Are
Released
  • September 9, 2016 (EU)
  • September 16, 2016 (US)
Genre
Length6:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Crook
Audio on YouTube

The song was re-recorded by Meat Loaf on his 2016 album Braver Than We Are.[10] It was not issued as a single for the album.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Braver Than We Are". Amazon.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2017 – via Amazon.
  2. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (7 September 2023). "Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 October 1990. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Sisters of Mercy – More" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Sisters of Mercy – More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Sisters of Mercy: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Sisters of Mercy Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Braver Than We Are". 12 October 2016.



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