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"Mercury" 
Single by Bloc Party from the album Intimacy Released 10 July 2008 Format Digital download, CD, 7", 12" Recorded 2008 Genre Alternative dance Label Wichita Producer Jacknife Lee Bloc Party singles chronology "Flux"
(2007)"Mercury"
(2008)"Talons"
(2008)Intimacy track listing - "Ares"
- "Mercury"
- "Halo"
- "Biko"
- "Trojan Horse"
- "Signs"
- "One Month Off"
- "Zephyrus"
- "Talons"
- "Better Than Heaven"
- "Ion Square"
"Mercury" is a song by Bloc Party. It was produced by Jacknife Lee. Like "Flux", the band's previous single, the song uses mostly electronic instruments. The song was first played on Zane Lowe's show on Radio 1 on 7 July 2008 and was uploaded to the Radio 1 website about fifteen minutes later.[1] The single was made available for digital download on 10 July 2008. The track was named Single of the Week by Drowned in Sound on 11 August 2008.[2] It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.
Contents
Music video
The video for "Mercury", directed by Ace Norton, was simultaneously unveiled along with the song.[3] It portrays monkey scientists placing an assortment of body parts into a body. The resulting creature, which has a bull's horned head, a crab's pincer, and a hairy human body then rises in popularity, eventually becoming the President of the United States. The entire time, the scientists are controlling it. Eventually, the creature (named Smith) goes to war with other countries to get bananas for the monkey scientists. It was made available to view on Bloc Party's website.[4]
Track listing
CD: Wichita / WEBB180SCD - United Kingdom
No. Title Length 1. "Mercury" 3:53 2. "Mercury" (Hervé Is In Disarray remix) 4:49 3. "Mercury" (CSS remix) 4:06 4. "Mercury" (Flosstradamus remix) 4:47 CD: Wichita / WEBB180CDAU - Australia
No. Title Length 1. "Mercury" 3:57 2. "Mercury" (extended 12" version) 6:56 3. "Idea for a Story" 5:08 4. "Mercury" (Hervé Is In Disarray remix) 4:54 5. "Mercury" (Flosstradamus remix) 4:50 6. "Mercury" (instrumental) 6:54 7": Wichita / WEBB180S - United Kingdom
No. Title Length 1. "Mercury" 3:50 2. "Idea for a Story" 5:02 12": Wichita / WEBB180T - United Kingdom
No. Title Length 1. "Mercury" (extended 12" version) 6:48 2. "Mercury" (instrumental) 6:48 Digital (iTunes store) - United States
- . Mercury (3:51)
Charts
Charts (2008) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart 16 References
- ^ "Radio 1 - Zane Lowe". BBC. 7 July 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ DrownedinSound.com - Singles Round-up 11/08/08
- ^ Singh, Amrit (7 July 2008). "New Bloc Party Video - "Mercury"". Stereogum. http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-bloc-party-video-mercury_010867.html. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ "Videos: Bloc Party". blocparty.com. http://www.blocparty.com/videos.php. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
External links
Bloc Party Russell Lissack · Gordon Moakes · Kele Okereke · Matt Tong Studio albums Remix albums Silent Alarm Remixed · Intimacy RemixedEPs Singles "She's Hearing Voices" · "Banquet/Staying Fat" · "Little Thoughts/Tulips" · "Helicopter" · "Tulips" · "So Here We Are/Positive Tension" · "Banquet" · "Pioneers" · "Two More Years" · "The Prayer" · "I Still Remember" · "Hunting for Witches" · "Flux" · "Mercury" · "Talons" · "One Month Off" · "Signs (Armand Van Helden Remix)" · "One More Chance"Other songs "Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)" · "Like Eating Glass" · "This Modern Love" · "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" · "Ares (Villains Remix)"Related articles 
Book:Bloc PartyCategories:- Bloc Party songs
- 2008 singles
- Songs produced by Jacknife Lee
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