The Kill
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| Single by 30 Seconds to Mars | ||
| from the album A Beautiful Lie | ||
| Released | August 30, 2005 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock Progressive rock |
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| Length | 3:51 | |
| Label | Immortal | |
| Producer(s) | Josh Abraham 30 Seconds to Mars |
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| 30 Seconds to Mars singles chronology | ||
| Attack (2005) |
The Kill (2005) |
From Yesterday (2006) |
"The Kill" is the second single from 30 Seconds to Mars's sophomore album, A Beautiful Lie. The lyrics describe lead singer Jared Leto's feelings towards a recently ended relationship. He tried to change to live up to his partner's expectations, but fell short and the relationship ended. He realizes that this is who he really is and that he should not change for other people.
[edit] Track listing
- The Kill
- Attack (Live at CGBG, July 2006)
- The Kill (Acoustic, Live on VH-1)
[edit] Music video
The music video features the band exploring a hotel which they have rented out. A letter from the hotel owner tells the band to "Enjoy your stay and please stay out of Room 6277." The band does not heed the warning and opens Room 6277. Following the opening of the door, each band member begins to experience the effects of the room. Each member experiences the effects differently, but one thing remains constant for each individual - they encounter a tuxedoed doppelgänger. Several other apparitions then take up residence in the hotel, dispelling the promise Jared made in the beginning of the video that the band will have the hotel all to themselves and that "there will not be a single other soul here". The video reaches its climax when the tuxedoed doppelgängers are shown performing the song in the hotel's ballroom in front of a crowd of elegantly dressed twins.
The video is heavily influenced by the American film The Shining. Both take place in a hotel and have similar plots. Several scenes are also similar, including when Shannon Leto enters Room 6277 and encounters the woman in the bathroom, when Matt Wachter being served drinks at the bar by an apparition, when a man is sitting on a bed receiving oral sex from another man dressed in a dog costume, and when both films culminate in an elegant ballroom.
[edit] Trivia
- When the press release info for The Kill video was released, Jared stated that the video was directed by a Norwegian named Bartholomew Cubbins. This was intended as a joke as Cubbins is the main character of the Dr. Seuss book The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, however airings of the video on music channels still list Cubbins as the director. Actually, Jared himself is the director.
- "The Kill" was featured in the January 21, 2007 Without A Trace episode, "Primed".
- On August 31, 2006 the band won the MTV2 Award for "The Kill" at the MTV Video Music Awards, one of their two nominations. The second nomination was for best rock video; however, they lost to AFI's "Miss Murder."
- The video of "The Kill" contains several subliminal messages, most notably at 2:58, 3:51, and 3:58.
- The number 6277 is used for the room number because it spells out "Mars" on a telephone keypad. The number also makes an appearance in the video for "From Yesterday".
