Killing Loneliness
Encyclopedia
"Killing Loneliness" is the second single released by HIM, a Finnish
band, and was released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK from their 2005 breakthrough Dark Light. The song, along with "Wings of a Butterfly
", is one on the band's best known songs in the United States.
On the 11 May 2006, episode of Loveline
, 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". This song is playable in Rock Band 3
.
: a European and U.S. version. The U.S. version of "Killing Loneliness" 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
.
German track listing
Japanese track listing EP
UK track listing
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
band, and was released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK from their 2005 breakthrough Dark Light. The song, along with "Wings of a Butterfly
Wings of a Butterfly
"Wings of a Butterfly", also released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly", is a song by the Finnish metal band HIM. It is the second track on the 2005 album Dark Light and was released as the album's first single that year. The song reached #1 on the Finnish charts, #10 in Germany and the UK, and...
", is one on the band's best known songs in the United States.
On the 11 May 2006, episode of Loveline
Loveline
Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its flagship station is KROQ-FM in Los Angeles....
, Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valo is a Finnish singer, songwriter and frontman of the Finnish rock band HIM. He has received the "Golden God" award in 2004 by the heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer. Valo has a baritone vocal range. Valo was ranked number 80 in Hit Paraders Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time...
confirmed that the song was inspired by skateboarder Brandon Novak
Brandon Novak
Brandon Novak is a professional skateboarder, actor, stuntman, and friend of Bam Margera and is a prominent member of the CKY Crew...
, who blamed his heroin addiction on a need to, as he put it, "kill the loneliness". This song is playable in Rock Band 3
Rock Band 3
Rock Band 3 is a music video game, developed by Harmonix Music Systems. The game was initially published and distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, respectively, with Mad Catz taking over both roles a year later. It is the third main game in the Rock Band series...
.
Video
There are two versions of the song's music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
: a European and U.S. version. The U.S. version of "Killing Loneliness" was filmed in April 2006 and released in May. Making a guest appearance in the video is tattoo artist Kat Von D
Kat Von D
Katherine Drachenberg , known professionally as Kat Von D and who has given her name as Katherine von Drachenberg in two German interviews is an American tattoo artist and television personality...
, known from the reality television series LA Ink
LA Ink
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California...
and Miami Ink
Miami Ink
Miami Ink is an American reality show on TLC that follows the events that took place at a tattoo shop in Miami Beach, Florida. The show premiered in July 2005 and has finished broadcasting its fourth season...
.
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
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
- "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
- "Play Dead" (live) – 4:00
- "Vampire HeartVampire Heart"Vampire Heart" is a song by the Finnish rock band HIM. It is the first track on the 2005 album Dark Light and was released as the album's third single. This was only released as a 7" vinyl single along with a HIM calendar....
" (live) – 5:13 - "The Cage" (Album Version) – 4:17
- "Killing Loneliness" (video) - 4:00
UK track listing
- "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
- "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
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- Live versions from the gig at Philadelphia 2005.
Chart
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 56 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
| German Singles Chart | 32 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 45 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 44 |
| UK Singles Chart | 26 |