Mercy Me

This article is about the song. For the band, see MercyMe.
"Mercy Me"
Single by Alkaline Trio
from the album Crimson
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005
Recorded2004–2005 at Conway Studios, Los Angeles
GenrePop punk
LabelVagrant
Songwriter(s)Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant
Producer(s)Jerry Finn
Alkaline Trio singles chronology
"Time to Waste"
(2005) 		"Mercy Me"
(2005) 		"Burn"
(2006)

"Mercy Me" is a song by the Chicago-based rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the second single from their 2005 album Crimson. "Mercy Me" was released to radio on September 27, 2005.[1] It peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 89 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.[2][3] 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".

It is also featured in videogame Flatout 2 and as a DLC for Rock Band 4.

The song's music video was directed by Ben Goldman.[4][5]

Track listing

CD version

[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mercy Me"Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant2:49
2."Private Eye" (acoustic)Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee3:37
3."Buried"Skiba, Andriano, Grant3:17
Total length:9:43
  • The data portion of the enhanced CD consists of the music video for "Mercy Me".

7" version 1

[7]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mercy Me"Skiba, Andriano, Grant2:49
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Could Be Love" (acoustic)Skiba, Andriano, Grant4:04
Total length:6:53

7" version 2

[8]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mercy Me"Skiba, Andriano, Grant2:49
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crawl" (acoustic)Skiba, Andriano, Felumlee4:15
Total length:7:04

Personnel

Band

Production

  • Jerry Finn – producer, mix engineer
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer
  • Seth Waldmann – assistant engineer
  • Dave Collins – mastering

References

  1. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Alkaline Trio". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  3. ^ "Alkaline Trio Album & Song Chart History: European Hot 100". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  4. ^ "Media: Alkaline Trio". vagrant.com. Vagrant Records. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  5. ^ "Alkaline Trio - 'Mercy Me'". mtv.com. MTV. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  6. ^ Mercy Me (CD Inner Sleeve). Alkaline Trio. Vagrant Records. 2005. VRUK024CDS.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Mercy Me (Record sleeve). Alkaline Trio. Vagrant Records. 2005. VRUK024S.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Mercy Me (Record sleeve). Alkaline Trio. Vagrant Records. 2005. VRUK024SX.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)