Mercy Me

This article is about the song. For the band, see MercyMe.

"Mercy Me"
Single by Alkaline Trio
from the album Crimson
Released	November 28, 2005
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	2004–2005 at Conway Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Vagrant
Writer(s)	Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant
Producer	Jerry Finn
Alkaline Trio singles chronology
"Time to Waste" (2005) "Mercy Me" (2005) "Burn" (2006)

"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 #30 on the UK Singles Chart and #89 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.^[1][2] 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.^[3][4]

Track listing

CD version

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mercy Me"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	2:49

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"This Could Be Love" (acoustic)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	4:04
Total length:			6:53

7" version 2

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Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mercy Me"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	2:49

Side B
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

References

1. ^ "Chart stats - Alkaline Trio". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=653. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
2. ^ "Alkaline Trio Album & Song Chart History: European Hot 100". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/alkaline-trio/chart-history/264384?f=349&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
3. ^ "Media: Alkaline Trio". vagrant.com. Vagrant Records. http://vagrant.com/media/artist/1. Retrieved 2009-11-10. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Alkaline Trio - 'Mercy Me'". mtv.com. MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/alkaline-trio/62131/mercy-me.jhtml#artist=1163816. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
5. ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [CD Inner Sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024CDS).
6. ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [Record sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024S).
7. ^ (2005) Album notes for Mercy Me by Alkaline Trio [Record sleeve]. Vagrant Records (VRUK024SX).