9 Crimes

2006 single by Damien Rice

"9 Crimes"

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

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"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

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

## Track listing

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* 7" vinyl[2]

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

## Appearances in other media

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* "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 Episode 6 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

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Chart performance for "9 Crimes"  Chart (2006−2013)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 57
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] | 33
Germany (GfK)[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

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Certifications for "9 Crimes"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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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

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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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Studio albums|

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* 9
* My Favourite Faded Fantasy

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Singles|

* "The Blower's Daughter"
* "Cannonball"
* "Woman Like a Man"
* "Unplayed Piano"
* "9 Crimes"
* "Dogs"

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* Bell X1
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