Shakespears Sister 'Run Silent' - Shakespears Sister 'Run Silent'

What this video is

Released in 1989 as the fourth single from Shakespears Sister's debut album 'Sacred Heart' on FFRR/London Records, 'Run Silent' arrived at a transitional moment for the project — after the Top 10 breakthrough of 'You're History' but before the group fully consolidated its gothic-pop identity on 'Hormonally Yours' (1992). The song peaked at #54 on the UK Singles Chart, making it a commercial underperformer but a…

Why it matters

Represents an early document of British alternative pop's late-80s female-fronted dark-pop strand — bridging post-new-wave art-pop and the gothic femininity that would define Shakespears Sister's commercial peak. Sits in a lineage from Siouxsie and the Banshees through to the more mainstream…

The director

Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962, London) is an English music video director credited with over 300 videos. She trained at Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art. She is a Grammy Award winner (Annie Lennox's 'Diva' video album),…