Masque is the title of the sixth (or fifth, if excluding the outtakes compilation Grains of Sand

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) studio album

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 by The Mission

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. It was released in January 1992 on the Vertigo

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 sub-label of Mercury Records

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. Peaking at #23 in the UK albums chart

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, it failed to repeat the commercial success of the previous two official studio albums and marked the beginning of The Mission's decline in popularity; it was also the band's last album to achieve a UK top 40 position. Masque included the singles "Never Again" (UK #34), "Like a Child Again" (#UK 30) and "Shades of Green Pt. 2".

The album was reissued in February 2008. The expanded release had four bonus tracks including the cover of Blondie

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's "Atomic" recorded for the NME

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's Ruby Trax compilation, released in November 1992.

1992 release

1. "Never Again" – 5:05
2. "Shades of Green, Pt. 2" – 3:59
3. "Even You May Shine" – 4:41
4. "Trail of Scarlet" – 3:43
5. "Spider and the Fly" – 4:49
6. "She Conjures Me Wings" – 2:48
7. "Sticks and Stones" – 4:45
8. "Like a Child Again" – 3:38
9. "Who Will Love Me Tomorrow?" – 4:09
10. "You Make Me Breathe" – 4:36
11. "From One Jesus to Another" – 3:50
12. "Until There's Another Sunrise" – 5:33

Note: The official The Mission website lists the release date as January 1992, while AllMusic lists the release date as December 1991.

2008 re-issue

1. "Never Again" – 5:05
2. "Shades of Green, Pt. 2" – 3:59
3. "Even You May Shine" – 4:41
4. "Trail of Scarlet" – 3:43
5. "Spider and the Fly" – 4:49
6. "She Conjures Me Wings" – 2:48
7. "Sticks and Stones" – 4:45
8. "Like a Child Again" – 3:38
9. "Who Will Love Me Tomorrow?" – 4:09
10. "You Make Me Breathe" – 4:36
11. "From One Jesus to Another" – 3:50
12. "Until There's Another Sunrise" – 5:33

Bonus tracks

13. "Beautiful Chaos" - 5:04
14. "All Tangled Up In You" - 6:27
15. "Atomic" (written by D. Harry, J. Destri) - 5:13
16. "You Make Me Breathe (The Barn Mix)" - 7:18