More (Sisters of Mercy song)
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"More" is a song by The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...

, from their album Vision Thing. It was the first single from the album, reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
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 chart for five weeks, starting 15 December 1990. The song was co-written and co-produced by Andrew Eldritch
Andrew Eldritch
Andrew Eldritch is the English frontman, singer, songwriter and only remaining original member of The Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post-punk scene, transformed into a gothic rock band and, in later years, flirted with pop and hard rock.Eldritch also programs the tracks...

 and Jim Steinman
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.

It was covered by Shaaman
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 on their album Reason
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, and Gregorian
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 for their album The Dark Side. Steinman produced a cover of the song, by Mike Vogel
Mike Vogel
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 and Erika Christensen
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, for the soundtrack of the MTV
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 film Wuthering Heights
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. 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.

Track listing

"More" written by Andrew Eldritch
Andrew Eldritch
Andrew Eldritch is the English frontman, singer, songwriter and only remaining original member of The Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post-punk scene, transformed into a gothic rock band and, in later years, flirted with pop and hard rock.Eldritch also programs the tracks...

, Jim Steinman
Jim Steinman
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"You Could Be The One" written by Andreas Bruhn

12": Merciful Release / MR47T United Kingdom

  1. "More" (Extended Version) - 8:30
  2. "You Could Be The One" - 3:59

CD: Merciful Release / MR47CD United Kingdom

  1. "More" - 4:44
  2. "More" (Extended Version) - 8:30
  3. "You Could Be The One" - 3:59

12": EastWest / 1209 Germany

  1. "More" (Power Mix) - 10:53
  2. "More" (Groove Mix)- 10:53

  • German promo released 1993
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