Song · Sisters of Mercy
“Walk Away” by Sisters of Mercy
From the album First and Last and Always (1985)
“Walk Away” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album First and Last and Always. Its best result is #8 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 1984 and #3,373 alternative song of all time.
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"Walk Away" comes from First and Last and Always, the Sisters of Mercy album of 1985, and it's a full gallop through the dark: Wayne Hussey wrote the music and plays guitar alongside Gary Marx, Craig Adams keeps the bass throbbing, and the drum machine, credited as Doktor Avalanche, hammers away with inhuman patience. Over the top, Andrew Eldritch intones his own lyrics in that bottomless baritone, all doom and velvet.
David M. Allen produced and engineered it and mixed it with Eldritch, with Chris Nagle engineering the guitars, bass and drum machine. The result is dense and gleaming, a wall of shimmering guitar you could lose a whole night inside.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 | 48 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 171 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 475 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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