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Mercy
Shawn Mendes
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- Album
- Illuminate (Deluxe)
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Length
- 3:29
- Tempo
- 148 BPM
- Label
- Island Records
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About this song
"Mercy" is the third single from Shawn Mendes' second studio album, Illuminate. Shawn released a snippet of the song every day in the week leading up to its release, a strategy similar to the one he used for the album's lead single, "Treat You Better.
What it's about
The song is a brooding piano ballad centered on heartbreak. The music video shows Shawn trying not to drown in his emotions, both figuratively and literally, as he sits underwater in a sinking car.
Fun facts
- Samples “Erster Tag by FZ44”.
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “pretty toxic revolver by mgk”.
- Covered 9 times, including “Mercy by Paul Butcher”.
- Written by Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Danny Parker and Ilsey.
- Produced by Jake Gosling and Teddy Geiger.