"Butterfly on a Wheel" is a song released by English gothic rock band the Mission in January 1990.
[2] Many have stated that the song was written about Julianne Regan, the singer with All About Eve, who had recently broken up with The Mission's guitarist, Simon Hinkler.
[3] The name was taken from a 1960s editorial by William Rees-Mogg who questioned the severity of the prison sentences applied to members of The Rolling Stones for minor drug offences.
[7] Its B-side is "The Grip of Disease", with extended versions also offering remixes of Kingdom Come (from the 1988 album "Children)" and Butterfly on a Wheel.
[9] Conversely, the Orange County Register stated that "both Butterfly on a Wheel and Sea of Love (the fourth track from Carved in Sand) show what The Mission UK can do if they cut down on the bombast".