More (The Sisters of Mercy song)

"More"
Single by the Sisters of Mercy
from the album Vision Thing
B-side	"You Could Be the One"
Released	1 October 1990
Genre	Gothic rock hard rock industrial metal
Length	8:30 (extended version) 4:44 (single edit) 8:21 (album version)
Label	Merciful Release/EastWest
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman
Producer(s)	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"Lucretia My Reflection" (1988) "More" (1990) "Doctor Jeep" (1990)
Audio on YouTube

"More" is a song by English rock band the Sisters of Mercy, released in 1990 as the first single from their third album Vision Thing . It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks, starting 15 December 1990. The song was co-written and co-produced by Andrew Eldritch and Jim Steinman.

In September 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks (which by then had been renamed to Alternative Airplay), ^[1] Billboard ranked "More" at number 96 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history. ^[2]

Reception

AllMusic writer Dave Thompson calls "More" among the most dramatic songs of its time and notes "the key to the song is a chorus that simply soars on gutter gospel backing vocals." ^[3]

Consequence was less positive, using the song as an example of the Sisters of Mercy not seeing their full potential, calling it "not one of their best singles" and "not very good in any context." ^[4]

Track listing

7": Merciful Release / MR47

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"More"	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman	4:44
2.	"You Could Be the One"	Andrew Eldritch, Andreas Bruhn	3:59

12": Merciful Release / MR47T

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"More (extended version)"	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman	8:30
2.	"You Could Be the One"	Andrew Eldritch, Andreas Bruhn	3:59

CD: Merciful Release / MR47CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"More"	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman	4:37
2.	"More (extended version)"	Andrew Eldritch, Jim Steinman	8:30
3.	"You Could Be the One"	Andrew Eldritch, Andreas Bruhn	3:59

Charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [5]	74
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6]	39
Germany (GfK) [7]	14
Ireland (IRMA)	10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8]	41
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	14
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10]	1

See also

• Number one modern rock hits of 1990
• Number one modern rock hits of 1991

References

1. Rutherford, Kevin (7 September 2023). "Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song". Billboard . Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. "Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs". Billboard . Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
3. Thompson, Dave. "More Review". AllMusic . Retrieved March 29, 2025.
4. Philip Cosores; Consequence Staff (5 July 2017). "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence .
5. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991" . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . 27 October 1990. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
7. "The Sisters of Mercy – More" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
8. "The Sisters of Mercy – More". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
9. "The Sisters of Mercy: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
10. "The Sisters of Mercy Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.