"Kill The Director" is a song by English

England

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 indie pop band The Wombats

The Wombats

The Wombats are an indie rock band formed in Liverpool, England. The band comprises native Liverpudlians Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis , alongside Norwegian-born Tord Øverland-Knudsen...

.

According to a radio interview on BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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, the song was written about the film The Holiday

The Holiday

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with Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

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 and Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...

. From the lyrics "this is no Bridget Jones

Bridget Jones

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" and according to the radio interview, they hated the film, and hence decided to write a song about it.

Brazilian 'New Rave

New Rave

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' band Cansei de Ser Sexy, among others, have remixed this song.

The song was used as the title music to football show Football Focus

Football Focus

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 in the 07/08 English football season.

The song was re-released as a download and 7" inch single on July 7, 2008 with the seven inch only being available from the bands website.

First release

UK CD single

(Released June 25, 2007)

1. "Kill the Director"
2. "Kill the Director (KUT FM live acoustic session)"

UK 7" single

(Released June 25, 2007)

1. "Kill the Director"
2. "Metro Song"

UK 7" single

(Released June 25, 2007)

1. "Kill the Director"
2. "Kill the Director (CSS Remix)"

Second release

UK CD single

(Released July 7, 2008)

1. "Kill The Director"
2. "There She Goes (Live from Triple J)"

UK 7" single

(Released July 7, 2008)

1. "Kill the Director"
2. "Sunday TV"

UK 7" single

(Released July 7, 2008)

1. "Kill the Director"
2. "Bleeding Love"

Charts

On July 6, 2008, Kill the Director entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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at #93 on downloads alone. The following week, the song moved up to #48 following the physical release.
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Chart (2007)	Peak position
Chart (2008)	Peak position