You Have Killed Me
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| "You Have Killed Me" | ||
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| Single by Morrissey | ||
| from the album Ringleader of the Tormentors | ||
| Released | 27 March 2006 28 March 2006 (North America) |
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| Format | CD, DVD, (7") | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 3:08 | |
| Label | Sanctuary Records | |
| Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |
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| Morrissey singles chronology | ||
| "Redondo Beach/There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (2005) |
"You Have Killed Me" (2006) |
"The Youngest Was the Most Loved" (2006) |
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| Alternate Single Cover | ||
"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from the album Ringleader of the Tormentors by Morrissey. The single was released on March 27, 2006. The title track was written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias. Morrissey said it would showcase the "marked difference in sound" brought about by the new influence of Tobias on Morrissey's work while Billboard magazine described it as a "simple, effective first single."
The song is a bizarre reference to Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1961 film, Accattone, about prostitution in the slums of Rome, as is shown in the first two lines of the lyrics ("Pasolini is me"/"Accattone you’ll be"). There is much speculation as to the meaning of this quote. Some fans believe that it is merely an example on Rome's influence on Morrissey whereas some believe that it is a reference to the loss of virginity, since Accattone is Pasolini's first film.
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[edit] Airplay and charts
[edit] U.S.
The single's main track, "You Have Killed Me," appeared on the "official" MySpace page of Morrissey on Monday, 6 February, 2006. Soon after, the song was added to the playlists of several alternative rock radio stations in the United States. Its biggest supporters were originally KDLD (Los Angeles) and XTRA (San Diego). In the first week of its release, it debuted as the seventy-fifth most-played song on U.S. modern rock radio. It was made available for download on iTunes on February 14 2006.
Soon after, the single appeared on the playlists of twenty-nine U.S. modern rock stations. The major supporters during mid-February were KDLD, S021 and S026 (Sirius Satellite Radio), XTRA, WFNX (Boston), X047 (XM Satellite Radio), KXRK (Salt Lake City), and KRBZ (Kansas City). However, for most of mid and late-February, the song was not added to any more stations, gaining in airplay largely due to huge increases in airplay from KDLD, WFNX, and especially the three digital radio stations. By the time March arrived, it had even become the number one song on KDLD and S026, though it failed to make the playlists of any more stations and was even dropped from some.
During the first week in March, the single received its first new adds in weeks, joining the playlists of WWCD (Columbus) and WHTG (Monmouth / Ocean), both of which had been major supporters of the singles from You Are the Quarry. By March 12, it was receiving at least fifteen plays per week from each of these stations and had also been added to the playlists of three more stations.
At the middle of March, the song stood as the forty-fifth most-played song on U.S. alternative radio. After that, its airplay fell into decline and it failed to make the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Despite this, "You Have Killed Me" entered the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart at number one with 3160 copies sold. [1].
[edit] UK
The track became a part of Xfm London's "Upfront" list of songs on 20 February 2006. It was added to the station's playlist on 27 February 2006.
On 3 March 2006 it was added to the playlist of Virgin Radio. The next day, it was added to the C-List of BBC Radio 2 and the A-List of BBC 6 Music. On 11 March 2006, it moved to Radio 2's B-List. On 1 April 2006 it reached the A-List of Radio 2. Upon its release it was predicted to sell well in the UK, reaching number one on the Woolworths chart upon its release.
"You Have Killed Me" became Morrissey's joint highest UK chart entry with "Irish Blood, English Heart" entering the UK singles chart at number three. It would have been Morrissey's first and only UK #1 had downloads not been counted, as it was easily the highest selling physical single of that week. Unfortunately the next week it dropped out of the top 10 on physical, and to #20 on combined sales.'
[edit] Canada
The song was released in Canada on April 9, 2006 during the major chart success of Madonna's "Hung Up". Although radio stations had begun adding the track to playlists, it was unable to enter the BDS airplay chart and did not receive much airplay. However, despite this underachievement, the song still received moderate promotion and debuted at number two on the Canadian Singles Chart. It may have sold more copies than "Hung Up" in its first week, but it could not match the sales of Nine Inch Nails' "Every Day Is Exactly the Same", which it debuted behind. In its second week, "Hung Up" ascended one position and placed "You Have Killed Me" at number three.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD2
- "You Have Killed Me"
- "Human Being"
- "I Knew I Was Next"
- "You Have Killed Me" (Video)
[edit] CD1
- "You Have Killed Me"
- "Good Looking Man About Town"
[edit] 7"
- "You Have Killed Me"
- "Good Looking Man About Town"
[edit] U.S./Canadian CD
- "You Have Killed Me"
- "Human Being"
- "Good Looking Man About Town"
- "I Knew I Was Next"
[edit] Chart positions
| Country | Chart position |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| UK Official Download Chart | 68 |
| Hot 100 Singles Sales | 1 |
[edit] Musicans
Morrissey: Voice
Boz Boorer: Guitars
Jesse Tobias: Guitars
Alain Whyte: Guitars
Gary Day: Bass
Michael Farrell: Keyboards
Matt Chamberlain: Drums
[edit] External links
- Single info
- Q&A
- Billboard magazine preview
- The "official" Morrissey MySpace page
- Song lyrics & explanation of its references
| Morrissey |
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| Discography |
| Albums: Viva Hate | Kill Uncle | Your Arsenal | Vauxhall and I | Southpaw Grammar | Maladjusted | You Are the Quarry | Ringleader of the Tormentors
Live albums: Beethoven Was Deaf | Live at Earls Court Compilations: Bona Drag | World of Morrissey | Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey | My Early Burglary Years | The Best of Morrissey |
| Related articles |
| The Smiths | Boz Boorer | Alain Whyte | Stephen Street | Mick Ronson | Steve Lillywhite | Tony Visconti | HMV | Sire Records | Sanctuary Records |
