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
"Unplayed Piano" (2005) "9 Crimes" (2006) "Rootless Tree" (2007)

"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

The single's video was directed by Jamie Thraves and is reminiscent of the classic short film, The Red Balloon.

Track listing

• 7" vinyl[2]

1. "9 Crimes" - 3:39
2. "The Rat Within the Grain" - 2:53

Appearances in other media

• "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 Episode 6 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

Chart performance for "9 Crimes"

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 (GfK)[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

Certifications for "9 Crimes"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[18]	Gold	25,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Damien Rice - 9 Crimes". Austrian Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
2. "Damien Rice". Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
3. "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.
4. "Music of Jericho - Jericho". Jericho.wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
5. "Abschied von Robert Enke". Der Spiegel (in German). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
6. "9 Crimes". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
7. "Music from I'll Be Gone in the Dark S1E06". Tunefind.
8. Twice You Tube Auditie, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-09-04
9. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
10. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
11. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
12. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
13. "Chart Track: Week 49, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
14. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
15. "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
17. "Damien Rice Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
18. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2012". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
19. "British single certifications – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2023.