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 #87 in the U.S., making it the biggest single from Dark Light. The music video, filmed at Union Station in Los Angeles, was #1 on the Rock Countdown on MTV2 in late 2005 for five weeks until it retired.

Track listing

International track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

International maxi single track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (radio edit)
2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
3. "Vampire Heart" (live at Donington)
4. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Video)

UK track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (radio edit)
2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

UK maxi single track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (radio edit)
2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
3. "Vampire Heart" (Live at Donington)
4. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Video)

UK 7" picture disc track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

EU DVD Single

1. "Wings Of A Butterfly (Video) - 3:29
2. "Making Of Wings Of A Butterfly (Video) - 4:58

Charts positions