9 Crimes

"9 Crimes"
Single by Damien Rice
from the album 9
Released November 27, 2006
Format Digital download, CD, 7" vinyl
Genre Indie Rock
Length 3:39 (Album Version)
Label Heffa, 14th Floor Records
Writer(s) Damien Rice[1]
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 does the whole album. The 7" single is pressed on clear-colored vinyl and comes with a fold-out poster.

Contents

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

CD & 7" vinyl:[2]

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

Appearances in other media

"9 Crimes" featured during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.,[3] and on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

A shortened version of the song features in the animated movie Shrek the Third's soundtrack as a lyrical interlude after Prince Charming imprisons Shrek,

"9 Crimes" was featured at the end of Season 2 Episode 4 of the American television series "Jericho".[4]

"9 Crimes" was featured during the episode "Hello America" on the A&E drama "The Cleaner".

"9 Crimes" was played during the obsequies of German Goalkeeper Robert Enke (Hannover 96).[5]

The 4th episode of the 3rd season of HBO's True Blood was titled "9 Crimes" after the song, with the demo version featuring in the end credits.

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