Strange Mercy

Strange Mercy
A human mouth agape with a thin film around it
Studio album by
St. Vincent
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
StudioElmwood Studios (Dallas, Texas)
Genre
Length40:51
Label4AD
ProducerJohn Congleton
St. Vincent chronology
Actor
(2009) 		Strange Mercy
(2011) 		4AD Session
(2012)
Singles from Strange Mercy
  1. "Surgeon"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  2. "Cruel"
    Released: August 21, 2011
  3. "Cheerleader"
    Released: February 13, 2012

Strange Mercy is the third studio album by American musician St. Vincent, released on September 13, 2011 by 4AD, in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. The album's cover art was designed by St. Vincent, and was photographed by Tina Tyrell.[6] The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200, and was St. Vincent's highest charting album at the time,[7] later being surpassed by her next two solo albums, St. Vincent (2014) and Masseduction (2017). In addition, Strange Mercy received significant critical acclaim.[8]

The album was recognized as the 23rd Best Album of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork in August 2014.[9] Strange Mercy sold nearly 30,000 copies in the three weeks following its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10] As of January 2012, UK sales stand at 7,500 copies according to The Guardian.[11]

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  9. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far". Pitchfork. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Annie Clark maps St. Vincent's next musical step". October 11, 2011.
  11. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (16 January 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2019.