Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)

"Missionary Man"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Revenge
Released US: July 1986
UK / Europe: February 1987
Format 7", 12"
Recorded July 1985
Genre Pop rock, soul
Length 4:28
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart,
Producer(s) David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"The Miracle of Love"
(1986)		 "Missionary Man"
(1986)		 "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
(1987)

"The Miracle of Love"
(1986)		 "Missionary Man"
(1986/7)		 "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
(1987)
Music video
"Missionary Man" on YouTube

"Missionary Man" is a song by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was taken from their sixth album, Revenge, and continued the band's rock/R&B musical style of the time and featured Jimmy Zavala on harmonica.

In the band's native UK, it was the fourth single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 31. It was more successful in the United States, where it was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their last main US Top 20 hit to date). It also made the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart, and it received extensive airplay on American rock radio, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, Eurythmics' only song to top this chart. The single was also a top ten hit in Australia, where it was released as the second single from the album.

"Missionary Man" earned Eurythmics a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance - Group".

Track listings

UK 7" Single

UK 12" Single

US 7" Single

US 12" Single

Video

Lennox in the "Missionary Man" video

Directed by Willy Smax, it featured stop-animation techniques similar to those used in Peter Gabriel's acclaimed "Sledgehammer" promo video from earlier in 1986. The video received heavy play from MTV and was nominated for Best Video at the MTV Video Awards.

Chart performance

Chart (1986-87) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 9
Belgian Singles Chart[2] 16
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 13
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 77
French Singles Chart[5] 74
Irish Singles Chart[6] 13
New Zealand Singles Chart[7] 12
UK Singles Chart[8] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 14
U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart[10] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart[11] 18
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart[11] 1

Cover versions

Swedish heavy metal band Ghost covered "Missionary Man" on their EP Popestar.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  2. ↑ "Song artist 244 - The Eurythmics". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Missionary Man". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  6. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eurythmics - Missionary Man". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. ↑ "EURYTHMICS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  9. ↑ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301929/eurythmics/chart?f=377
  11. 1 2 Eurythmics. "Eurythmics - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7526405/ghost-popestar-ep-interview
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