Song · Mission U.K.
“Tower of Strength” by Mission U.K.
From the album Children (1988)
“Tower of Strength” by Mission U.K. appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 1992. It was first released in 1988 on the album Children. Its best result is #32 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #59 alternative song of 1988, #3,016 alternative song of all time and #361 of the '80s.
"Tower of Strength" is Mission U.K. at their most grandiose, a towering, swirling slab of rock from Children, their 1988 album. Wayne Hussey wrote the words and sings them like a man pleading at the top of a cathedral, while he and Simon Hinkler weave their guitars into a big, droning wall, Craig Adams' bass churns underneath and Mick Brown pounds the drums like war drums on the march.
The four of them wrote the music, and John Paul Jones produced it and added keyboards, stretching the song into something that feels more like a procession than a pop song. Mark "Spike" Stent engineered.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 41 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 32 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 137 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 294 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) | 302 |
| 1991 | 170 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1992 | 61 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) | 299 |
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