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Mercury Falling

Mercury Falling
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Studio album by Sting
Released 8 March 1996
Recorded 1995
Studio Lake House, Steerpike Studio
Genre Rock, pop
Length 48:08
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
  1. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
    Released: February 1, 1996
  2. "You Still Touch Me"
    Released: April 1, 1996
  3. "I Was Brought to My Senses"
    Released: September 1, 1996
  4. "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Released: October 8, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 2/4 stars
Entertainment Weekly (A−)
Houston Chronicle 3/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars
Robert Christgau (dud)
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars

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

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".

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. "Valparaiso" was used during the closing credits of the 1996 film White Squall.

All songs written by Sting except where noted.

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*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


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