The Mission discography

The Mission discography
Studio albums	10
EPs	5
Live albums	11
Compilation albums	14
Singles	30
Video albums	10
Box sets	3

This is a list of all recordings released by English gothic rock band the Mission (known as the Mission UK in the US for legal reasons).

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	UK Indie [2][3][4]	AUT [5]	BE (WA) [6]	GER [7]	NL [8]	NZ [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
God's Own Medicine	Released: 10 November 1986 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, MC	14	—	—	—	59	—	—	30	—	108	UK: Silver[13]
Children	Released: 29 February 1988 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, MC	2	—	—	—	33	29	—	20	—	126	UK: Gold[13]
Carved in Sand	Released: 5 February 1990 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, MC	7	—	25	—	16	33	34	17	7	101	UK: Gold[13]
Masque	Released: 22 June 1992 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, LP, MC	23	—	40	—	49	73	—	38	40	—
Neverland	Released: 13 February 1995 Label: Equator/Neverland Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	58	—	—	—	59	—	—	42	42	—
Blue	Released: 3 June 1996 Label: Equator Formats: CD, LP, MC	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aura	Released: 5 November 2001 Label: Playground Recordings Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, MC	—	—	—	—	85	—	—	—	—	—
God Is a Bullet	Released: 30 April 2007 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Brightest Light	Released: 20 September 2013 Label: Oblivion/Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download	—	49	—	—	92	—	—	—	—	—
Another Fall from Grace	Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: CD, LP, digital download	38	12	—	181	49	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
"No Snow, No Show" for the Eskimo	Released: July 1993 Label: Windsong International Formats: CD, LP, MC
Ever After – Live	Released: August 2000 Label: Receiver Formats: CD
Live MMVII	Released: 30 May 2007 Label: Concert Live Formats: 2xCD-R Limited release
The First Chapter: Live at London Shepherds Bush Empire	Released: 21 April 2008 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: CD
God's Own Medicine: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
Children: Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
Carved in Sand: Live at London Shepherds Bush Empire
Live & Last	Released: 2 March 2009 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: 2xCD
XXV Live at Brixton Academy	Released: 22 October 2011 Label: Abbey Road Live Here Now Formats: 2xCD-R
Bending the Arc	Released: 11 December 2017 Label: Live Here Now/Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP, digital download
Live at Rockpalast	Released: 27 April 2018 Label: MIG Formats: 2xCD+DVD

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	BE (WA) [6]	GER [7]	SWI [11]
The First Chapter	Released: 22 June 1987 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, MC	35	—	—	—
Grains of Sand	Released: 22 October 1990 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, MC	28	—	61	—
Sum and Substance	Released: 7 February 1994 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	49	—	—	43
Salad Daze	Released: June 1994 Label: Nighttracks Formats: CD, LP Compilation of BBC Radio One sessions	—	—	—	—
Resurrection – Greatest Hits	Released: November 1999 Label: Eagle/Cleopatra Formats: CD Consists of re-recordings specifically for this release	—	—	—	—
Tower of Strength	Released: July 2000 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—
Aural Delight	Released: 2 December 2002 Label: Playground Recordings Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Anthology – The Phonogram Years	Released: 13 March 2006 Label: Mercury Formats: 2xCD	—	—	—	—
Best of the BBC Recordings	Released: 2008 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Dum-Dum Bullet	Released: 28 June 2010 Label: Oblivion/Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Serpents Kiss – The Very Best Of	Released: 19 May 2014 Label: Universal/Spectrum Music Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
Singles A's & B's	Released: 1 May 2015 Label: Universal Formats: 2xCD, digital download	—	—	—	—
A Garden of Earthly Delights: The Mercury Years	Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Universal Formats: digital download	—	—	—	—
Collected	Released: 22 October 2021 Label: Music on CD/Universal Formats: 3xCD, 3xLP, digital download	—	101	34	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Album details
Magnificent Pieces	Released: 25 June 1991 Label: Mercury Formats: 4xCD Japan-only release
London Shepherd's Bush Empire	Released: 2008 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: 4xCD
Live at the BBC	Released: 4 August 2008 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: 3xCD

Video albums

Title	Album details
Crusade	Released: 29 May 1987[14] Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS
From Dusk to Dawn	Released: October 1988 Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
South America	Released: October 1989 Label: Mish Productions Formats: VHS
Waves Upon the Sand	Released: 12 February 1990[15] Label: Channel 5 Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Absolutely Live (as the Metal Gurus)	Released: 1990 Label: Mish Productions Formats: VHS
Sum and Substance	Released: 1994 Label: Polygram Video Formats: VHS
Lighting the Candles	Released: 26 September 2005 Label: Oblivion Formats: 2xDVD+CD
Gold – The Videos	Released: April 2007 Label: Universal Music DVD Video Formats: DVD
The Final Chapter	Released: 2 March 2009 Label: Oblivion/Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: 3xDVD
Silver	Released: 27 October 2012 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings/Echozone Formats: 2xDVD+CD, 2xBlu-ray

EPs

Title	Album details
Severina	Released: March 1987 Label: Vertigo Formats: 2x12", MC Canada-only release
Tower of Strength	Released: 1988 Label: Vertigo Formats: 12" Canada-only limited release
Absolutely Live (as the Metal Gurus)	Released: 3 December 1990 Label: Mercury Formats: 12" Limited release
Swan Song	Released: 16 December 2013 Label: Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: CD-R
Different Colours	Released: 30 May 2014 Label: Oblivion/Eyes Wide Shut Recordings Formats: 2x7", digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [1][16][17]	UK Indie [18][19]	BE (FL) [20]	GER [7]	IRE [21]	NL [22]	NZ [23]	SPA [24]	US Alt [25]	US Main [26]
"Serpents Kiss" [A]	1986	70	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The First Chapter
"Garden of Delight"/"Like a Hurricane" [B]		49	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stay with Me" [C]		30	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	God's Own Medicine
"Wasteland" [D]	1987	11	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—
"Severina" [E]		25	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—
"Tower of Strength"	1988	12	—	32	50	10	60	49	—	—	—	Children
"Beyond the Pale"		32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Butterfly on a Wheel"	1990	12	—	—	—	13	48	36	—	23	—	Carved in Sand
"Deliverance"		27	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	6	27
"Into the Blue"		32	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—
"Hands Across the Ocean"		28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	Grains of Sand
"Merry Xmas Everybody" (as the Metal Gurus)		55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Absolutely Live EP
"Never Again"	1992	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Masque
"Like a Child Again"		30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shades of Green"		49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Tower of Strength" (remix)	1994	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sum and Substance
"Afterglow"		53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Raising Cain" [F]		92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Neverland
"Swoon"	1995	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lose Myself in You" (Germany-only release)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Coming Home" (Europe-only release)	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Blue
"Evangeline"	2001	115	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Aura
"Shine Like the Stars"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breathe Me In" (Germany-only limited release)	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lighting the Candles
"Keep It in the Family"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	God Is a Bullet
"Blush"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sometimes the Brightest Light Comes from the Darkest Place"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Brightest Light
"Atomic Heart"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Different Colours EP
"Met-Amor-Phosis"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Another Fall From Grace
"Tyranny of Secrets"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Also known as the Roman numeral I, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
2. Also known as the Roman numeral II, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
3. Also known as the Roman numeral III, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
4. Also known as the Roman numeral IV, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
5. Also known as the Roman numeral V, as this is the title on the single's sleeve.
6. The release that features "Raising Cain" as the lead track was entitled 1 or Mission 1.

References

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15. "Sounds". Sounds. 3 February 1990. p. 3.
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26. "The Mission U.K." Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

External links

• Official Mission website