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“Mercury in Retrograde” by Sturgill Simpson
From the album SOUND & FURY (2019)
“Mercury in Retrograde” by Sturgill Simpson appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2019 and 2023. It was first released in 2019 on the album SOUND & FURY. Its best result is #64 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #379 indie & aaa song of 2019 and #2,921 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Sturgill Simpson wrote "Mercury in Retrograde" alone, words and music, and it's part of Sound & Fury, his fourth studio album, which Elektra put out on September 27, 2019. That was the record where he stepped a long way from his country roots and went hunting in hard rock, psychedelia, blues and funk instead.
It didn't arrive alone. A dystopian anime film for Netflix, Sturgill Simpson Presents SOUND & FURY, came with it, which Simpson wrote and produced together with the Japanese director Junpei Mizusaki from the Kamikaze Douga studio. The Grammys noticed: the album landed a Best Rock Album nomination at the 63rd ceremony, making him the first artist ever put up for Best Country Album as well as Best Rock Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 64 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 496 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 569 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
Also listed as: Mercury In Retrograde.
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