Song · Sisters of Mercy
“Lucretia” by Sisters of Mercy
“Lucretia” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1989 and 2003. Its best result is #132 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,559 alternative song of all time.
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"Lucretia (My Reflection)" was the third and final single from Floodland, the Sisters of Mercy's second album, and when it came out in June 1988 it climbed to number 20 on the UK singles chart. Andrew Eldritch wrote it by himself as a welcome to the band's bassist, Patricia Morrison, who he said struck him as a Lucrezia Borgia type.
Eldritch sings it and produced it with Larry Alexander for the Merciful Release label, and for all its gothic grandeur the song is about the collapse of an empire, war, and the ruin that spreads out from both. It's stark, relentless and darkly glamorous, the sound of a band that dresses for the apocalypse.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 148 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 132 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1991 | 691 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 340 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 1476 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1163 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Lucretia (My Reflection); Lucretia My Reflection; Lucretia my Reflection.
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