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url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3439585.ece| title=Duffy: ''Rockferry''| author=Stanley, Bob| date=1 March 2008| work=[[The Times]]| publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd| accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref> The reviewer also drew comparisons between "Mercy" and [[Amy Winehouse]]'s critically acclaimed single "[[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|Rehab]]".<ref name="times"/> ''[[The Independent]]'' said that "Mercy" and "[[Rockferry (song)|Rockferry]]" "are tracks that stand out as something special", whilst noting that the "uptempo organ funk" provides "the album's one truly memorable groove".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-duffy-rockferry-am-785199.html| title=Album: Duffy, ''Rockferry'' (A&M) | work=[[The Independent]]| publisher=Independent News and Media Limited | author=Gill, Andy| date=22 February 2008| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> [[PopMatters]] said that the song was "still grounded in a bouncing Motown rhythm but [with] the added colour of jaunty keyboards", whilst again comparing the song to "Rehab".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/duffy-rockferry| title=Duffy ''Rockferry''| publisher=[[Pop Matters]]. PopMatters Media, Inc.| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Baynes, Chris| date=21 May 2008 }}</ref>
url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3439585.ece| title=Duffy: ''Rockferry''| author=Stanley, Bob| date=1 March 2008| work=[[The Times]]| publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd| accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref> The reviewer also drew comparisons between "Mercy" and [[Amy Winehouse]]'s critically acclaimed single "[[Rehab (Amy Winehouse song)|Rehab]]".<ref name="times"/> ''[[The Independent]]'' said that "Mercy" and "[[Rockferry (song)|Rockferry]]" "are tracks that stand out as something special", whilst noting that the "uptempo organ funk" provides "the album's one truly memorable groove".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-duffy-rockferry-am-785199.html| title=Album: Duffy, ''Rockferry'' (A&M) | work=[[The Independent]]| publisher=Independent News and Media Limited | author=Gill, Andy| date=22 February 2008| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> [[PopMatters]] said that the song was "still grounded in a bouncing Motown rhythm but [with] the added colour of jaunty keyboards", whilst again comparing the song to "Rehab".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/duffy-rockferry| title=Duffy ''Rockferry''| publisher=[[Pop Matters]]. PopMatters Media, Inc.| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Baynes, Chris| date=21 May 2008 }}</ref>


''[[The Observer]]'', in an extremely positive review for ''Rockferry'', said that "Mercy" "is a big, booming, finger-wagging sashay worthy of the [[The Supremes|Supremes]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/feb/17/popandrock.features14| title=Duffy, ''Rockferry''| author=McLean, Craig| date=17 February 2008| work=[[The Observer]]| publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> In a positive review for ''Rockferry'', American music magazine ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that "Mercy" "is about as summery as summery gets".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/rockferry-1003801561.story| title=''Rockferry''| author=Vrabel, Jeff| date=17 May 2008| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'', giving ''Rockferry'' a negative review, had a mixed attitude towards "Mercy", comparing the song's "Austin Powers organ" to work by [[Aretha Franklin]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/9535| title=NME Reviews - Duffy - ''Rockferry''| work=[[New Musical Express]]| publisher=IPC Media| author=Cochrane, Greg| date=29 February 2008| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' said that the song has a "bass-heavy syncopated beat, "Yeah, yeah, yeah" refrain [and an] obvious '60s-pop frame of reference". However, the song was given negative comparisons to [[Amy Winehouse]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1383| title=Duffy - ''Rockferry''| date=8 May 2008| author=Keefe, Jonathan | work=[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> "Mercy" also appeared on various critics' "Top" lists. Bill Lamb of [[About.com]] placed "Mercy" at number 29 in a list of his favourite 100 songs of 2008.<ref name="about">{{cite web| url=http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top100songs2008.07.htm| title=Top 100 Pop Songs 2008| author=Lamb, Bill| publisher=[[About.com]]. The New York Times Company| accessdate=23 July 2009 }}</ref> Fred Bronson of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' placed "Mercy" at number two,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask-bb/chart-beat-lady-gaga-luis-fonsi-taylor-swift-1003928565.story| title=Chart Beat: Lady GaGa, Luis Fonsi, Taylor Swift, 'Purple Rain'| author=Bronson, Fred| date=8 January 2009| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=21 July 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> whilst the magazine's Keith Caulfield placed "Mercy" in an alphabetical list of his favourite songs of 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/ask-billboard/269673/ask-billboard-top-10-lists-fleetwood-mac-mixi-the-veronicas| title=Ask Billboard: Top 10 Lists, Fleetwood Mac, Mixi, The Veronicas | author=Caulfield, Keith| date=1 February 2009| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=21 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
''[[The Observer]]'', in an extremely positive review for ''Rockferry'', said that "Mercy" "is a big, booming, finger-wagging sashay worthy of the [[The Supremes|Supremes]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/feb/17/popandrock.features14| title=Duffy, ''Rockferry''| author=McLean, Craig| date=17 February 2008| work=[[The Observer]]| publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> In a positive review for ''Rockferry'', American music magazine ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that "Mercy" "is about as summery as summery gets".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/rockferry-1003801561.story| title=''Rockferry''| author=Vrabel, Jeff| date=17 May 2008| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'', giving ''Rockferry'' a negative review, had a mixed attitude towards "Mercy", comparing the song's "Austin Powers organ" to work by [[Aretha Franklin]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/9535| title=NME Reviews - Duffy - ''Rockferry''| work=[[New Musical Express]]| publisher=IPC Media| author=Cochrane, Greg| date=29 February 2008| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' said that the song has a "bass-heavy syncopated beat, "Yeah, yeah, yeah" refrain [and an] obvious '60s-pop frame of reference". However, the song was given negative comparisons to [[Amy Winehouse]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1383| title=Duffy - ''Rockferry''| date=8 May 2008| author=Keefe, Jonathan | work=[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]| accessdate=19 July 2009 }}</ref> "Mercy" also appeared on various critics' "Top" lists. Bill Lamb of [[About.com]] placed "Mercy" at number 29 in a list of his favourite 100 songs of 2008.<ref name="about">{{cite web| url=http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top100songs2008.07.htm| title=Top 100 Pop Songs 2008| author=Lamb, Bill| publisher=[[About.com]]. The New York Times Company| accessdate=23 July 2009 }}</ref> Fred Bronson of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' placed "Mercy" at number two,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask-bb/chart-beat-lady-gaga-luis-fonsi-taylor-swift-1003928565.story| title=Chart Beat: Lady GaGa, Luis Fonsi, Taylor Swift, 'Purple Rain'| author=Bronson, Fred| date=8 January 2009| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=21 July 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> whilst the magazine's Keith Caulfield placed "Mercy" in an alphabetical list of his favourite songs of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/ask-billboard/269673/ask-billboard-top-10-lists-fleetwood-mac-mixi-the-veronicas |title=Ask Billboard: Top 10 Lists, Fleetwood Mac, Mixi, The Veronicas |author=Caulfield, Keith |date=1 February 2009 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |accessdate=21 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20130626230728/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/ask-billboard/269673/ask-billboard-top-10-lists-fleetwood-mac-mixi-the-veronicas |archivedate=26 June 2013 }}</ref>
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"Mercy" peaked at number-one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] solely on digital downloads on 17 February 2008 ― for the week ending dated 23 February 2008 ― three weeks before the physical release of the single. It remained at the top of the charts for five weeks until it was dethroned by "[[American Boy]]" by [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]]. "Mercy" was one of only three singles, all debuts, to achieve a five-week run at the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2008 ― the other two being "[[Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)|Now You're Gone]]" by [[Basshunter]], which was ironically replaced at the top spot by "Mercy", and "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" by [[Katy Perry]].<ref name="ukchart1">{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046504/duffy-joins-johnson-atop-uk-charts| title=Duffy Joins Johnson Atop U.K. Charts |author=Sexton, Paul| date=18 February 2008| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046154/duffy-retains-control-on-uk-charts| title=Duffy Retains Control On U.K. Charts| author=Sexton, Paul| date=17 March 2008. ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046154/duffy-retains-control-on-uk-charts original])| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=17 July 2009 }}</ref><ref name="chartstats">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33672| title=Chart Stats - Duffy - Mercy| publisher=Chart Stats| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> "Mercy" became Britain's third-best-selling single of 2008,<ref name="endcharts"/> selling 536,000 copies in 2008 alone.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/duffy-and-alexandra-burke-top-2008-sales-charts| title=Duffy and Alexandra Burke top 2008 sales charts| author=Foley, Jack| publisher=IndieLondon.co.uk| accessdate=24 July 2009 }}</ref> The song remained inside the [[UK Singles Chart]] for over a year.<ref name="chartstats"/> One of the B-sides to the song, titled "Tomorrow", peaked far outside the top 100 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM| title=Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse| publisher=Zobbel.de| author=Zywietz, Tobias | accessdate=11 August 2009 }}</ref>
"Mercy" peaked at number-one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] solely on digital downloads on 17 February 2008 ― for the week ending dated 23 February 2008 ― three weeks before the physical release of the single. It remained at the top of the charts for five weeks until it was dethroned by "[[American Boy]]" by [[Estelle (musician)|Estelle]] featuring [[Kanye West]]. "Mercy" was one of only three singles, all debuts, to achieve a five-week run at the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2008 ― the other two being "[[Now You're Gone (Basshunter song)|Now You're Gone]]" by [[Basshunter]], which was ironically replaced at the top spot by "Mercy", and "[[I Kissed a Girl]]" by [[Katy Perry]].<ref name="ukchart1">{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046504/duffy-joins-johnson-atop-uk-charts| title=Duffy Joins Johnson Atop U.K. Charts |author=Sexton, Paul| date=18 February 2008| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046154/duffy-retains-control-on-uk-charts| title=Duffy Retains Control On U.K. Charts| author=Sexton, Paul| date=17 March 2008. ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046154/duffy-retains-control-on-uk-charts original])| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=17 July 2009 }}</ref><ref name="chartstats">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33672| title=Chart Stats - Duffy - Mercy| publisher=Chart Stats| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> "Mercy" became Britain's third-best-selling single of 2008,<ref name="endcharts"/> selling 536,000 copies in 2008 alone.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/duffy-and-alexandra-burke-top-2008-sales-charts| title=Duffy and Alexandra Burke top 2008 sales charts| author=Foley, Jack| publisher=IndieLondon.co.uk| accessdate=24 July 2009 }}</ref> The song remained inside the [[UK Singles Chart]] for over a year.<ref name="chartstats"/> One of the B-sides to the song, titled "Tomorrow", peaked far outside the top 100 of the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM| title=Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse| publisher=Zobbel.de| author=Zywietz, Tobias | accessdate=11 August 2009 }}</ref>


Internationally, "Mercy" became Duffy's first single to chart on the American ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts. "Mercy" debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 87.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045688/leona-lewis-regains-no-1-on-hot-100| title=Leona Lewis Regains No. 1 On Hot 100| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| author=Hasty, Katie| date=1 May 2008| accessdate=21 July 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On the chart date 22 May 2008, the single reached its peak of 27 on the Hot 100, becoming the chart's greatest digital gainer of that week, selling 59,000 downloads.<ref name="hot100">{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045313/lil-waynes-lollipop-returns-to-hot-100-peak| title=Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop' Returns To Hot 100 Peak| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| date=22 May 2008 ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045313/lil-waynes-lollipop-returns-to-hot-100-peak original])| author=Cohen, Jonathan| accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> The song also topped the magazine's [[Eurochart Hot 100]],<ref name="ukchart1"/> spending in total six weeks atop the chart, including four consecutive weeks.<ref name="euro100">{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044880/dizzee-rascal-coldplay-lead-uk-charts| title=Dizzee Rascal, Coldplay Lead U.K. Charts| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| author=Sexton, Paul| date=7 July 2008| accessdate=21 July 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> "Mercy" also reached other ''Billboard'' charts, including number 3 on the [[Japan Hot 100]],<ref name="Billboard Japan Hot 100">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3101905&cdi=10016400&cid=10%2F10%2F2008|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles — "Mercy" — Duffy — Chart Listing For The Week Of Oct&nbsp;10 2008 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=21 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> number 27 on the [[Pop 100]]<ref name="chart history">{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duffy|chart=all}}| title=Artist Chart History - Duffy (singles)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=25 May 2009}}</ref> and 13 on the [[Hot Digital Songs]].<ref name="chart history"/> The single was also a minor [[Dance music|dance]] crossover success, reaching a peak of 35 on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart,<ref name="chart history"/> as well as peaking at a position of sixteen on the [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Pop Songs]] chart.<ref name="adult pop">{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duffy|chart=Adult Pop Songs}}| title=Duffy Chart History - Adult Pop Songs| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| accessdate=15 October 2009 }}</ref> In the United States overall, "Mercy" was certified Platinum for sales of one million copies by the American recording industry association, the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="uscert">{{cite web| url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Duffy&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25| title=Gold & Platinum Database: Duffy| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]| accessdate=9 April 2009}}</ref> In Canada, "Mercy" debuted at number 94 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] on 12 April 2008,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/15| title=Canadian Hot 100 (week 15 2008)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=aCharts.us| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> eventually peaking at 11 on 23 April 2008.<ref name="canada">{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/23| title=Canadian Hot 100 (week 23 2008)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=aCharts.us| accessdate=23 July 2009 }}</ref>
Internationally, "Mercy" became Duffy's first single to chart on the American ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts. "Mercy" debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 87.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045688/leona-lewis-regains-no-1-on-hot-100| title=Leona Lewis Regains No. 1 On Hot 100| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| author=Hasty, Katie| date=1 May 2008| accessdate=21 July 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On the chart date 22 May 2008, the single reached its peak of 27 on the Hot 100, becoming the chart's greatest digital gainer of that week, selling 59,000 downloads.<ref name="hot100">{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045313/lil-waynes-lollipop-returns-to-hot-100-peak| title=Lil Wayne's 'Lollipop' Returns To Hot 100 Peak| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| date=22 May 2008 ([http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045313/lil-waynes-lollipop-returns-to-hot-100-peak original])| author=Cohen, Jonathan| accessdate=21 July 2009}}</ref> The song also topped the magazine's [[Eurochart Hot 100]],<ref name="ukchart1"/> spending in total six weeks atop the chart, including four consecutive weeks.<ref name="euro100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044880/dizzee-rascal-coldplay-lead-uk-charts |title=Dizzee Rascal, Coldplay Lead U.K. Charts |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |author=Sexton, Paul |date=7 July 2008 |accessdate=21 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20150613084742/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044880/dizzee-rascal-coldplay-lead-uk-charts |archivedate=13 June 2015 }}</ref> "Mercy" also reached other ''Billboard'' charts, including number 3 on the [[Japan Hot 100]],<ref name="Billboard Japan Hot 100">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3101905&cdi=10016400&cid=10%2F10%2F2008|title=Japan Hot 100 Singles — "Mercy" — Duffy — Chart Listing For The Week Of Oct&nbsp;10 2008 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=21 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> number 27 on the [[Pop 100]]<ref name="chart history">{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duffy|chart=all}}| title=Artist Chart History - Duffy (singles)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc| accessdate=25 May 2009}}</ref> and 13 on the [[Hot Digital Songs]].<ref name="chart history"/> The single was also a minor [[Dance music|dance]] crossover success, reaching a peak of 35 on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart,<ref name="chart history"/> as well as peaking at a position of sixteen on the [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Pop Songs]] chart.<ref name="adult pop">{{cite web| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=duffy|chart=Adult Pop Songs}}| title=Duffy Chart History - Adult Pop Songs| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| accessdate=15 October 2009 }}</ref> In the United States overall, "Mercy" was certified Platinum for sales of one million copies by the American recording industry association, the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="uscert">{{cite web| url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Duffy&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25| title=Gold & Platinum Database: Duffy| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]| accessdate=9 April 2009}}</ref> In Canada, "Mercy" debuted at number 94 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] on 12 April 2008,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/15| title=Canadian Hot 100 (week 15 2008)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=aCharts.us| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> eventually peaking at 11 on 23 April 2008.<ref name="canada">{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2008/23| title=Canadian Hot 100 (week 23 2008)| work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher=aCharts.us| accessdate=23 July 2009 }}</ref>


"Mercy" entered the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number 50 on the issue date of 4 May 2008,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2008&date=20080504| title=ARIA Singles Chart, 04/05/2008| publisher=Australian-charts.com| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> reaching a peak of 26 nearly five months later, on 14 September 2008, after staying on the chart for eighteen weeks.<ref name="AUS">{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2008&date=20080914| title=ARIA Singles Chart, 14/09/2008| publisher=Australian-charts.com| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> Despite its small impact on the Australian charts, the single was the 72nd-best-selling single of 2008,<ref name="ausend">{{cite web| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2008.htm| title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 2008| publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> and was certified Platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.<ref name="auscert">{{cite web| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr.htm| title=Accreditations - 2009 Singles| publisher=[[ARIA Charts]]. [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | accessdate=16 July 2009}}</ref> "Mercy" debuted on New Zealand's [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] singles chart at 40,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40/2008/14| title=New Zealand Singles Chart (March&nbsp;31st, 2008)| publisher=aChart.us| accessdate=25 July 2009}}</ref> eventually peaking at number four.<ref name="NZ">{{cite web| url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Duffy| title=Discography Duffy - New Zealand| publisher=charts.org.nz| accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> The single was the 30th-best-selling song of 2008 in New Zealand,<ref name="nzend">{{cite web| url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp| title=Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2008| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> where the song carries Gold certification, for sales of 7,500 copies.<ref name="nzcert">{{cite web| url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp| title=enter /Chart #1631 - MONDAY 25&nbsp;AUGUST 2008/ (see position 32)| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref>
"Mercy" entered the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] at number 50 on the issue date of 4 May 2008,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2008&date=20080504| title=ARIA Singles Chart, 04/05/2008| publisher=Australian-charts.com| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> reaching a peak of 26 nearly five months later, on 14 September 2008, after staying on the chart for eighteen weeks.<ref name="AUS">{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2008&date=20080914| title=ARIA Singles Chart, 14/09/2008| publisher=Australian-charts.com| accessdate=23 July 2009}}</ref> Despite its small impact on the Australian charts, the single was the 72nd-best-selling single of 2008,<ref name="ausend">{{cite web| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2008.htm| title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 2008| publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> and was certified Platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.<ref name="auscert">{{cite web| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accr.htm| title=Accreditations - 2009 Singles| publisher=[[ARIA Charts]]. [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | accessdate=16 July 2009}}</ref> "Mercy" debuted on New Zealand's [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] singles chart at 40,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40/2008/14| title=New Zealand Singles Chart (March&nbsp;31st, 2008)| publisher=aChart.us| accessdate=25 July 2009}}</ref> eventually peaking at number four.<ref name="NZ">{{cite web| url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Duffy| title=Discography Duffy - New Zealand| publisher=charts.org.nz| accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref> The single was the 30th-best-selling song of 2008 in New Zealand,<ref name="nzend">{{cite web| url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp| title=Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2008| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref> where the song carries Gold certification, for sales of 7,500 copies.<ref name="nzcert">{{cite web| url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp| title=enter /Chart #1631 - MONDAY 25&nbsp;AUGUST 2008/ (see position 32)| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]| accessdate=18 July 2009}}</ref>
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==Music videos==
==Music videos==
[[File:Duffy Mercy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The main version of "Mercy" shows Duffy standing on top of a platform inside a large hall whilst men dance around her.]]
[[File:Duffy Mercy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The main version of "Mercy" shows Duffy standing on top of a platform inside a large hall whilst men dance around her.]]
The main-release music video for "Mercy", directed by Daniel Wolfe,<ref name="wolfe">{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/01/22/duffys-mercy-by-daniel-wolfe/| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Knight, David | title=Duffy's Mercy by Daniel Wolfe| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| date=22 January 2008}}</ref> features Duffy standing on top of a platform performing the song. Featured in the video are [[Northern Soul]] dancers who dance to "Mercy". Choreographed by Natricia Bernard,<ref name="wolfe"/> the dancing involves elaborate moves, including the use of fire. "Mercy" was nominated for two awards at the UK Music Video Awards, for "People’s Choice Award" and "Best Pop Video".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/09/25/uk-music-video-awards-2008-%e2%80%93-the-nominations-are-here/| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Knight, David| date=25 September 2008| title=UK Music Video Awards 2008 – the nominations are here!| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| accessdate=18 July 2009 }}</ref> The music video was released to the UK iTunes Store on 26 January 2008, being the first release of "Mercy".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo?id=272050717&s=143444| title=Mercy music video iTunes| publisher=[[iTunes]]. [[Apple Inc.]]| accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref> In reaction to the video, [[Real.com|RealMusic]] noted that Duffy "does manage to stand atop those platforms very well and sing without falling off in [the] video, so top marks for that".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://uk.real.com/music/blog/2008/01/31/duffy-is-a-woman| title=Duffy Is A Woman!| author=Lydon, Clare| date=31 January 2008| publisher=uk.Real.com| accessdate=24 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
The main-release music video for "Mercy", directed by Daniel Wolfe,<ref name="wolfe">{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/01/22/duffys-mercy-by-daniel-wolfe/| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Knight, David | title=Duffy's Mercy by Daniel Wolfe| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| date=22 January 2008}}</ref> features Duffy standing on top of a platform performing the song. Featured in the video are [[Northern Soul]] dancers who dance to "Mercy". Choreographed by Natricia Bernard,<ref name="wolfe"/> the dancing involves elaborate moves, including the use of fire. "Mercy" was nominated for two awards at the UK Music Video Awards, for "People’s Choice Award" and "Best Pop Video".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/09/25/uk-music-video-awards-2008-%e2%80%93-the-nominations-are-here/| accessdate=19 July 2009| author=Knight, David| date=25 September 2008| title=UK Music Video Awards 2008 – the nominations are here!| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| accessdate=18 July 2009 }}</ref> The music video was released to the UK iTunes Store on 26 January 2008, being the first release of "Mercy".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo?id=272050717&s=143444| title=Mercy music video iTunes| publisher=[[iTunes]]. [[Apple Inc.]]| accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref> In reaction to the video, [[Real.com|RealMusic]] noted that Duffy "does manage to stand atop those platforms very well and sing without falling off in [the] video, so top marks for that".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.real.com/music/blog/2008/01/31/duffy-is-a-woman |title=Duffy Is A Woman! |author=Lydon, Clare |date=31 January 2008 |publisher=uk.Real.com |accessdate=24 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081201082752/http://uk.real.com:80/music/blog/2008/01/31/duffy-is-a-woman |archivedate=1 December 2008 }}</ref>


A second music video release was made for the United States market, directed by Adria Petty.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://adriapetty.com/musicvids.htm| title=Adria Petty > Music Videos| publisher=adriapetty.com| accessdate=28 March 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/04/03/production-news-who-shot-what-who%e2%80%99s-shooting-what-3/| title=PRODUCTION NEWS Who shot what, who’s shooting what…| author=Knight, David| date=3 April 2009| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> It shows Duffy performing live on stage whilst people dance to the song. The US version was given a positive review by Nick Levine of Digital Spy, who wrote that "It's glossy, full of young, good-looking types and proudly features a drum with Duffy's name printed on its skin - hey, that's success for you."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a92881/duffy-shoots-a-new-video-for-america.html| title=Duffy shoots a new video for America| publisher=Digital Spy| author=Levine, Nick| date=2 April 2008| accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref>
A second music video release was made for the United States market, directed by Adria Petty.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://adriapetty.com/musicvids.htm| title=Adria Petty > Music Videos| publisher=adriapetty.com| accessdate=28 March 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.promonews.tv/2008/04/03/production-news-who-shot-what-who%e2%80%99s-shooting-what-3/| title=PRODUCTION NEWS Who shot what, who’s shooting what…| author=Knight, David| date=3 April 2009| work=PromoNews| publisher=promonews.tv| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> It shows Duffy performing live on stage whilst people dance to the song. The US version was given a positive review by Nick Levine of Digital Spy, who wrote that "It's glossy, full of young, good-looking types and proudly features a drum with Duffy's name printed on its skin - hey, that's success for you."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a92881/duffy-shoots-a-new-video-for-america.html| title=Duffy shoots a new video for America| publisher=Digital Spy| author=Levine, Nick| date=2 April 2008| accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref>
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[[The Fratellis]] also recorded "Mercy", mixed with the ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' theme tune, specially for broadcast on the Live Lounge.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/080509_fratellis.shtml| title=Live Lounge - The Fratellis| publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> Duffy herself also recorded "Mercy" live for the Live Lounge. In the broadcast, Duffy also sang a cover of [[Hot Chip]]'s single "[[Ready for the Floor]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/080222_duffy.shtml| title=Live Lounge - Duffy| publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> British production team The Third Degree recorded a version, released 9 March 2009 on the [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] label as a 7" vinyl record. Singer [[John Mayer]] also covers the song as a slow blues in many of his live shows.
[[The Fratellis]] also recorded "Mercy", mixed with the ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' theme tune, specially for broadcast on the Live Lounge.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/080509_fratellis.shtml| title=Live Lounge - The Fratellis| publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> Duffy herself also recorded "Mercy" live for the Live Lounge. In the broadcast, Duffy also sang a cover of [[Hot Chip]]'s single "[[Ready for the Floor]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/080222_duffy.shtml| title=Live Lounge - Duffy| publisher=[[BBC|British Broadcasting Corporation]]| accessdate=25 July 2009 }}</ref> British production team The Third Degree recorded a version, released 9 March 2009 on the [[Acid Jazz Records|Acid Jazz]] label as a 7" vinyl record. Singer [[John Mayer]] also covers the song as a slow blues in many of his live shows.


The cast of the US "musical comedy" television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' covered the song for the third episode of the first series, "[[Acafellas]]".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fox.com/glee/music/season-1/episode-3.htm| title=''Glee'': Episode 3 - "Acafellas": Featured music| publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]| accessdate=1 September 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The cover was called "leg-splits-over-shoulders exciting" by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/09/17/glee-season-1-episode-2-tv-recap/|title="Glee" Season 1 Episode 2: TV Recap |last=Flandez|first=Raymund|date=17 September 2009|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=17 September 2009}}</ref> The ''Glee'' cast's cover version was released as a single worldwide to promote the series, and reached numbers 94<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12473|title=Chart Stats – Glee Cast|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=7 February 2010|archiveurl=http://archive.is/Z245|archivedate=22 July 2012}}</ref> and 49<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast| title=Discography Glee Cast| publisher=Irish-Charts. Hung Medien| accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> on the UK and Irish singles charts, respectively.
The cast of the US "musical comedy" television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' covered the song for the third episode of the first series, "[[Acafellas]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/music/season-1/episode-3.htm |title=''Glee'': Episode 3 - "Acafellas": Featured music |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]] |accessdate=1 September 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090922170000/http://www.fox.com:80/glee/music/season-1/episode-3.htm |archivedate=22 September 2009 }}</ref> The cover was called "leg-splits-over-shoulders exciting" by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/09/17/glee-season-1-episode-2-tv-recap/|title="Glee" Season 1 Episode 2: TV Recap |last=Flandez|first=Raymund|date=17 September 2009|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|accessdate=17 September 2009}}</ref> The ''Glee'' cast's cover version was released as a single worldwide to promote the series, and reached numbers 94<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12473|title=Chart Stats – Glee Cast|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=7 February 2010|archiveurl=http://archive.is/Z245|archivedate=22 July 2012}}</ref> and 49<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast| title=Discography Glee Cast| publisher=Irish-Charts. Hung Medien| accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> on the UK and Irish singles charts, respectively.


"Mercy" has featured heavily on worldwide television talent competitions. It was performed as a "group [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha cha cha]]" on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)|seventh series]] of U.S. dancing talent show, ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''. Actress [[Jennifer Grey]] and her dancing partner [[Derek Hough]] also performed a cha cha cha to the song on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|eleventh series]] of the same show. ''[[Singapore Idol]]'' runner-up [[Sylvia Ratonel]] covered it twice over the course of the [[Singapore Idol#Season 3 (2009)|third series]] of the competition. It was performed on ''[[American Idol]]'' (2008) by Team Compromise. Singer [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] covered the song with [[Andre 3000]] for his song "[[Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)]]" that contains samples from the chorus and ending chorus.
"Mercy" has featured heavily on worldwide television talent competitions. It was performed as a "group [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha cha cha]]" on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)|seventh series]] of U.S. dancing talent show, ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''. Actress [[Jennifer Grey]] and her dancing partner [[Derek Hough]] also performed a cha cha cha to the song on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|eleventh series]] of the same show. ''[[Singapore Idol]]'' runner-up [[Sylvia Ratonel]] covered it twice over the course of the [[Singapore Idol#Season 3 (2009)|third series]] of the competition. It was performed on ''[[American Idol]]'' (2008) by Team Compromise. Singer [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] covered the song with [[Andre 3000]] for his song "[[Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)]]" that contains samples from the chorus and ending chorus.

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"Mercy"
Song
B-side
  • "Save It for Your Prayers"
  • "Tomorrow"

"Mercy" is a song performed by Welsh singer Duffy, released as the second single from her debut studio album, Rockferry (2008). Co-written by Duffy and Steve Booker and produced by Booker, it was released worldwide in 2008 to critical acclaim and unprecedented chart success. As Duffy's first international release, the song is credited with firmly establishing her career and is now considered her signature song. "Mercy" received comparisons to Duffy's previous single, "Rockferry". Critical reviewers of "Mercy" noted similarities between the song to releases by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and The Supremes, as well as contemporaries such as fellow British singer Amy Winehouse. "Mercy" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in February 2008, remaining at the top of the chart for five weeks. The single also topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland and Turkey, and peaked within the top five of the charts in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Sweden.

"Mercy" was nominated for several awards in 2008, including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards.[2][3] Well received by the public, "Mercy" went on to become the third-best-selling single of 2008 in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK that year.[4] The song achieved worldwide chart success, with Duffy attributing this to the fact that "everyone is searching for liberty ... from themselves or from the world they’ve created around them" and "everyone would like to be set free".[5] It is Duffy's best-selling single to date.

The song has been covered several times since its original release, most notably by the cast of American musical television series Glee as well as by both The Fratellis and OneRepublic on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The Glee version charted on the UK Singles Chart and in Ireland, and Duffy herself performed the song for the Live Lounge. The song was performed live at various music festivals as well as on Duffy's 2008–09 tour. The main-release music video, directed by Daniel Wolfe, has been viewed on video sharing website YouTube over 54 million times.[6]

Writing and inspiration

"Mercy" was written by Duffy and Steve Booker during the final stages of completion for Rockferry.[5] In an interview with Mojo, Duffy noted that she "felt something was missing and 'Mercy' was that missing thing", saying that herself and Booker were "writing it literally at the end, when the strings were being put on 'Rockferry' and 'Warwick Avenue".[5] Duffy first met Booker by chance because she bought the flat in Ladbroke Grove that Booker had been renting.[7] Booker's girlfriend met Duffy and then introduced the pair.[7] Duffy has later noted of the experience:[5]

"We went for coffee and I had this gut feeling that we should write together. I asked Jeanette [Lee] what she thought and she just said, we’ve made this record so go and have fun, be creative. By the end of hanging out in the studio for two weeks we had 'Mercy' and 'Stepping Stone'."

Duffy had already written the lyrics to "Mercy" before her meeting with Steve Booker, although she has since said that she "never [has] a plan as that always fails", in reference to the writing of the song.[5] Duffy has noted that during recording with Booker, "Mercy" "was like this melodic poem in my mind, which I just had to get out, and I knew exactly what I wanted it to sound like".[5] She has also said that they "built the song from the bottom up", also noting that it is "very important that my songs start from an organic source, rather than a drum loop".[5] When asked of the lyrical meaning of the song, Duffy said:[5]

"The lyrics were about having a feeling towards someone, whether it’s a romantic feeling or just some chemistry that you don’t want, and you desperately want to be released from that feeling."

According to Duffy, "Mercy" is autobiographical and is about "sexual liberty" and "not doing something somebody else wants you to do".[8] Duffy has also said in an interview with Observer Music Monthly that she sings "Mercy" "several times a day and it's just like having sex every time".[9] However, Duffy has expressed fear "about saying what a song is about" because she felt that the lyrical interpretation is her "issues and baggage and when someone else listens to the song it isn’t about my baggage anymore it’s about their baggage".[5] According to Mark Edward Nero of About.com, the song is "a tale of lust".[10]

In an interview with HitQuarters Booker said he searching for a song that you could imagine sending the audience crazy on the 1960s UK pop show Ready Steady Go!.[7] After first trying to match "Stepping Stone" with this idea he then sang the fledgling "Mercy" and found it fit.[7]

Music structure and composition

"Mercy"
"Mercy" was compared to work by
Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin
and The Supremes
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"Mercy" is set in common time, with a tempo of 130 beats per minute and is written in the key of G major.[11] Duffy's vocal range spans from C♯4 to C♯6.[12]

Lyrically, "Mercy" is about "intense longing for an attractive guy". Mark Edward Nero of About.com noted that "[although] the song sets the stage for who Duffy is as an artist as well as a person" it was "still fairly tame, lyrically".[10] The BBC Chart Blog compared the song to Aretha Franklin's "Chain Of Fools" and "Where Are You Baby?" by Betty Boo.[13]

The introduction to "Mercy" is similar to the opening bars of "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King. The sound is slightly different from that of "Stand by Me", however, because "Mercy" uses the 1st, 5th and flattened 7th degrees of the scale, instead of the 1st, 5th and major 7th. This change creates a bluesy sound. The song is written in the 12-bar blues form, using the chords I7, IV7 and V7.

Critical reception

"Mercy" garnered almost unanimously positive reviews from critics, often being praised for its catchy bass line and "summery", jazzy themes. Digital Spy gave the single a positive review, noting that the single was "a catchy, danceable Northern soul pastiche" and that the "baseline practically reeks of sweat and stale cigarette smoke".[14] The Times in a review for Rockferry said that "Mercy" is "a slight but darned catchy number" and "a classic radio hit".[15] The reviewer also drew comparisons between "Mercy" and Amy Winehouse's critically acclaimed single "Rehab".[15] The Independent said that "Mercy" and "Rockferry" "are tracks that stand out as something special", whilst noting that the "uptempo organ funk" provides "the album's one truly memorable groove".[16] PopMatters said that the song was "still grounded in a bouncing Motown rhythm but [with] the added colour of jaunty keyboards", whilst again comparing the song to "Rehab".[17]

The Observer, in an extremely positive review for Rockferry, said that "Mercy" "is a big, booming, finger-wagging sashay worthy of the Supremes".[18] In a positive review for Rockferry, American music magazine Billboard said that "Mercy" "is about as summery as summery gets".[19] NME, giving Rockferry a negative review, had a mixed attitude towards "Mercy", comparing the song's "Austin Powers organ" to work by Aretha Franklin.[20] Slant said that the song has a "bass-heavy syncopated beat, "Yeah, yeah, yeah" refrain [and an] obvious '60s-pop frame of reference". However, the song was given negative comparisons to Amy Winehouse.[21] "Mercy" also appeared on various critics' "Top" lists. Bill Lamb of About.com placed "Mercy" at number 29 in a list of his favourite 100 songs of 2008.[22] Fred Bronson of Billboard placed "Mercy" at number two,[23] whilst the magazine's Keith Caulfield placed "Mercy" in an alphabetical list of his favourite songs of 2008.[24]

"60's pop star Dusty Springfield is smiling from beyond every time Duffy opens her mouth to sing."

Bill Lamb, About.com[22]

Awards and other recognition

"Mercy" won the 2008 MOJO Award for Song of the Year.[5] MOJO editor Phil Alexander called the song a "timeless" classic that "could really have come from any period in time over the last 50 years".[25] The single was nominated for a BRIT Award in 2009, for Best British Single.[26] Duffy's performance of "Warwick Avenue" at the ceremony helped to increase sales of "Mercy" by double the market average before the broadcast.[27] The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".[2][3] The song was also nominated during various award ceremonies including the MTV Europe Music Awards (Most Addictive Track),[28] Q Awards (Best Track)[29] and the 2009 Music Producers Guild Awards (UK Single of the Year).[30] "Mercy" was also nominated for PRS for Most Performed Work and Best-selling British Song at the 2008 Ivor Novello Awards,[31] winning in the former category.[32] The song was the fourth most played anywhere in the United Kingdom in 2009, revealed in a list compiled by music body PRS.[33]

Chart performance

Duffy performing at the SOS 4.8 Festival in Murcia.

"I think I’m a bit all-over the place, I can't quite handle it. I was aiming for top 40, possibly top 10, so I can genuinely tell you I am really blown away."

Duffy, speaking to the Daily Post North Wales after the song reached number-one in the UK.[34]

"Mercy" peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart solely on digital downloads on 17 February 2008 ― for the week ending dated 23 February 2008 ― three weeks before the physical release of the single. It remained at the top of the charts for five weeks until it was dethroned by "American Boy" by Estelle featuring Kanye West. "Mercy" was one of only three singles, all debuts, to achieve a five-week run at the top of the UK Singles Chart in 2008 ― the other two being "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter, which was ironically replaced at the top spot by "Mercy", and "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry.[35][36][37] "Mercy" became Britain's third-best-selling single of 2008,[4] selling 536,000 copies in 2008 alone.[38] The song remained inside the UK Singles Chart for over a year.[37] One of the B-sides to the song, titled "Tomorrow", peaked far outside the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.[39]

Internationally, "Mercy" became Duffy's first single to chart on the American Billboard charts. "Mercy" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87.[40] On the chart date 22 May 2008, the single reached its peak of 27 on the Hot 100, becoming the chart's greatest digital gainer of that week, selling 59,000 downloads.[41] The song also topped the magazine's Eurochart Hot 100,[35] spending in total six weeks atop the chart, including four consecutive weeks.[42] "Mercy" also reached other Billboard charts, including number 3 on the Japan Hot 100,[43] number 27 on the Pop 100[44] and 13 on the Hot Digital Songs.[44] The single was also a minor dance crossover success, reaching a peak of 35 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart,[44] as well as peaking at a position of sixteen on the Adult Pop Songs chart.[45] In the United States overall, "Mercy" was certified Platinum for sales of one million copies by the American recording industry association, the RIAA.[46] In Canada, "Mercy" debuted at number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100 on 12 April 2008,[47] eventually peaking at 11 on 23 April 2008.[48]

"Mercy" entered the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number 50 on the issue date of 4 May 2008,[49] reaching a peak of 26 nearly five months later, on 14 September 2008, after staying on the chart for eighteen weeks.[50] Despite its small impact on the Australian charts, the single was the 72nd-best-selling single of 2008,[51] and was certified Platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.[52] "Mercy" debuted on New Zealand's RIANZ singles chart at 40,[53] eventually peaking at number four.[54] The single was the 30th-best-selling song of 2008 in New Zealand,[55] where the song carries Gold certification, for sales of 7,500 copies.[56]

In Europe, "Mercy" was a chart success, reaching number-one in at least eight countries in the region alone.[57] In Ireland, "Mercy" proved very successful, spending two separate runs at number one in 2008.[58] "Mercy" also topped the Hungarian Airplay Chart,[59] Dutch Top 40, German Singles Chart, Greek IFPI Singles Chart, Norwegian Singles Charts, Swiss Singles Chart and the Ö3 Austria Top 40, amongst others.[60][61]

Music videos

The main version of "Mercy" shows Duffy standing on top of a platform inside a large hall whilst men dance around her.

The main-release music video for "Mercy", directed by Daniel Wolfe,[62] features Duffy standing on top of a platform performing the song. Featured in the video are Northern Soul dancers who dance to "Mercy". Choreographed by Natricia Bernard,[62] the dancing involves elaborate moves, including the use of fire. "Mercy" was nominated for two awards at the UK Music Video Awards, for "People’s Choice Award" and "Best Pop Video".[63] The music video was released to the UK iTunes Store on 26 January 2008, being the first release of "Mercy".[64] In reaction to the video, RealMusic noted that Duffy "does manage to stand atop those platforms very well and sing without falling off in [the] video, so top marks for that".[65]

A second music video release was made for the United States market, directed by Adria Petty.[66][67] It shows Duffy performing live on stage whilst people dance to the song. The US version was given a positive review by Nick Levine of Digital Spy, who wrote that "It's glossy, full of young, good-looking types and proudly features a drum with Duffy's name printed on its skin - hey, that's success for you."[68]

Cover versions and usage in media

Glee cast version single cover.

"Mercy" has been covered several times since its release. In 2008, American band OneRepublic recorded a version of the song which was first heard as a live cover on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Their version of the song later appeared, in live format, on the band's third single "Say (All I Need)".[69] OneRepublic then recorded a studio version of "Mercy" as a bonus track for their second album Waking Up. Note that the track is not to be confused with another OneRepublic song and single, also titled "Mercy" and released on their first studio album, Dreaming Out Loud.

The Fratellis also recorded "Mercy", mixed with the Minder theme tune, specially for broadcast on the Live Lounge.[70] Duffy herself also recorded "Mercy" live for the Live Lounge. In the broadcast, Duffy also sang a cover of Hot Chip's single "Ready for the Floor".[71] British production team The Third Degree recorded a version, released 9 March 2009 on the Acid Jazz label as a 7" vinyl record. Singer John Mayer also covers the song as a slow blues in many of his live shows.

The cast of the US "musical comedy" television series Glee covered the song for the third episode of the first series, "Acafellas".[72] The cover was called "leg-splits-over-shoulders exciting" by The Wall Street Journal.[73] The Glee cast's cover version was released as a single worldwide to promote the series, and reached numbers 94[74] and 49[75] on the UK and Irish singles charts, respectively.

"Mercy" has featured heavily on worldwide television talent competitions. It was performed as a "group cha cha cha" on the seventh series of U.S. dancing talent show, Dancing with the Stars. Actress Jennifer Grey and her dancing partner Derek Hough also performed a cha cha cha to the song on the eleventh series of the same show. Singapore Idol runner-up Sylvia Ratonel covered it twice over the course of the third series of the competition. It was performed on American Idol (2008) by Team Compromise. Singer Lloyd covered the song with Andre 3000 for his song "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" that contains samples from the chorus and ending chorus.

The Voice Lebanon contestant Judy Mordache from Syria auditioned singing the song. She was eventually chosen by Assi El Helani to be on his team, with all four judges praising her cover.[citation needed]

In December 2012 the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation covered the song under the alternative title, "Dancing Queen" which was styled like their first Hit Gee. It was recorded in 2008, however it was not released until December 2012 for their 4th studio album "I Got a Boy".[76]

The song has been covered live on several occasions by Belgian rock band Triggerfinger in collaboration with singer Selah Sue.[citation needed] . X Factor Indonesia contestant Fatin Shidqia covered the song during the seventh Gala shows.[77]

Robin Skouteris made a mashup of Amy Winehouse's Rehab and Duffy's Mercy called "Rehab Mercy". As of September 2015, it had over 290,000 views on YouTube.[78]

100 Things to Do Before High School's Isabela Moner covered the song and uploaded it to her YouTube channel,[79] also including it on her first studio album, Stopping Time as the sixth track on her album,[80] and performed it at Fanlala Studios.[81]

The song is used in film My Best Friend's Girl and the television series Criminal Minds, Smallville, ER, Grey's Anatomy, Entourage, Knight Rider, Being Human and 90210, and Brazilian telenovela, Beleza Pura Furthermore, the song was used on several episodes MTV Tr3s Quiero mis quinces.

Track listing

Remixes

Duffy has expressed that it was "fascinating to see people picking up on it ["Mercy"], taking it and creating something from it for their genre".[5] Duffy told Mojo that her favourite remix of the song is The Roots remix, calling it "amazing" and saying it "blew [her] away".[5]

The following have been released for purchase:

  1. "Mercy" (featuring The Game)

Credits and personnel

  • Duffy: Vocals, writing
  • Steve Booker: Producer, mixer, recorder, programmer, guitar, bass, keyboard, writing

Charts and sales

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
17 February 2008 – 22 March 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Now You're Gone" by Basshunter
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" by Various artists
 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
28 February 2008 - 6, March 2008 (first run)
20 March 2008 – 27 March 2008 (second run) 		Succeeded by
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" by Various artists
"Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
 Billboard Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
29 March 2008 – 5 April 2008 (first run)
26 April 2008 – 3 May 2008 (second run)
21 June 2008 – 12 July 2008 (third run) 		Succeeded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
"American Boy" by Estelle featuring Kanye West
Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
5 April 2008 – 19 April 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
6 April 2008 – 27 April 2008 		Succeeded by
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
Preceded by
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
 Norwegian Singles Chart number-one single
15 April 2008 – 6 May 2008 		Succeeded by
"Lost Highway" by Kurt Nilsen featuring Willie Nelson
Preceded by
"Kuschel Song" by Schnuffel
 Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single
18 April 2008 – 6 June 2008 		Succeeded by
"Love Is You" by Thomas Godoj
German Singles Chart number-one single
18 April 2008 – 25 April 2008 		Succeeded by
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
Preceded by Los 40 Principales number-one single
19 July 2008 – 26 July 2008 (first run)
23 August 2008 – 30 August 2008 (second run) 		Succeeded by
"Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston
"Ella elle l'a" by Kate Ryan

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 11 February 2008 Digital download[82]
25 February 2008
Europe (aside from the UK) 7 March 2008 CD[60]
21 March 2008 Maxi single[60]
Australia 11 February 2008 Digital download[137]
8 March 2008
21 March 2008 Digital download EP[87]
Worldwide[89] 21 March 2008
  • CD single
  • premium CD
United States 29 April 2008
17 June 2008 Digital download remix (featuring The Game)[90]
Japan[85] 20 August 2008 CD

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