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{{other uses|Kyrie (disambiguation)}}
{{Single infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Distinguish|Kylie (song)}}
| Name = Kyrie
{{Infobox song
| Cover = Mr. Mister.jpg
| Artist = [[Mr. Mister]]
| name = Kyrie
| from Album = [[Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)|Welcome to the Real World]]
| cover = Mr. Mister.jpg
| alt =
| Released = December, [[1985 in music|1985]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]], [[12-inch single|12"]]
| type = single
| Recorded =
| artist = [[Mr. Mister]]
| album = [[Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)|Welcome to the Real World]]
| Genre = [[Pop rock]]
| Length = 4:25
| B-side =
* "Run to Her"
| Label = [[RCA Records]]
* "Hunters of the Night"
| Writer = [[Richard Page (musician)|R. Page]]/[[Steve George (keyboardist)|S. George]]/[[John Lang (musician)|J. Lang]]
| released = December 1985
| Producer = Mr. Mister & [[Paul DeVilliers]]
| recorded = 1985
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>
| studio =
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>(US [[Billboard Hot 100]])</small>
| genre = [[Pop rock]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" |website= [[Stereogum]] |date= March 5, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2118135/the-number-ones-u2s-i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for/columns/the-number-ones/ |quote= But “Kyrie” sounded very much like a circa-1986 pop-rock song.|accessdate= October 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first= Troy L. |last= Smith |title= Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best |website= [[Cleveland.com]] |date= 13 May 2021 |access-date= 30 January 2023|url= https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/05/every-no-1-song-of-the-1980s-ranked-from-mad-bogus-to-totally-bodacious.html}}</ref>
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>11 <small>([[UK Singles Chart]])</small>
| length =
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>7 <small>([[German Singles Chart]])</small>
* 4:25 (album version)
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>([[Norway|Norwegian]] Singles Chart)</small>
* 4:10 (single/video version)
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>3 <small>([[Switzerland|Swiss]] Singles Chart)</small>
| Last single = "[[Broken Wings (song)|Broken Wings]]"<br/>(1985)
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer =
| This single = '''"Kyrie"'''<br/ >(1985)
* [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]]
| Next single = "[[Is It Love (Mr. Mister song)|Is It Love]]"<br/ >(1986)
* [[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]]
* John Lang
| producer =
* Mr. Mister
* [[Paul De Villiers]]
| prev_title = [[Broken Wings (Mr. Mister song)|Broken Wings]]
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[Is It Love (Mr. Mister song)|Is It Love]]
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9NDjt4FzFWY|"Kyrie"}}}}
}}
}}


'''"Kyrie"''' was a #1 hit song by the 1980s pop/rock band [[Mr. Mister]], from their 1985 album ''[[Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)|Welcome to the Real World]]''. Released in late 1985, it hit the top spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts in March of 1986, where it was #1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, where it was #1 for a single week, and also their only #1 single on this chart.
"'''Kyrie'''" is a song by American [[pop rock]] band [[Mr. Mister]], from their album ''[[Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)|Welcome to the Real World]]''. Released around [[Christmas]] in 1985, it hit the top spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Top Rock Tracks]] chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986.

[[Kyrie|Kýrie, eléison]], which means "Lord, have mercy" is a part many liturgical rites in Eastern and Western Christianity. ''Kýrie, eléison; Christé, eléison; Kýrie, eléison'' is a prayer that asks for, "Lord, have mercy; [[Christ]], have mercy; Lord, have mercy". The words "[[Kyrie|Kýrie, eléison]]" translate from the [[Greek language|Greek]] as "[[Lord]], have mercy" (or "O Lord, have mercy").<ref name="SD">[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mkyrie.html Kýrie, eléison] - Translation from the StraightDope</ref>


== Background and writing ==
== Background and writing ==
The words to "Kyrie" were written by lyricist [[John Lang (musician)|John Lang]] who co-wrote the songs on all of Mr. Mister's albums. The music was composed by [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]] and [[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]] while on tour with [[Adam Ant]], and according to Page it is essentially a prayer.<ref name ="Page">[http://www.retrorewind.com/tales.htm Richard Page discusses Kyrie] - RetroRewind interview</ref>
The lyrics to "Kyrie" were written by [[Arizona]]-born John Lang, who co-wrote the songs on all of Mr. Mister's albums. The music was composed by [[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]] and [[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]] while on tour with [[Adam Ant]].


In Greek, ''[[Kyrie|Kýrie, eléison]]'' means "Lord, have mercy" and is a part of many liturgical rites in both [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern]] and [[Western Christianity]]. ''Kýrie, eléison; Christé, eléison; Kýrie, eléison'' is a prayer that asks "Lord, have mercy; [[Jesus|Christ]], have mercy; Lord, have mercy."<ref name="SD">[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mkyrie.html Kýrie, eléison] – Translation from the StraightDope</ref> According to Page's statements, he was initially skeptical about singing the Christian text Lang had written because he didn't want to make a "religious statement".<ref>{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119152521/http://retrorewind.com/tales.htm |date=2008-11-19 }} – RetroRewind interview</ref>
The song's lyrics cleverly uses the phrase "Kýrie, eléison":
:"Kýrie, eléison, down the road that I must travel
:Kýrie, eléison, through the darkness of the night"
The video for this song was directed by [[Nick Morris]], and features the band in performance mixed with footage taken at the tail end of their Fall 1985 tour with [[Tina Turner]].<ref name="vid">[http://users.skynet.be/sky67891/history.htm Kyrie details] - from Mr. Mister fansite</ref>


There is an [[urban legend]] that singer Richard Page wrote this song while lying in a hospital bed following an unprovoked attack. John Lang has stated that he was the one who was attacked, three years before "Kyrie" was written, and that the incident has nothing to do with the song.<ref>[http://www.jerryosborne.com/6-14-04.htm Lang letter to "Mr. Music"] - dated June, 2004</ref>
There is a myth that singer Richard Page wrote "Kyrie" while lying in a hospital bed after being assaulted. It was John Lang who had been assaulted three years before the composition; Lang has stated that the incident has nothing to do with the song.<ref>[http://www.jerryosborne.com/6-14-04.htm Lang letter to "Mr. Music"] – dated June, 2004</ref>


The video was directed by [[Nick Morris]], and shows the band in performance mixed with footage taken at the tail end of their Autumn 1985 tour with [[Tina Turner]].<ref name="vid">[http://users.skynet.be/sky67891/history.htm Kyrie details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720091154/http://users.skynet.be/sky67891/history.htm |date=2017-07-20 }} – from Mr. Mister fansite</ref>
== Track listing ==
=== 7" single ===


"Kyrie" was used in the hit U.S. TV series ''[[Miami Vice]]'' during season two, episode fourteen "One-Way Ticket".
#"Kyrie" (single edit) - 4:10
It was also used in the [[Netflix]] series' ''[[GLOW (TV series)|GLOW]]'' as well as the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''. The U.S. 7" single can be found pressed on transparent purple vinyl or polystyrene, depending on where it was manufactured.
#"Run to Her" - 3:36


=== 12" single ===
==Reception==
''[[Cash Box]]'' said it's a "booming track which ... features top musicianship and a soaring chorus [[hook (music)|hook]]."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1985/CB-1985-12-21.pdf|date=December 21, 1985|accessdate=2022-08-02|page=9}}</ref>
#"Kyrie" (album length) - 4:24
#"Run to Her" - 3:36
#"Hunters of the Night" - 5:07


==Personnel==
The single edit of the song ends with the [[a cappella]] phrase "Kýrie, eléison, down the road that I must travel", while the album version simply fades out.
Credits sourced from ''Mix''<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Tracks: Mr. Mister's "Kyrie"|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/classic-tracks/classic-tracks-mr-misters-kyrie-429233|access-date=2023-05-18|website=mixonline.com|date=15 February 2017 }}</ref>
There is a common mishearance among listeners who do not know the actual title of the song, as many perceive the lyrics to be ''Carry a laser down the road that I must travel''.


*[[Richard Page (musician)|Richard Page]] – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
== Notes ==
*[[Steve George (keyboardist)|Steve George]] – [[Yamaha DX7]] and [[Prophet-5]] synthesizers
<references/>
*Steve Farris – electric guitars
*[[Pat Mastelotto]] – snare drum, [[Simmons SDS-V]] electronic drums, [[LinnDrum]] programming


== Track listings ==
{{start box}}
'''Non-UK 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kyrie|author=[[Mr. Mister]]|year=1985|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|id=PB-14258}}</ref>
{{succession box
:A. "Kyrie" – 4:10
| before = "[[How Will I Know]]" by [[Whitney Houston]]
:B. "Run to Her" – 3:36
| title = [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number one single]]

| years = [[March 1]] [[1986]]- [[March 8]] [[1986]]
'''UK 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kyrie|author=Mr. Mister|year=1986|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records|id=PB 49927}}</ref>
| after = "[[Sara (song)|Sara]]" by [[Jefferson Airplane|Starship]]
:A. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38
}}
:B. "Kyrie" – 4:10
{{end box}}

'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kyrie|author=Mr. Mister|year=1985|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records|id=PT49928}}</ref>
:A1. "Kyrie" – 4:10
:B1. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38
:B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 4:07

'''European and Japanese 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kyrie|author=Mr. Mister|year=1985|type=European 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records|id=PT49928}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kyrie|author=Mr. Mister|year=1986|type=Japanese 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=RCA Records|id=RPS-1021}}</ref>
:A1. "Kyrie" – 4:24
:B1. "Run to Her" – 3:36
:B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 5:07

The single edit (which was also used for the video version) ends with the [[a cappella]] phrase "Kýrie, eléison, down the road that I must travel", while the album version simply fades out.

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Kyrie"
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|page=210|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|11
|-
{{single chart|Austria|5|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|7|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=0646|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|3|chartid=9445|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]] |volume=3 |issue=12 |date=March 29, 1986 |page=14 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
| 4
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |section=Mr. Mister |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |title=Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |language=fi |edition=2nd |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2021 |page=177 |isbn=978-952-7460-01-6}}</ref>
| 14
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|6|artist=Mr Mister|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|7|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|30|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|6|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|11|artist=Mr Mister|artistid=22912|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Mr. Mister|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|11|artist=Mr. Mister|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|1|artist=Mr. Mister|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2017}}
|-
! scope="row"| US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860308.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 8, 1986 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |access-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030042306/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860308.html |archive-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|7|songid=1400|artist=Mr. Mister|song=Kyrie|rowheader=true|access-date=March 27, 2019}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Kyrie"
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://i.imgur.com/F7ais40.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1986 |magazine=[[Kent Music Report]] |issue=650 |date=December 29, 1986 |via=[[Imgur]]}}</ref>
| 80
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1986&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten 1986 – Singles |language=nl |publisher=[[Ultratop]] |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
| 62
|-
! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0760 |title=Top 100 Singles of '86 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=45 |issue=14 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=5 |issn=0033-7064 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
| 26
|-
! scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=European Hot 100 Singles – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=28 |oclc=29800226}}</ref>
| 74
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1986 |title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986 |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]] |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
| 53
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1986&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986 |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
| 66
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/hot-100-songs |title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1986 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603140007/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/hot-100-songs |archive-date=June 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 9
|-
! scope="row"| US Album Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/mainstream-rock-songs-artists |title=Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 1986 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522080158/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/mainstream-rock-songs-artists |archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref>
| 22
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – Top 100 Pop Singles |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |date=December 27, 1986 |access-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031165848/https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1986YESP.html |archive-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
| 15
|-
! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1986 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986 |language=de |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]] |access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>
| 54
|}
{{col-end}}

== Cover versions ==

In 1993, [[Acappella Vocal Band]], a traditional Southern gospel group, included a version of the song on their album ''U and Me and God Make 5 (Word)''. The group later recorded a Spanish version of the song as well. Also in 1993, the song, retitled as "Kyrie Eleison", was covered by [[Contemporary Christian music]] duo [[East to West]] on their self-titled debut album.

Contemporary Christian artist [[Mark Schultz (musician)|Mark Schultz]] recorded it for his 2001 album ''Song Cinema''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/song-cinema-mw0000591523|title=Song Cinema - Mark Schultz - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Rock ballads]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 14 December 2024

For other uses, see Kyrie (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kylie (song).
"Kyrie"
Single by Mr. Mister
from the album Welcome to the Real World
B-side
  • "Run to Her"
  • "Hunters of the Night"
ReleasedDecember 1985
Recorded1985
GenrePop rock[1][2]
Length
  • 4:25 (album version)
  • 4:10 (single/video version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mr. Mister singles chronology
"Broken Wings"
(1985) 		"Kyrie"
(1985) 		"Is It Love"
(1986)
Music video
"Kyrie" on YouTube

"Kyrie" is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986.

Background and writing

[edit]

The lyrics to "Kyrie" were written by Arizona-born John Lang, who co-wrote the songs on all of Mr. Mister's albums. The music was composed by Richard Page and Steve George while on tour with Adam Ant.

In Greek, Kýrie, eléison means "Lord, have mercy" and is a part of many liturgical rites in both Eastern and Western Christianity. Kýrie, eléison; Christé, eléison; Kýrie, eléison is a prayer that asks "Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy."[3] According to Page's statements, he was initially skeptical about singing the Christian text Lang had written because he didn't want to make a "religious statement".[4]

There is a myth that singer Richard Page wrote "Kyrie" while lying in a hospital bed after being assaulted. It was John Lang who had been assaulted three years before the composition; Lang has stated that the incident has nothing to do with the song.[5]

The video was directed by Nick Morris, and shows the band in performance mixed with footage taken at the tail end of their Autumn 1985 tour with Tina Turner.[6]

"Kyrie" was used in the hit U.S. TV series Miami Vice during season two, episode fourteen "One-Way Ticket". It was also used in the Netflix series' GLOW as well as the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. The U.S. 7" single can be found pressed on transparent purple vinyl or polystyrene, depending on where it was manufactured.

Reception

[edit]

Cash Box said it's a "booming track which ... features top musicianship and a soaring chorus hook."[7]

Personnel

[edit]

Credits sourced from Mix[8]

Track listings

[edit]

Non-UK 7-inch single[9]

A. "Kyrie" – 4:10
B. "Run to Her" – 3:36

UK 7-inch single[10]

A. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38
B. "Kyrie" – 4:10

UK 12-inch single[11]

A1. "Kyrie" – 4:10
B1. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38
B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 4:07

European and Japanese 12-inch single[12][13]

A1. "Kyrie" – 4:24
B1. "Run to Her" – 3:36
B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 5:07

The single edit (which was also used for the video version) ends with the a cappella phrase "Kýrie, eléison, down the road that I must travel", while the album version simply fades out.

Charts

[edit]

Cover versions

[edit]

In 1993, Acappella Vocal Band, a traditional Southern gospel group, included a version of the song on their album U and Me and God Make 5 (Word). The group later recorded a Spanish version of the song as well. Also in 1993, the song, retitled as "Kyrie Eleison", was covered by Contemporary Christian music duo East to West on their self-titled debut album.

Contemporary Christian artist Mark Schultz recorded it for his 2001 album Song Cinema.[44]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 5, 2021). "The Number Ones: U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 10, 2022. But "Kyrie" sounded very much like a circa-1986 pop-rock song.
  2. ^ Smith, Troy L. (13 May 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1980s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ Kýrie, eléison – Translation from the StraightDope
  4. ^ Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine – RetroRewind interview
  5. ^ Lang letter to "Mr. Music" – dated June, 2004
  6. ^ Kyrie details Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine – from Mr. Mister fansite
  7. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. December 21, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  8. ^ "Classic Tracks: Mr. Mister's "Kyrie"". mixonline.com. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  9. ^ Mr. Mister (1985). Kyrie (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). RCA Records. PB-14258.
  10. ^ Mr. Mister (1986). Kyrie (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). RCA Records. PB 49927.
  11. ^ Mr. Mister (1985). Kyrie (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). RCA Records. PT49928.
  12. ^ Mr. Mister (1985). Kyrie (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). RCA Records. PT49928.
  13. ^ Mr. Mister (1986). Kyrie (Japanese 12-inch single vinyl disc). RCA Records. RPS-1021.
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