DUFFY

• Butler and his musical partner David McAlmont, and a number of other musicians have formed the backbone of Duffy's band for her debut album entitled Rockferry, which was released on Polydor on 3 March 2008. After releasing a debut limited edition single, "Rockferry" in November 2007, Duffy then released a followup single, "Mercy", which went straight to number one on download sales on 17 February 2008. Duffy is the first Welsh female to achieve a number one pop single in the past 25 years, and the only female from the Llŷn Peninsula to ever top the UK music singles charts. "Mercy" spent a second week at number one on 24 February 2008, and set its full physical release on 25 February 2008.

• She has revealed that "Rockferry" is written about the place Rock Ferry on The Wirral, where her father is from. She also has revealed that both "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone" are autobiographical. "Mercy" is about "sexual liberty" and "not doing something somebody else wants you to do" and "Stepping Stone" is about not expressing her feelings to a person she fell in love with.
  

MUSIC VIDEO-MERCY
Duffy

When I first heard the song I was like "Wow, she really has an authentic soul sound". Finally the music video is hot, she looks great and the dances are great.




LYRICS-MERCY
Duffy

Yeah Yeah Yeah x4

I love you
But I gotta stay true
My morals got me on my knees
I'm begging please stop playing games

I don't know what this is
Cos you got me good
Just like you knew you would

I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I’m under your spell

Chorus
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me
You got me begging you for mercy
Why won't you release me
I said release me

Now you think that I
Will be something on the side
But you got to understand
That I need a man
Who can take my hand yes I do

I don't know what this is
But you got me good
Just like you knew you would
I don't know what you do
But you do it well
I’m under your spell

You got me begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
You got me begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me
I said you’d better release yeah yeah yeah

I'm begging you for mercy
Yes why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy

You got me begging
You got me begging
You got me begging

Mercy, why wont you release me
I'm begging you for mercy
Why wont you release me

You got me begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy
I'm begging you for mercy

Why wont you release me yeah yeah
Break it down