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In 2003, it won the Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music, a then-prestigious award for albums that had sold less than 500,000 copies, though it would eventually go on to receive gold certification in America. [8] Cold Water" was featured in the 2003 film I Am David, in the end credits of the 2005 film Stay, also in the end credits of the final episode of the 2014 television crime thriller Prey and in the opening and closing scene of The Girl in the Café. In addition, it was featured in the 2010 French movie Little White Lies. The first bars are used to open several different scenes in aforementioned Closer. Damien Rice: hits, heartbreak and an eight-year silence". Independent.ie. 13 May 2014 . Retrieved 29 July 2018. Morris, Wesley (3 December 2004). "On 'Closer' inspection, Nichols rules". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2011. a b Schlansky, Evan (3 July 2003). "Damien Rice Sings for Lovers". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018 . Retrieved 29 July 2018.Songs from the album are frequently featured, including use in over 37 television series and movies, and as of recently as 2017. [26] Offiziellecharts.de – Damien Rice – O" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

Music Direct reserves the right to select the carrier and ship method within the terms of this offer. O was released to critical and public acclaim in Europe and then globally. [20] It peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart, lasting 115 weeks on the chart, with two singles in the top 30 and "Cannonball" additionally peaking at number 9. [21] Rice on tour for O at the Troubadour in 2003Music Direct reserves the right to change the terms of this promotion or discontinue this offer at any time. Cinquemani, Sal (3 June 2003). "Damien Rice: O". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014 . Retrieved 7 November 2014.

All songs produced, recorded and mixed (with huge help from Lisa and the other musicians) on a mobile studio True, Everett (August 2003). "Damien Rice: O". Blender (18): 131. Archived from the original on 19 October 2006 . Retrieved 9 January 2016.The journey begins with an opener that lives up to its name; the slow-building “Delicate” sounds almost like Rice was mid-thought when he opened his mouth to spin a yarn about a secret tryst that means more to one person than the other. By the end, Rice is practically howling, “And why do you sing Hallelujah / If it means nothing to ya? / Why do you sing with me at all?”