Mercy (Duffy song)
| "Mercy" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Tomorrow", "Save It for Your Prayers" |
"Mercy" is the second single from the album Rockferry by Duffy. Co-written and produced by Steve Booker. It was made available for download from February 11, 2008 and was released physically on February 25, 2008. On February 17, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number one solely on download sales. The retro-soul style is given further significance by the appearance of several Northern Soul dancers in the song's video. This is a great display of pure talent.
According to Duffy the song is autobiographical and is about "sexual liberty" and "not doing something somebody else wants you to do".[1]
"Mercy" has been nominated for a 2008 MOJO Award in the category of Song of the Year.[2]
The song is also first single for Australia, North America, Europe and South Africa.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Mercy".
Digital download
(Released February 11, 2008)
- "Mercy" [Single Version]
UK CD single
(1761794; Released February 25, 2008)
- "Mercy" [Single Version]
- "Tomorrow"
UK 7" vinyl single
(1761782; Released February 25, 2008)
- "Mercy" [Single Version]
- "Save It For Your Prayers"
Australian CD single
(1764278; Released March 7, 2008)
- "Mercy" [Single Version]
- "Tomorrow"
- "Oh Boy"
- "Save It for Your Prayers"
- "Mercy" music video
Music videos
The music video for "Mercy" features Duffy standing on top of a platform performing. There are Northern Soul Dancers in the music video dancing.
A second version was shot for US. This version features Duffy performing while many people dance along.
Further information
The front cover of "Mercy" was taken at Porthdinllaen, North Wales.
The single was offered as the single of the week on iTunes during the week of March 11, 2008 in the United States.
"Mercy" was replaced at the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart on March 23, 2008 after five weeks at the top spot. It was eventually replaced by "American Boy" by Estelle featuring Kanye West.
"Mercy" was used in an episode of ER, in a scene where nurse Sam Taggart Linda Cardellini and doctor Tony Gates John Stamos have a fling in one of the empty exam rooms.
The song was covered by OneRepublic and played live at BBC Radio 1.
"Mercy" uses the 12-bar blues as its chord progression.
The offical remix is produced by hip hop producers Cool & Dre and features Compton rapper The Game.
Song futured in the TV series commercial for Moonlight.
Charts
Its peak position was number 1, on the Eurochart Hot 100, Austria Singles Top 75, Bulgaria Singles Top 40, Dutch Top 40, Germany Singles Top 100, Ireland Singles Top 50, Norway Singles Top 20, Swiss Singles Top 100 and UK Singles Top 75, it stayed there for 22 weeks. "Mercy" has sold 399,840 copies in the UK as of May 4, 2008, making it so far the best selling single of 2008 ahead of Nickelback's "Rockstar" at number three and Basshunter's "Now You're Gone" in second place. Single has sold 2,610 copies in the Europe as of May 17, 2008 and is on 21 position on Euro 200's Top 200 of the year 2008.
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 1 (2 weeks) |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 (2 weeks) |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 (5 weeks) |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 1 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 1 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 1 |
| Bulgarian Singles Chart | 1 (2 weeks) |
| Turkish Top 20 | 1 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 1 |
| Portugal Digital Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 1 |
| Denmark Singles Chart | 2 |
| Greece Singles Chart | 2 |
| Spain Singles Chart | 2 |
| Sweden Singles Chart | 3 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 3 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 3 |
| France Singles Chart | 4 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 5 |
| United World Chart | 5 |
| Romanian Top 100 | 6 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 7 |
| Poland Top 50 | 8 |
| Malaysia hitz 20 | 17 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 30 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 48 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
| Chilean Singles Chart[3] | 70 |
External links
References
3. http://www.charts.co.il/charts.asp?id=14
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- Duffy songs
- Number-one singles in Austria
- Number-one singles in Bulgaria
- Number-one singles in Croatia
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Number-one singles in Ireland
- Number-one singles in the Netherlands
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Number-one singles in Switzerland
- Number-one singles in the United Kingdom