Song · Sinéad O'Connor
“I am Stretched on Your Grave” by Sinéad O'Connor
From the album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990)
“I am Stretched on Your Grave” by Sinéad O'Connor appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1990 on the album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. Its best result is #42 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #142 alternative song of 1990 and #4,385 alternative song of all time.
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On I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, released in March 1990, Sinéad O'Connor reached back three centuries for "I Am Stretched on Your Grave". The words come from an anonymous Irish poem of the 17th century that has been put into English many times, most famously by Frank O'Connor; the melody belongs to Philip King, who set it to music in 1979, and the group Scullion recorded it on their debut album that year.
O'Connor produced it and sings it, and she arranged it with John Maybury and Chris Birkett, who also engineered. Steve Wickham's fiddle is the only other instrument on the credits, and that's plenty: the track is stark and haunted, old words dragged into a modern studio and made to bleed all over again.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 410 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1506 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2022 | 396 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 701 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: I Am Stretched on Your Grave; I Am Stretched On Your Grave; I'm Stretched On Your Grave.
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