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9 Crimes

Field	Value
name	9 Crimes
type	single
artist	Damien Rice
album	[9](9-damien-rice-album)
B-side	The Rat Within the Grain
released	27 November 2006
recorded	2005
genre	Indie rock
length	3:39
label	Heffa, [14th Floor](14th-floor-records)
writer	Damien Rice{{cite web	title = Damien Rice – 9 Crimes	website=Austrian Charts	url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Damien+Rice&titel=9+Crimes&cat=s
access-date	20 October 2008}}
producer	Damien Rice
prev_title	Unplayed Piano
prev_year	2005
next_title	Rootless Tree
next_year	2007

| B-side = The Rat Within the Grain | access-date = 20 October 2008}} "9 Crimes" is the first single from the album 9 by Irish musician Damien Rice with additional vocals from Lisa Hannigan. It was released on 27 November 2006. The song had a music video directed by Jamie Thraves.

Production

The song was written by Damien Rice for his album 9. The song and the albums titles are related. Lisa Hannigan, a frequent collaborator of Rice, also worked on the single.

A music video for the song was directed by Jamie Thraves. Thraves took inspiration from the classic short film, The Red Balloon. He had previously had the idea for the music video for the Radiohead song "No Surprises". In a 2010 interview with The Independent, Thraves stated that "9 Crimes" was his favourite to work on.

Release and reception

"9 Crimes" was released on 27 November 2006. The B-side of the single features the song "The Rat Within the Grain".

Critical reception

Writing for The Music, David James Young listed the song among the best of Rice's songs. Young wrote, "Like much of his best work, 9 Crimes thrives on the contrast of its beautiful musical landscape with its intentionally ugly lyricism. The shame that hangs in the air with each word is kept up there by means of its lilting, reverberating piano and quivering cello."

Writing for Pitchfork, Marc Hogan criticized the song stating that it set a bland and generic tone for the rest of the album.

Charts

The songs peak performance on the Irish Recorded Music Association chart was at number 14. The songs best performance was at number 5 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

Chart (2006–2013)	Peak
position

Certifications

"9 Crimes" was certified Silver in the United Kingdom and Gold in Belgium.

References

Hogan, Marc. (22 November 2006). "Damien Rice: 9".
Young, David James. "10 Iconic Damien Rice Songs We're Hoping To Hear On His Australian Tour".
Riley, Jack. (4 January 2010). "Jamie Thraves: The art of the music video".
(27 November 2006). "This Week's Releases: 27 November 2006".
"9 Crimes – Single by Damien Rice". Apple Music.

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