Emancipate Myself

"Emancipate Myself"
Single by Thirsty Merc
from the album First Work & Thirsty Merc
Released 2004
Format digital download
Genre Pop rock
Label Warner Music Australia
Writer(s) Rai Thistlethwayte & Phil Stack
Producer Thirsty Merc
Thirsty Merc singles chronology
"Wasting Time"
(2003)		 "Emancipate Myself"
(2004)		 "My Completeness"
(2004)

"Emancipate Myself" is a song by Australian pop rock band Thirsty Merc. It was released as the second track from the band’s debut EP, First Work, and as the band's first official commercial single from their debut self-titled album, Thirsty Merc. It achieved mainstream success, earning healthy radio airplay, and reaching #37 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] The music video for “Emancipate Myself”, which involved the band playing in an corporate office, wearing suits and ties, followed in the footsteps of its predecessor Wasting Time in garnering huge support.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Small Time Politics"[3]
  2. "Emancipate Myself"
  3. "Lazy Susan" (Live at Birdland Studios)

Chart Positioning

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 37

References

  1. ^ "Thirsty Merc - Emancipate Myself". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?key=292665&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  2. ^ Andrew Murfett (13 August 2004). "Running on empty". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/12/1092102587275.html?from=storyrhs. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  3. ^ "Thirsty Merc Emancipate Myself". KKBOX. http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/6rIbNFG5gvdUbRs00IqD008l.html. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
Thirsty Merc
Rai Thistlethwayte · Phil Stack · Karl Robertson · Matt Smith · Sean Carey (former) · Matt Baker (former)
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Wasting Time" · "Emancipate Myself" · "My Completeness" · "Someday, Someday" · "In the Summertime" · "When the Weather Is Fine" · "20 Good Reasons" · "The Hard Way" · "Those Eyes" · "Homesick" · "Mousetrap Heart · "All My Life"