Killing Loneliness

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"Killing Loneliness"
Single by HIM
from the album Dark Light
Released	April, 2006
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Goth rock
Length	4:29
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	HIM
Chart positions
#26 (US Mainstream Rock Tracks) #32 (US Modern Rock Tracks)
HIM singles chronology
"Wings of a Butterfly" (2005)	"Killing Loneliness" (2006)	"N/A" (2006)

"Killing Loneliness" was the second single released by HIM, a Finnish alternative metal band, and was released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK 2006 from their 2005 breakthrough Dark Light. The song is currently enjoying moderate rock play in the U.S..

On the May 11, 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". In other interviews however, he said "Killing Loneliness" is a self-explaining song, in which the loneliness gets killed by his girlfriend. Ville is known for giving other answers to the same question at a time, so the final meaning of the song is still blurry.[1]

Contents 1 Video 2 Track listing 2.1 German single release 2.2 UK single release 2.3 Japanese single release

[edit] Video

There are two versions of the song's music video: 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 Miami Ink.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] German single release

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "Cage"
3. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Live)
4. "Under the Rose" (Live)
5. "Killing Loneliness" (Video)

[edit] UK single release

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "The Cage" (Live)

[edit] Japanese single release

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "Under The Rose" (Live)
3. "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" (Live)
4. "Play Dead" (Live)
5. "Vampire Heart" (Live)
6. "Cage"