Song · Sisters of Mercy
“Under the Gun” by Sisters of Mercy
Released 1993
“Under the Gun” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #1592 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,414 alternative song of all time.
The Sisters of Mercy's "Under the Gun" was the one new song on their 1993 greatest-hits set A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Vol. 1, a power ballad that has Andrew Eldritch trading lines with Terri Nunn, who also appears alongside him in the video. Billie Hughes wrote the music, Eldritch and Roxanne Seeman the words, and Eldritch and Hughes produced it together, with extra production from Ian Stanley.
It went out on the band's own Merciful Release through EastWest and climbed to No. 19 in the UK. As of 2026 it is still the latest single the Sisters have put out, and two alternate mixes later surfaced among the 2017 bonus tracks on the compilation Some Girls Wander by Mistake.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1592 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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