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“Mercy” by Muse
From the album Drones (2015)
“Mercy” by Muse appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2015. It was first released in 2015 on the album Drones. Its best result is #1 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 2015 and #418 of the '10s.
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Muse released "Mercy" in May 2015 as the second single from Drones, their seventh album, a concept record that follows one person from abandonment through being drilled into a human drone and, finally, into revolt. "Mercy" is the moment the penny drops: Matt Bellamy has said its opening line is the protagonist realizing they've lost themselves to the dark forces that surfaced earlier in "Psycho".
Robert John "Mutt" Lange produced it with the band, and it shows: Bellamy's keys and guitar surge toward a chorus built for arenas, Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard push it along, and Rich Costey mixes it to a high gleam. Critics split. Gigwise called it a stadium gem, while Consequence of Sound's Collin Brennan felt its politics were undone by its hunger for rock radio.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 27 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 52 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 40 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 1 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2015 | 50 |
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