Biography
"Mercy Me" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the second single from their 2005 album Crimson. It peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 89 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. 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".
The song's music video was directed by Ben Goldman.
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Track listing
CD version
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mercy Me" | Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant | 2:49 |
2. | "Private Eye" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee | 3:37 |
3. | "Buried" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 3:17 |
Total length: | 9:43 |
- The data portion of the enhanced CD consists of the music video for "Mercy Me".
7" version 1
Side A | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Mercy Me" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 2:49 |
Side B | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "This Could Be Love" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 4:04 |
Total length: | 6:53 |
7" version 2
Side A | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Mercy Me" | Skiba, Andriano, Grant | 2:49 |
Side B | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Crawl" (acoustic) | Skiba, Andriano, Felumlee | 4:15 |
Total length: | 7:04 |
Personnel
Band
- Matt Skiba - guitar, vocals
- Dan Andriano - bass guitar, vocals
- Derek Grant - drums
Production
- Jerry Finn - producer, mix engineer
- Ryan Hewitt - recording engineer
- Seth Waldmann - assistant engineer
- Dave Collins - mastering
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