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Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album by Sting, released in 1996. The album begins and ends with the words "mercury falling."

Mercury Falling

Studio album by

Sting

Released

26 February 1996 [1]

Recorded

1995

Studio

Lake House, Steerpike Studio

Genre

Rock, pop

Length

52:24

Label

A&M

Producer

Sting, Hugh Padgham

Sting chronology

Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
(1994)

Mercury Falling
(1996)

Brand New Day
(1999)

Singles from Mercury Falling

"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
Released: 19 February 1996 [2]
"You Still Touch Me"
Released: April 1996
"I Was Brought to My Senses"
Released: 2 September 1996 [3]
"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
Released: October 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	(A−)[6]
Houston Chronicle	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Robert Christgau	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]

In 1997, the album earned Sting two Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot".

Songs

The track "Twenty Five to Midnight" was excluded from the American and Canadian releases. It was included in the CD-Maxi Single of "You Still Touch Me", as the 4th track.[11] "Valparaiso" was used during the closing credits of the 1996 film White Squall.

Track listing

All songs written by Sting except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Hounds of Winter"		5:27
2.	"I Hung My Head"		4:40
3.	"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"		6:41
4.	"I Was Brought to My Senses"		5:48
5.	"You Still Touch Me"		3:46
6.	"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"		3:56
7.	"All Four Seasons"		4:28
8.	"Twenty Five to Midnight" (Excluded from original Canada/US releases)		4:09
9.	"La Belle Dame Sans Regrets"	Sting, Dominic Miller	5:17
10.	"Valparaiso"		5:27
11.	"Lithium Sunset"		2:38

B-sides

"Lullaby to an Anxious Child"
"Giacomo's Blues"
"Beneath a Desert Moon"
"Moonlight"
"This Was Never Meant to Be"
"The Pirate's Bride"
"The Bed's Too Big without You"

Personnel

Sting – vocals, bass, arrangements
Kenny Kirkland – keyboards
Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ (3)
Dominic Miller – guitars, arrangements (8)
B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar (6, 11)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Andrew Love – saxophones (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone (3), soprano saxophone (4)
Wayne Jackson – trumpet (2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Kathryn Tickell – fiddle (4), Northumbrian pipes (9)
Lance Ellington – additional vocals (3, 4)
Shirley Lewis – additional vocals (3, 4)
Monica Reed Price – additional vocals (3, 4)
Tony Walters – additional vocals (3, 4)
East London Gospel Choir – choir (3, 4)
Graeme Perkins – vocal session coordinator (3, 4)

Production

Sting – producer
Hugh Padgham – producer, engineer, mixing
Simon Osborne – engineer
Bob Ludwig – mastering[12]
Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) – mastering location
Danny Quatrochi – personal technical assistant
Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
William Claxton – photography
Fabrizio Ferri – photography
Miles Copeland III – management
Kim Turner – management

Accolades

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1997 [13]	Mercury Falling	Best Pop Vocal Album	Nominated
1997 [13]	"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[14]	14
Austrian Albums Chart[15]	1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[16]	7
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[17]	4
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[18]	8
Danish Albums Chart[19]	7
Dutch Albums Chart[20]	3
European Albums Chart[21]	1
Finnish Albums Chart[22]	1
French SNEP Albums Chart[23]	3
German Media Control Albums Chart[24]	2
Japanese Albums Chart[25]	4
New Zealand Albums Chart[26]	7
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[27]	4
Portuguese Albums Chart[19]	9
Scottish Albums Chart[28]	7
Spanish Albums Chart[21]	6
Swedish Albums Chart[29]	2
Swiss Albums Chart[30]	1
UK Albums Chart[31]	4
US Billboard 200[32]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Austrian Albums Chart[33]	24
Canadian Albums Chart[34]	43
Dutch Albums Chart[35]	37
French Albums Chart[36]	66
German Albums Chart[37]	27
Italian Albums Chart[38]	10
Japanese Albums Chart[39]	118
Swiss Albums Chart[40]	43
UK Albums Chart[41]	50
US Billboard 200[42]	80

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[44]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[45]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[46]	Gold	24,617[46]
Germany (BVMI)[47]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Italy	—	210,000[48]
Japan (RIAJ)[49]	Gold	193,600[39]
Netherlands (NVPI)[50]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)[51]	Gold	20,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[52]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[54]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[55]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[56]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

Stingoop.com Mercury Falling Release Details

v t e Sting
Studio albums	The Dream of the Blue Turtles ...Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If on a Winter's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship 57th & 9th 44/876 My Songs The Bridge
Live albums	Bring On the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle ...All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin
Compilations	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 The Very Best of Sting & The Police The Best of 25 Years Duets
Extended plays	Nada como el sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World
Singles	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "Love Is the Seventh Wave" "Fortress Around Your Heart" "Russians" "We'll Be Together" "Be Still My Beating Heart" "Englishman in New York" "Fragile" "They Dance Alone" "All This Time" "It's Probably Me" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Fields of Gold" "Shape of My Heart" "All for Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" "Brand New Day" "Desert Rose" "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "The Empty Chair"
Guest singles	"Money for Nothing" "Take Me Home" "On Silent Wings" "Rise & Fall" "Always on Your Side" "Stolen Car" "Reste"
Tours	Symphonicity Tour Back to Bass Tour On Stage Together Tour Summer 2015 Tour Summer 2016 Tour 57th & 9th Tour My Songs Tour
Theatre	The Threepenny Opera The Last Ship (musical)
Related articles	Discography The Police Last Exit Bring On the Night (film) The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film Dolphins "Until..." Dendropsophus stingi Feyd-Rautha Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show
Family	Frances Tomelty (ex-wife) Trudie Styler (wife) Joe Sumner (son) Mickey Sumner (daughter) Eliot Sumner (daughter)
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[de] Mercury Falling (Album)

Mercury Falling ist das fünfte Studioalbum von Sting. Es wurde am 26. Februar 1996 über A&M Records veröffentlicht. Den Auszeichnungen zufolge hat es sich mindestens 2.250.000 Mal verkauft.

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