Mercury (Longview album)

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Mercury
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Released
  • 21 July 2003 (2003-07-21) (UK)
  • 15 March 2005 (2005-03-15) (U.S.)
Studio London Bridge Studio, Seattle
Genre
Length52:48
Label 14th Floor Records, Columbia
Producer Rick Parashar
Longview chronology
Mercury
(00000000)
Subversions
(2005)
Singles from Mercury
  1. "Further"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Can't Explain"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Still"
    Released: 2004
  4. "In A Dream"
    Released: 2004
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Mercury is the first full-length and currently the only studio album by the British indie rock band Longview. It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2003, and in the United States on 15 March 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob McVey

Original UK release
No.TitleLength
1."Further"5:01
2."Can't Explain"5:02
3."Electricity"3:33
4."When You Sleep"3:42
5."If You Asked"4:37
6."I Would"5:27
7."Nowhere"3:50
8."Falling For You"4:07
9."Falling Without You"3:57
10."Still"4:08
11."Will You Wait Here"6:08
12."This Is"3:27

All tracks are written by Rob McVey, except "In A Dream" by Aidan Banks

US edition
No.TitleLength
1."Further"5:01
2."Can't Explain"5:02
3."Falling For You"4:07
4."In A Dream"3:48
5."Nowhere"3:50
6."I Would"5:27
7."Electricity"3:33
8."Still"4:08
9."One More Try"3:42
10."When You Sleep"3:42
11."If You Asked"4:37
12."Will You Wait Here"6:08
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Further" (New Radio Mix)4:00
14."Falling Without You" (2005 Version)3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Longview
Additional musicians and production


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