9 Crimes

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

Track listing

 * 7" vinyl
 * 1) "9 Crimes" - 3:39
 * 2) "The Rat Within the Grain" - 2:53

Appearances in other media

 * "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.
 * "9 Crimes" was used at the end of fourth episode of season two of the American television series Jericho.
 * "9 Crimes" was played during the obsequies of German goalkeeper Robert Enke (Hannover 96).
 * "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".
 * 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) .
 * "9 Crimes" was used during the audition performance of dance duo Twice on the fifth season of Belgium's Got Talent.
 * "9 crimes" was covered by Isle of Mann musical artist Katherine Crowe in her 2009 album Unbreakable.