The Mercy Seat

~ Release by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	The Mercy Seat (single version) recording of: The Mercy Seat lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey publisher: Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mute Song (international)		5:10
2	New Day engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mixer: Tony Cohen acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set) and organ: Mick Harvey guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) harmonica, piano and tambourine and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) background vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Mick Harvey recording of: New Morning lyricist and composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)		3:50
3	From Her to Eternity (film version) recording engineer: Tony Cohen (in 1987-02) engineer: Tony Cohen co-producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) bass: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Kid Congo Powers piano: Roland Wolf background vocals: Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Mick Harvey and Kid Congo Powers lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) recording of: From Her to Eternity lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Anita Lane composer: Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld (German musician), Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer), Mick Harvey and Hugo Race publisher: Mute Song (international)	5	4:37
4	The Mercy Seat (video mix) recording engineer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) engineer: Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) mixer: Tony Cohen bass, guitar and piano and background vocals: Mick Harvey drums (drum set): Thomas Wydler guitar: Roland Wolf Hammond organ and lead vocals: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) slide guitar: Blixa Bargeld (German musician) strings: Gini Ball, Audrey Riley and Chris Tombling (violinist) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1988) recording of: The Mercy Seat lyricist: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) composer: Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer) and Mick Harvey publisher: Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. and Mute Song (international)		5:05

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Release

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/au/album/1772650001 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/the-mercy-seat-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds/d029ddmr2s13w [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/6WxbrvxKwTaDjxJJNgQcv6 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/900558702 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/au/album/1772650001 [info] https://tidal.com/album/490857246 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/the-mercy-seat-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds/d029ddmr2s13w [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:	Tender Prey

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/17291 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/The-mercy-seat-single [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/the-mercy-seat-new-day/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/32472/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/The_Mercy_Seat/88933 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000657168 [info]
Wikidata:	Q4051182 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 4099964131741
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 18:42

Additional details

Type:: Single
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Mute

Release events

[Worldwide]
2024-11-29

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