Sister of Mercy (song)


"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.
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".

Background

The theme of the song is domestic abuse. It was inspired by a news article about a person in France having murdered someone, but the court considered the act as a "crime of passion," and that it therefore couldn't be tried on the same basis of a regular homicidal murder.

Formats

;7" UK vinyl single
  1. "Sister Of Mercy" - 4:55
  2. "Out Of The Gap" - 5:53
;12" UK vinyl single
  1. "Sister Of Mercy" - 9:26
  2. "Out Of The Gap" - 8:57
;5" UK shaped picture disc
  1. "Sister Of Mercy" - 4:55
  2. "Out Of The Gap" - 5:48
;7" Japanese vinyl single
  1. "Sister Of Mercy" - 5:07
  2. "You Take Me Up" - 5:53
;12" Japanese vinyl single
  1. "Sister Of Mercy" - 9:26
  2. "Funeral Dance" - 3:15
  3. "You Take Me Up" - 7:33
  4. "Leopard Ray" - 3:50

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.