The Kill

"The Kill" (written as The Kill (Bury Me)) is the second single off of Canadian rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars' second studio album A Beautiful Lie. The song was released on April 10, 2006.

"The Kill"
Song by Thirty Seconds to Mars
from A Beautiful Lie"
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
GenreHard rock, emo
Length3:52
LabelImmortal, Virgin
Songwriter(s)Jared Leto
Producer(s)Josh Abraham, Thirty Seconds to Mars

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

  1. "30 Seconds to Mars - Alternative Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. "30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Rock Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. "30 Seconds to Mars - Adult Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. "30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  5. "30 Seconds to Mars - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. "Thirty Seconds to Mars – The Kill". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. "Kerrang Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. "The Top 10 Best 30 Seconds To Mars Videos". Louder. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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