The Kill
| "The Kill" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Thirty Seconds to Mars | |
| from A Beautiful Lie" | |
| Released | January 24, 2006 |
| Genre | Hard rock, emo |
| Length | 3:52 |
| Label | Immortal, Virgin |
| Songwriter(s) | Jared Leto |
| Producer(s) | Josh Abraham, Thirty Seconds to Mars |
"The Kill" (written as The Kill (Bury Me)) is the second single off of American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars' second studio album A Beautiful Lie. The song was released on April 10, 2006.
The song was able to make it to #1 on the Alternative Airplay, #1 on the Mainstream Rock, #3 on the Adult Top 40, #60 on the Mainstream Top 40, and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. [1][2][3][4][5] The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] The song won Best Single at the 2007 Kerrang! Awards.[7]
Vocalist Jared Leto said about the song: "It's really about a relationship with yourself. It's about confronting your fear and confronting the truth about who you are."[8]
A music video for the song was released. The music video pays tribute to the 1980 movie The Shining.[9]
References
- ↑ 30 Seconds to Mars - Alternative Airplay Chart HistoryBillboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ 30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Rock Chart HistoryBillboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ 30 Seconds to Mars - Adult Top 40 Chart HistoryBillboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ 30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Top 40 Chart HistoryBillboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ 30 Seconds to Mars - Hot 100 Chart HistoryBillboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ Thirty Seconds to Mars – The KillRecording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ Kerrang Awards 2007: The WinnersDigital Spy. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ Thirty Seconds to Mars A Beautiful Lie CD/DVD Making of The Kill music video - Jared Leto & Matt Wachter talk about the song's meaning.
- ↑ The Top 10 Best 30 Seconds To Mars VideosLouder. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
