9 Crimes
| "9 Crimes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Damien Rice | ||||
| from the album 9 | ||||
| B-side | "The Rat Within the Grain" | |||
| Released | 27 November 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Heffa, 14th Floor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Damien Rice[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Damien Rice | |||
| Damien Rice singles chronology | ||||
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"9 Crimes" is the first single from the album 9 by Damien Rice. This song has additional vocals from Lisa Hannigan as do the rest of the songs on the album. The 7" single is pressed on clear-colored vinyl and comes with a fold-out poster.
Music video[edit]
The single's video was directed by Jamie Thraves and is reminiscent of the classic short film, The Red Balloon.
Track listing[edit]
- 7" vinyl[2]
- "9 Crimes" - 3:39
- "The Rat Within the Grain" - 2:53
Appearances in other media[edit]
- "9 Crimes" was used in the 2014 Tubi documentary Our Lives: Extraordinary People, Season 1, Episode 9, "Mum, Heroin, and Me".
- "9 Crimes" was used during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.[3]
- "9 Crimes" was used at the end of fourth episode of season two of the American television series Jericho.[4]
- "9 Crimes" was played during the obsequies of German goalkeeper Robert Enke (Hannover 96).[5]
- "9 Crimes" was sampled in the Weerd Science track "Infinity".
- "9 Crimes" was used in a scene in Shrek the Third, but was not included on the official soundtrack.
- The original demo of "9 Crimes" by Damien Rice was used in an episode of True Blood called "9 Crimes".[6]
- The song was used in two scenes in the German crime series Leipzig Homicide, episode "Klarer Kopf".
- The song was covered by Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 2 November 2018.
- "9 Crimes" was used during the final episode of I'll Be Gone in the Dark (TV series)[7].
- "9 Crimes" was used during the audition performance of dance duo Twice on the fifth season of Belgium's Got Talent.[8]
- "9 crimes" was covered by Isle of Mann musical artist Katherine Crowe in her 2009 album Unbreakable.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2006−2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 57 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] | 33 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[12] | 61 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 14 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 39 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 56 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 29 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] | 5 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (BEA)[18] | Gold | 25,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Damien Rice - 9 Crimes". Austrian Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Damien Rice". Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Grey's Anatomy - From A Whisper to a Scream - Music Featured in this Episode". CNET Networks. n.d. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
- ^ "Music of Jericho - Jericho". Jericho.wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Abschied von Robert Enke". Der Spiegel (in German). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "9 Crimes". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Music from I'll Be Gone in the Dark S1E06". Tunefind.
- ^ Twice You Tube Auditie, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-09-04
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 49, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Damien Rice Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2012". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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