Mercury4 started in 2000 with Rien Low and Brad Johnston meeting and decidi… Read Full Bio ↴Mercury4 started in 2000 with Rien Low and Brad Johnston meeting and deciding to work together. Cole Rintoul joined in 2001 with Jarvier Perez joining in 2002. The band signed with BMG in late 2002 after a showcase gig at the Mercury Lounge, hence the name Mercury4.

BMG recruited hit production team the Matrix who had produced hits for Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff to write and produce their first single "Get Me Some". Released in June 2003 in Australia, it went top 5 in that country as at July 2003.

Their second single "5 Years From Now" was released in January 2004 and reached the top 20 of the Australian charts in February 2004. The band's third single "Every Little Step" is a cover version of the Bobby Brown hit from his album Don't Be Cruel. This track was produced by Cutfather & Joe who wrote and produced the Jamelia hit "Superstar".

The band's self-titled debut Mercury4 was released on May 31 2004. The album also features Air Supply's hit "All Out of Love" with vocals by Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell of Air Supply. The track features contributions by Kevin Layton who replaced Jarvier Perez who left the band for personal reasons in early 2004.

When BMG merged with Sony, Mercury4 were dropped due to poor album sales. According to rumour they are still together, possibly under a new name, but this has not been verified.

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Mercury 4 Lyrics

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Don't leave me hoping
When you walk out that door
That your goodbye means there's no more
'Cos I know temptation
And I've acted foolishly
To forget you seems so easy

But you know when you're far away

That you make me feel love so tender
And you make me feel right
And regret the night that I lost you

Chorus:
Baby I know I don't wanna lose
The love that you're letting go
But the winner can choose
And if you go
I know that this temptation proves
The best part of my life is you
I know temptation
I know temptation is you...

Woke up this morning
Without you by my side
As nights go by my love won't die
But I'll leave excuses, I've acted foolishly
To forgive me seems too easy

But you know when you're far away
That you make me feel love so tender
And you make me feel right
And regret the night that I lost you

(Repeat chorus)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mercury 4's "Temptation" paint a picture of a person grappling with the difficulty of letting go of someone they deeply love. The singer pleads with their partner not to leave them and not to make their goodbye mean "there's no more" because they know the temptation to act foolishly and forget about them lingers. The absence of the person they love has left the singer feeling incomplete and although they know it's easy to forgive them, excuses are still being made.

The chorus is a powerful declaration of how important the person is to the singer. They acknowledge that they don't want to lose their love, but the winner can choose, and if the person goes, it would prove that they were just a temptation. The best part of the singer's life is the person they love and it's clear that temptation is synonymous with the person as well. The second verse mirrors the sentiments of the first verse, where the singer wakes up without their love by their side, but their love for them won't die. Forgiveness seems too easy for the singer, but they reiterate that the person they love makes them feel tender and right, and they regret the night they lost them.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't leave me hoping
Please don't give me false hope

When you walk out that door
When you leave me

That your goodbye means there's no more
That your farewell is permanent

'Cos I know temptation
Because I am aware of what is tempting

And I've acted foolishly
And I've made unwise choices

To forget you seems so easy
It seems simple to move on from you

But you know when you're far away
But you know when we're apart

That you make me feel love so tender
That you make me feel warm, affectionate emotions

And you make me feel right
That you make me feel like I belong

And regret the night that I lost you
And feel remorse for the time I lost you

[Chorus]
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