"Faster Kill Pussycat" is the first single from Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...

's 2006 album, A Lively Mind

A Lively Mind

A Lively Mind is the second artist album from the British dance music DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold. The album is the follow-up to Oakenfold's 2002 debut Bunkka...

. It features the late American actress Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...

's vocals, and was co-written by singer/songwriter Kelli Ali (former vocalist of British Trip-Hop group Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps were a British trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1994. They are best known for their first album Becoming X and particularly the singles "6 Underground", "Spin Spin Sugar", and "Tesko Suicide" from the same album...

) . It was released on March 21, 2006 in the US and eventually reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay. In the UK, it debuted at #37 on downloads alone, and reached #7 the next week. The title of the track is a play on the title of the movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....

The song was also featured in one of the installments in the long-running Dance Dance Revolution series, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2

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Music video

The music video, shot on the rooftop of a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, features Brittany Murphy dancing, with scenes of Oakenfold as a DJ and a wild crowd. Directed by renowned music video director Jake Nava

Jake Nava

Jake Nava was born on 17 August and grew up in northern London. He currently lives in eastern London.He graduated from the University of WestministerJake Nava is an English-born music video and film director.-Filmography:MUSIC VIDEOS...

, it premiered on television in May 2006, and received airplay on MTV

MTV

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 and other music channels. It was also a pre-loaded video on Microsoft

Microsoft

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's Zune

Zune

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Tracklisting

US Maxi-single

1. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Album Mix)
2. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
3. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix)
4. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
5. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix)
6. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Eddie Baez's Future Disco Mix)

UK CD single

1. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Radio Mix)
2. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix)
3. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
4. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
5. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shacar Mix)
6. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Hip Hop Mix)

UK 12" vinyl

1. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
2. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Radio Mix)
3. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
4. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix)

US promo CD single

1. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Album Version) – 3:14
2. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix) – 7:57
3. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix) – 5:53
4. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix) – 6:51
5. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix) – 7:28
6. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Eddie Baez's Future Disco Mix) – 8:42
7. "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Hip Hop Remix) – 3:22

Personnel

• Writers
  Composer
  A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
  
  : Paul Oakenfold
  Paul Oakenfold
  Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
  
  , Ian Green, Kelli Ali
• Producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  : Paul Oakenfold
• Vocals: Brittany Murphy
  Brittany Murphy
  Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...
  
  
• Additional production and programming
  Programming (music)
  Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
  
  : Ian Green

Charts

All chart entries below are from 2006, when the single was actually released.

Following the death of Brittany Murphy in December 2009, the song re-entered the UK Charts on downloads alone, the song re-entered at #7 in the Dance Chart. The song also entered the UK Indie Chart on the same week, reaching a current peak of #13. The song also entered the UK chart at #129.

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay	2
UK Dance Chart	2
UK Indie Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	7
Ireland Singles Chart	17
New Zealand Top 40	19
Australia Singles Top 50	44