Awesome song & band. Fun little video they did for the song too...
MercyMe is based out of Dallas, TX. The band name itself came from lead singer Bart Millard's grandmother, who would occasionally call & ask what he was up to; he would sarcastically say "Well, I'm trying to chalk off the next year to spend time finding a band name."
"& she said, 'Well mercy me, why don't you get a real job?' I [Millard] thought, 'Wait a minute. That's the perfect name.' That kind of freed up my year but that's where the name came from."*
The sextet started in the mid 90's as a smaller band, & they independently released their first, an LP "Pleased to Meet You" in 1995. The band was the complete 6 piece they are now before their major label release "Almost There" on INO Records in 2001, & have since had more than a dozen releases including Christmas, acoustic, & special additions. Their newest project is "The Worship Sessions", released Aug. 30th, 2011 - it's an album exclusive to Family Christian Stores. This song comes from their 2010 LP "The Generous Mr. Lovewell", which made it to #3 on Billboard's top 200 & is currently at #54. The 'Mr. Lovewell' mentioned is "an idea... a movement. He's the hope that the little things can add up to a big change. He's what the Bible has already called us to do... love one another"**.
This video was released just today, & is an "Officially Un-official Music Video".
http://mercyme.org/2011/09/16/anofficially-un-official-music-video/#!/ss:facebook <-- & if that doesn't work, use this one:
http://vimeo.com/25189921
* - http://www.familychristian.com/music/interviews/mercyme.asp
** - http://mrlovewell.com/
P.S. Don't forget to look up their "Cover Tune Grab-Bag" videos (all are on YouTube)
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