Killing Loneliness
"Killing Loneliness" is a song by Finnish rock band HIM. It was released in February 2006, as a single from their 2005 breakthrough album, Dark Light. "Killing Loneliness", along with "Wings of a Butterfly", is one of the band's best known songs in the United States.
"Killing Loneliness" | ||||
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Single by HIM | ||||
from the album Dark Light | ||||
Released | 24 February 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Length | 4:29 4:01 (Video version) | |||
Label | Sire Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ville Valo | |||
Producer(s) | HIM | |||
HIM singles chronology | ||||
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On the 11 May 2006 episode of Loveline, lead vocalist Ville Valo confirmed that the song was inspired by skateboarder Brandon Novak, who blamed his heroin addiction on a need to, as he put it, "kill the loneliness".[1] The song is playable in the 2010 video game Rock Band 3.
Music video
There are two versions of the song's music video, a European and U.S. version, the latter of which was filmed in April 2006 and released in May. Making a guest appearance in the video is tattoo artist Kat Von D, known from the reality television series LA Ink and Miami Ink.
Track listing
- Finnish track listing
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
- "Play Dead" (live) – 4:00
- German track listing
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "The Cage" – 4:17
- "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
- "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
- "Killing Loneliness" (video) - 4:01
- Japanese track listing (EP)
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
- "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
- "Play Dead" (live) – 4:00
- "Vampire Heart" (live) – 5:13
- "The Cage" (Album version) – 4:17
- UK track listing
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
- Live versions from the gig at Philadelphia 2005.
Charts
Chart | Peak position[2] |
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Austrian Singles Chart | 56 |
Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
German Singles Chart | 32 |
Irish Singles Chart | 45 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 44 |
UK Singles Chart | 26 |
References
- Halupczok, Marc (2013-06-03). The Authentic Unauthorized Secret Biography of HIM: & Ville Valo. UBOOKS. ISBN 978-3-944154-96-1.
- ""Killing Loneliness" chart positions and trajectories". Retrieved 2008-03-27.