Haunted (The Pogues song)

"Haunted"
Single by The Pogues
from the album Sid and Nancy (OST)
Released	August 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock
Songwriter(s)	Shane MacGowan
The Pogues singles chronology
"Dirty Old Town" (1985) "Haunted" (1986) "The Irish Rover" (1987)

"Haunted" is a 1986 single by the Pogues. It was featured on the Sid and Nancy Soundtrack , the original soundtrack for the movie Sid and Nancy . It reached chart position #42 in the UK. Originally sung by Cait O'Riordan, in 1995 the song was re-recorded as a duet between former Pogues vocalist Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor for the Two If by Sea/Stolen Hearts soundtrack, this time reaching #30 in the UK. The original version was included on disc 1 of the 2008 compilation "Just Look Them in the Eye And Say... POGUE MAHONE!!"

Legacy

In April 2025, "Haunted" was issued on vinyl single, for the first time, as part of that year's Record Store Day. The single debuted at number 18 on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart. ^{[1] [2]}

Personnel

• Spider Stacy – vocals, tin whistle
• Jem Finer – banjo, mandola, saxophone, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, vocals
• James Fearnley – accordion, mandolin, piano, guitar
• Shane MacGowan – vocals, guitar, banjo, bodhrán
• Andrew Ranken – drums, percussion, harmonica, vocals
• Darryl Hunt – bass guitar
• Terry Woods – mandolin, cittern, concertina, guitar, vocals
• Cait O'Riordan – bass, vocals
• Philip Chevron – guitar, vocals

Chart performance

The Pogues version

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [3]	42

Shane MacGowan & Sinead O'Connor version

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	30

Chart (2025)	Peak position
UK Vinyl Singles [5]	18

References

1. Griffiths (6 February 2025). "Record Store Day 2025: Full list of releases including Oasis, Taylor Swift, Charli xcx and Sam Fender". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
2. "Official Vinyl Singles Charton 18/4/2025 18 April 2025 - 24 April 2025". Official Charts. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
5. "Shane McGowan & Sinead O'Connor - Haunted - UK Vinyl Singles Chart". Official Charts. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

External links

• "Shane MacGowan". The Pogues. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
• "Haunted". everyHit.com. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
• "Shane MacGowan with Sinead O'Connor – Haunted" on YouTube