9 Crimes

"9 Crimes"
Single by Damien Rice
from the album 9
B-side	"The Rat Within the Grain"
Released	27 November 2006
Format	Digital download, 7" vinyl
Recorded	2005
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:39
Label	Heffa, 14th Floor
Writer(s)	Damien Rice[1]
Producer(s)	Damien Rice
Damien Rice singles chronology
"Unplayed Piano" (2005) "9 Crimes" (2006) "Rootless Tree" (2007)

"9 Crimes" is the first single from the album 9 by Damien Rice. This song features additional vocals from Lisa Hannigan as do the rest of the songs on the album. The 7" single is pressed on clear-colored vinyl and comes with a fold-out poster.

Music video

The single's video was directed by Jamie Thraves. The video is very reminiscent of the classic short film, The Red Balloon.

Track listing

• 7" vinyl^[2]

1. "9 Crimes" - 3:39
2. "The Rat Within the Grain" - 2:53

Appearances in other media

• "9 Crimes" was featured during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.^[3]
• "9 Crimes" was featured at the end of fourth episode of season two of the American television series Jericho.^[4]
• "9 Crimes" was played during the obsequies of German goalkeeper Robert Enke (Hannover 96).^[5]
• "9 Crimes" was sampled in the Weerd Science track "Infinity".
• "9 Crimes" was used in a brief scene in Shrek the Third, and is available on the official soundtrack.
• The original demo of "9 Crimes" by Damien Rice was used in an episode of True Blood called "9 Crimes".^[6]
• The song was used in two scenes in the popular German crime series "Soko Leipzig", Ep. "Klarer Kopf"

Charts

Chart (2006−14)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]	57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9]	33
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	61
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]	29

References

1. "Damien Rice - 9 Crimes -austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2008-10-20.
2. "Damien Rice". Retrieved 2008-10-20.
3. "Grey's Anatomy - From A Whisper to a Scream - Music Featured in this Episode". CNET Networks. n.d. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
4. "Music of Jericho - Jericho". Jericho.wetpaint.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
5. "Article in the news magazine "Der Spiegel"". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
6. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1484331/
7. "Austriancharts.at – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
8. "Ultratop.be – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
9. "Ultratop.be – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
11. "Chart Track: Week 49, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
14. "Archive Chart: 2006-12-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics