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Sister of Mercy (song)

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Features a different intro with vocals, piano, and flute and was used in the music video. It also fades out while the group is singing, while the album version has an instrumental fade out. Only found on the UK 7" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 5) and the CD compilation,
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from the album in the summer of 1984. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, spending ten weeks on the UK singles chart.
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A unique version of the song with more of a dub sound to it, found exclusively on the compilation,
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The B-side of the single was a megamix of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap".
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Found on the UK 12" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 125) and the double CD reissue of
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The promotional music video for this single was directed by
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The Best Of Thompson Twins - Platinum & Gold Collection
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12" Japanese vinyl single (Nippon Phonogram 15RS-28)
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7" Japanese vinyl single (Nippon Phonogram 7RS-103)
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Single
Thompson Twins
Into The Gap
B-side
Genre
Pop rock
Label
Arista Records
Songwriter(s)
Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
Producer(s)
Alex Sadkin
Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins
You Take Me Up
The Gap

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