Mercy Me
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This article is about the song. For the band, see MercyMe.
| "Mercy Me" | ||||
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| Single by Alkaline Trio | ||||
| from the album Crimson | ||||
| Released | November 28, 2005 | |||
| Format | CD, 7" | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 at Conway Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Writer(s) | Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant | |||
| Producer | Jerry Finn | |||
| Alkaline Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"Mercy Me" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the second single from their 2005 album Crimson. It peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart and #89 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.[1][2] The single was released as a CD backed with an acoustic recording of "Private Eye" as well as "Buried", a B-side from the album's recording sessions. It was also released as a set of two 7" records, backed with acoustic recordings of "This Could Be Love" and "Crawl".
The song's music video was directed by Ben Goldman.[3][4]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mercy Me" | Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Private Eye" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Buried" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 3:17 |
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Total length:
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9:43 | ||
- The data portion of the enhanced CD consists of the music video for "Mercy Me".
[edit] 7" version 1
| Side A | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mercy Me" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 2:49 | ||||||
| Side B | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "This Could Be Love" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 4:04 | ||||||
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Total length:
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6:53 | ||||||||
[edit] 7" version 2
| Side A | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mercy Me" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 2:49 | ||||||
| Side B | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Crawl" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Felumlee | 4:15 | ||||||
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Total length:
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7:04 | ||||||||
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Band
[edit] Production
- Jerry Finn – producer, mix engineer
- Ryan Hewitt – recording engineer
- Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
- Dave Collins – mastering
[edit] References
- ^ "Chart stats - Alkaline Trio". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=653. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ^ "Alkaline Trio Album & Song Chart History: European Hot 100". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/alkaline-trio/chart-history/264384?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Media: Alkaline Trio". vagrant.com. Vagrant Records. http://vagrant.com/media/artist/1. Retrieved 2009-11-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Alkaline Trio - 'Mercy Me'". mtv.com. MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/alkaline-trio/62131/mercy-me.jhtml#artist=1163816. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [CD Inner Sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024CDS).
- ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [Record sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024S).
- ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [Record sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024SX).
