9 Crimes

2006 single by Damien Rice
"9 Crimes"
Single by Damien Rice
from the album 9
B-side"The Rat Within the Grain"
Released27 November 2006
Recorded2005
GenreIndie rock
Length3:39
LabelHeffa, 14th Floor
Songwriter(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 has 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 and is reminiscent of the classic short film, The Red Balloon.

Track listing

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

Appearances in other media

  • "9 Crimes" was used in the 2014 Tubi documentary Our Lives: Extraordinary People, Season 1, Episode 9, "Mum, Heroin, and Me".
  • "9 Crimes" was used during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.[3]
  • "9 Crimes" was used 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 scene in Shrek the Third, but was not included 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 German crime series Leipzig Homicide, episode "Klarer Kopf".
  • The song was covered by Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 2 November 2018.
  • "9 Crimes" was used during the final episode of I'll Be Gone in the Dark (TV series)[7].
  • "9 Crimes" was used during the audition performance of dance duo Twice on the fifth season of Belgium's Got Talent.[8]
  • "9 crimes" was covered by Isle of Mann musical artist Katherine Crowe in her 2009 album Unbreakable.

Charts

Chart performance for "9 Crimes"
Chart (2006−2013) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 33
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 61
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 56
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 29
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] 5

Certifications

Certifications for "9 Crimes"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[18] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Damien Rice - 9 Crimes". Austrian Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Damien Rice". Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Grey's Anatomy - From A Whisper to a Scream - Music Featured in this Episode". CNET Networks. n.d. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Music of Jericho - Jericho". Jericho.wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Abschied von Robert Enke". Der Spiegel (in German). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  6. ^ "9 Crimes". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Music from I'll Be Gone in the Dark S1E06". Tunefind.
  8. ^ Twice You Tube Auditie, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-09-04
  9. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Chart Track: Week 49, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Damien Rice Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2012". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  19. ^ "British single certifications – Damien Rice – 9 Crimes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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