" Mercy " received mostly positive reviews from music critics . Idolator stated that the track " falls somewhere in the middle of the pack among West 's previous G.O.O.D. Friday singles – it 's nowhere near as much fun as " Good Friday " or as seductive as " Devil in a New Dress " . Amy Sciarretto of Popcrush stated that the track was " great " , and that " even with four rappers laying down verses on the song , it 's a compact , tightly constructed tune that feels like a series of freestyle raps that flow into one another flawlessly . " Corban Goble of Stereogum mused that the song " is a giant , lurching thing where the rappers trade bravado-filled verses around a syrup-music inspired hook . " Jayson Rodriguez of '' XXL '' stated that " the public may have seen this idea and presentation before , but the music is still next level . It 's fitting that Kanye could bring together this cast and execute the finished product this well . Still , Wednesday 's spontaneous release of " Cold " was a bit much more exhilarating both musically and dramatically . " Josiah Hughes of '' Exclaim ! '' mused that " the track most likely sounds just as you 'd expect , all expensive , epic-sounding production , some slowed-down samples and an aggressive synth beat . There 's also an appearance of Kanye 's obnoxious new trademark huuuuh ? " Kia Makarechi of '' The Huffington Post '' wrote that " lyrically , ' Mercy ' does n't have much to it , but it 's a competent piece of braggadocio . " In '' Complex '' 's list of the best 25 lines of the first half of 2012 , 2 Chainz ' line " Horse power , horse power/All this Polo on I got horse power " was listed as the 14th best , and West 's line " Do n't do no press , but I get the most press , kid/Plus , yo , my bitch make your bitch look like Precious " was listed as the seventh . In 2012 year-end lists , both '' Complex '' and '' Spin '' named " Mercy " the best song of 2012 . '' Rolling Stone '' named the song the 6th best song of 2012 . '' MTV '' named " Mercy " the seventh best song of 2012 . '' XXL '' named it one of the top five hip hop songs of 2012 . 2 Chainz ' verse was regarded as one of the best of 2012 and as of 2017 , one of the best in the 2010s . " Mercy " debuted on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 at position 38 , and achieved a peak position of 13 . The song peaked at number one on both the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs charts . The song also became a top 50 song in both Canada and in the UK ( on its R&B chart ) . It would go on to win Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the 2012 Soul Train Music Awards
2012 Soul Train Music Awards
2012 Soul Train Music Awards
Mercy (GOOD Music song)