Mercury Summer is the second single from Fightstar's third studio album, Be Human

Be Human (Fightstar Album)

Be Human is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Fightstar, released on April 20, 2009 through independent label Search and Destroy Records, itself distributed by PIAS Recordings. The album was recorded between August and December 2008 in Chesterfield and London, with the band...

. It was released on April 6, 2009.

Frontman Charlie Simpson

Charlie Simpson

Charles Robert Simpson , is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was the youngest member of multi BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist and co-lyricist in alternative rock band Fightstar...

 said that the inspiration for this song came from one of his favourite movies, The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman....

, and the dream of the lead character, Andy.
Bassist Dan Haigh has stated that the original song was meant to include a sample of Morgan Freeman's dialogue from the film- the line "I hope the sea is as blue as our dream"- but, in his words, "Hollywood screwed that up for us. We just couldn't get it cleared."

Track listing

CD:

1. "Mercury Summer" (Single Edit)
2. "Athea"

7" Vinyl:

1. "Mercury Summer"
2. "We Left Tracks of Fire"

iTunes EP Bundle :

1. "Mercury Summer" (Single Edit)
2. "Athea"
3. "We Left Tracks of Fire"
4. "Mercury Summer" (Acoustic)
5. "Mercury Summer" (Nero vs. Ohms Remix)
6. "Mercury Summer" (Music Video)

Music video

The video was premiered on their myspace

Myspace

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 on 25 February 2009. It features the band dressed in suits, in a spinning room, along with images of a blonde woman, who has been named as model Lucy Misch.

Chart performance

Mercury Summer entered the UK Charts at #46, Fightstar's highest single position since Hazy Eyes which peaked at number 47. It also entered at #1 and #3 in the Rock Singles Chart and Independent Singles chart respectively.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	46
UK Rock Chart UK Rock Chart The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales....	1
UK Indie Chart UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...	3

External links

• Mercury Summer video on Myspace
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