"Doctor Jeep" is a song by the Sisters of Mercy, from their album Vision Thing. It was the second single from the album and was later included on their greatest hits compilation, A Slight Case of Overbombing. The single reached no. 37 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1990.[1][2]

"Doctor Jeep"
Single by the Sisters of Mercy
from the album Vision Thing
B-side"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
ReleasedDecember 1990
GenreHard rock, post-punk
LabelMerciful Release/EastWest
Songwriter(s)Andreas Bruhn, Andrew Eldritch
Producer(s)Andrew Eldritch
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"More"
(1990)
"Doctor Jeep"
(1990)
"When You Don't See Me"
(1991)

Critical reception

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In review of 5 January 1991 Paul Elliott of Sounds called this song "an inexorable, Olympian noise close to nine minutes of skeletal metal riffing, frosted with keys, Eldritch slurring about everything and nothing" and expressed an opinion that it "won't sound" on radio programmes of Dave Lee Travis.

Track listing

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7-inch: Merciful Release / MR51

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No.TitleLength
1."Doctor Jeep"4:15
2."Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live bootleg recording)"6:53

12-inch: Merciful Release / MR51T

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No.TitleLength
1."Doctor Jeep (extended version)"8:54
2."Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live bootleg recording)"6:52

12-inch Limited: Merciful Release / MR51TX

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No.TitleLength
1."Doctor Jeep (extended version)"8:54
2."Burn (Live Bootleg Recording)"3:35
3."Amphetamine Logic" (Live Bootleg Recording)"4:18

CD: Merciful Release / MR51CD

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No.TitleLength
1."Doctor Jeep (radio edit)"3:03
2."Doctor Jeep (extended version)"8:59
3."Knockin' on Heaven's Door (live bootleg recording)"6:53

Charts

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Chart (1990-91) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 125
Germany (GfK)[4] 45
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 37

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 504. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 2000-03-16. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 25 March 1991". Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Sisters of Mercy – Doctor Jeep" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sisters of Mercy: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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