''Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)'' is the band
Ours
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The union was formed in early 2010 by the merger of the Derbyshire Group Staff Union and the Cheshire Group Staff Union. It organises former Derbyshire Building Soc ...
' third major label release. The album was recorded with renowned record producer
Rick Rubin
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over several years, and was released on April 15, 2008. Music videos have been made for "Live Again", "God Only Wants You", and "The Worst Things Beautiful". Also, "Murder" has been background music for a commercial for CSI.
"Ran Away to Tell the World" was featured in the second part of the ''
NCIS''
backdoor pilot
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episode for ''
NCIS Los Angeles
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''.
The album leaked to the internet on March 7, 2008.
Track listing
#"Mercy" - 6:41
#"The Worst Things Beautiful" - 4:21
#"Ran Away to Tell the World" - 5:00
#"Black" - 4:51
#"Moth" - 4:34
#"Murder" - 5:35
#"God Only Wants You" - 4:23
#"Live Again" - 4:27
#"Willing" - 4:41
#"Saint" - 5:06
#"Lost" - 5:18
#"Get Up" - 4:50
Engineers:
Peter Katis
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Katis is best known for working with alternative and indie rock bands. He works primarily out of his own residential studio, Tarquin Studios, ...
& Jon Berman
Recorded at: The Mansion
Mixers:
Jonathan Florencio,
Tim Palmer
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Mastered by:
Ted Jensen
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Biography
T ...
References
2007 albums
Ours (band) albums
American Recordings (record label) albums
Albums produced by Rick Rubin
Albums recorded at The Mansion (recording studio)
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