Emancipate Myself

"Emancipate Myself"
Single by Thirsty Merc
from the album First Work and Thirsty Merc
B-side	"Small Time Politics" "Lazy Susan" (live)
Released	5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)[1]
Length	4:16
Label	Warner Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Rai Thistlethwayte Phil Stack
Producer(s)	Thirsty Merc
Thirsty Merc singles chronology
"Wasting Time" (2003) "Emancipate Myself" (2004) "My Completeness" (2004)

"Emancipate Myself" is a song by Australian pop rock band Thirsty Merc. It was released as the second track from the band’s debut EP, First Work, and as the band's first official commercial single from their debut self-titled album, Thirsty Merc. It achieved mainstream success, earning healthy radio airplay, and reaching number 37 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The music video for "Emancipate Myself", which involved the band playing in a corporate office, wearing suits and ties, followed in the footsteps of its predecessor Wasting Time in garnering huge support.[2]

Track listing

Australian CD single[3]

1. "Emancipate Myself"
2. "Small Time Politics"
3. "Lazy Susan" (live at Birdland Studios)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	37

References

1. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 5 April 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
2. Andrew Murfett (13 August 2004). "Running on empty". The Age. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
3. Emancipate Myself (Australian CD single liner notes). Thirsty Merc. Warner Music Australia. 2004. 5046720442.
4. "Thirsty Merc – Emancipate Myself". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2021.