Song · Queensryche
“The Mission” by Queensryche
From the album Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
“The Mission” by Queensryche appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1988 on the album Operation: Mindcrime. Its best result is #962 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,358 hard rock song of all time.
Chris DeGarmo wrote "The Mission" by himself, words and music, for Queensrÿche's 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime, and the credits read like a widescreen production. DeGarmo and Michael Wilton are both listed on 12-string, acoustic and electric guitar, Eddie Jackson plays bass, Scott Rockenfield drums and percussion, and Geoff Tate sings lead, adds keyboards and even whistles. Michael Kamen brings a cello, Scott Mateer and Mike Snyder supply spoken parts, and a choir billed as the Moronic Monks of Morin Heights adds its voices.
Peter Collins produced. James "Jimbo" Barton engineered with Paul Northfield and mixed it, with Jim Campbell, Paul Milner and Glen Robinson assisting on the engineering and Ronald Prent on the mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 962 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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