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{{Infobox album

| name = Killer Love

| type = studio album

| artist = Nicole Scherzinger

| cover = Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love (album cover).png

| border = yes

| caption = Standard edition cover

| released = {{Start date|2011|3|18}}

| recorded = 2010–2011

| genre =

| length = 55:10

| label = Interscope

| producer =

| next_title = Big Fat Lie

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Killer Love

| type = studio

| single1 = Poison

| single1date = October 25, 2010

| single2 = Don't Hold Your Breath

| single2date = March 10, 2011

| single3 = Right There

| single3date = May 17, 2011

| single4 = Wet

| single4date = August 28, 2011

}}

}}

Killer Love is the debut solo studio album by American singer Nicole Scherzinger which features special guest appearances from Sting, Enrique Iglesias & 50 Cent. It was released on March 18, 2011, by Interscope Records, in association with its affiliated record labels. Scherzinger had been working on a solo album since 2005, under the title Her Name Is Nicole and was originally due for release in 2007. However, unsuccessful singles and poor timing led the project being pushed back numerous times. After releasing The Pussycat Dolls' second studio album Doll Domination (2008), Scherzinger shelved the project entirely citing bad timing and creative issues as the reasons for its cancellation. Many of its songs were reassigned to the Dolls or other artists. In 2010, Moroccan producer RedOne was brought on board for a second attempt at launching her solo album.

Completed in 2011 and titled Killer Love, Scherzinger's debut album features a combination of up-tempo pop and Eurodance songs, as well as mid-tempo ballads. Songs contain influences of rock, soul and funk music, with the specific aim of selecting songs and productions which would lend themselves to being performed live. Amongst the fourteen-song track listing are two collaborations, one with Enrique Iglesias, and one with Sting, the latter of which was a leftover from the Her Name Is Nicole recording sessions. RedOne and his associates produced almost half of the album, while other contributions come from the likes of Jim Jonsin, Stargate, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart and Boi-1da. It would be her first and only solo studio album with Interscope, after she ended her ten-year partnership in 2014 and signed a record deal with RCA Records.

Killer Love was preceded by the release of "Poison", which peaked at number three and numbers seven in the United Kingdom and Ireland, respectively. The album's second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath", would go on to top the UK Singles Chart and reach the top five in Ireland. In an attempt to launch the album worldwide, a new version of "Right There", featuring 50 Cent, was released, becoming one of Scherzinger's highest-charting solo singles. The song gave Scherzinger her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist. Another single was released from the standard edition of the album, "Wet", which became her fourth consecutive top-ten hit in Ireland. A repackaged edition of the album spawned a brand new mid-tempo single titled "Try with Me". It gave Scherzinger her fifth consecutive top-twenty hit in the United Kingdom and helped the album to receive a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Upon its release, Killer Love received mixed to positive response from music critics. Some praised Scherzinger's strong vocals and conviction to convey emotion, while others criticized her choice of allowing RedOne to produce the majority of the album, stating that some of the songs sounded too similar to each other. At times it was felt that Scherzinger lacked coherence across the record, often taking the sound that individual producers had created for her instead of showing originality. Critics compared many of the songs to those her fellow pop and R&B contemporaries Beyoncé and Rihanna. Scherzinger recorded new songs with R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg and Ne-Yo for the North American release of Killer Love; however, she announced recording for her second studio album, originally scheduled for late 2013 release, had begun, signaling the end of the promotion for this album. In 2021, a campaign group successfully petitioned Universal Music to release Killer Love for streaming and downloads in the United States; it was released on January 7, 2021.

Background

= Recording and development =

File:RedOne 2017 press image.jpg was brought on board to see the final studio sessions which led to Killer Love being released.]]

File:Robin Wong Ne-Yo 10.jpg whilst recording her debut album.]]

Amidst worldwide success with The Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger initially began work on her debut studio album back in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a307775/nicole-scherzinger-my-music-liberates-me.html |title=Nicole Scherzinger: 'My music liberates me' |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi UK |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=March 8, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-date=March 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022955/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a307775/nicole-scherzinger-my-music-liberates-me.html |url-status=live }} The project, titled Her Name is Nicole, saw the singer recording 75–100 songs, with some of the songs later ending up with the Pussycat Dolls.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a78975/nicole-scherzinger.html |title=Interview with Nicole Scherzinger |work=Digital Spy |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=November 2, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618031542/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a78975/nicole-scherzinger.html |url-status=live }} Amongst those working on the album were Akon, Gary Lightbody, Dr. Dre, Ne-Yo, T.I., Timbaland, will.i.am, and Kanye West.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567662/nicole-scherzinger-makes-snow-patrol-singers-mom-cry.jhtml |title=Nicole Scherzinger Nabs Kanye West For LP, Makes Snow Patrol Singer's Mom Cry |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks: Viacom) |last=Montgomery |first=James |date=August 23, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523074947/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567662/nicole-scherzinger-makes-snow-patrol-singers-mom-cry.jhtml |url-status=dead }} However following four unsuccessful singles, Scherzinger admitted she was going to restart her album. In an interview with Billboard magazine in April 2009, she said "the current incarnation of [my album] is just in talks and in the writing process. I haven't started recording yet".{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269071/pussycat-doll-nicole-scherzinger-talks-solo-album-domination-20|title=Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger Talks Solo Album, 'Domination 2.0'|magazine=Billboard|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=August 17, 2009|archive-date=May 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523083550/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269071/pussycat-doll-nicole-scherzinger-talks-solo-album-domination-20|url-status=live}} Singer-songwriter Keri Hilson, confirmed that Scherzinger's album was not released so that Scherzinger could focus on the Pussycat Dolls instead.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a161843/hilson-scherzinger-forced-to-stay-in-pcd.html |title=Hilson: 'Scherzinger forced to stay in PCD' |work=Digital Spy |last=Parks |first=Tim |date=June 24, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611151927/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a161843/hilson-scherzinger-forced-to-stay-in-pcd.html |url-status=live }} Then in January 2010, Scherzinger began the recording and writing process once again, reuniting with Ne-Yo on "personal and heartfelt" tracks.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a196914/scherzinger-focusing-on-solo-career.html |title=Scherzinger 'focusing on solo career' |last=Wightman |first=Catriona |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi UK |date=January 16, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |archive-date=April 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429110648/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a196914/scherzinger-focusing-on-solo-career.html |url-status=live }} She attempted to launch her debut album for a second time in May 2010, with a brand new "rock, funk, soul edge" sound, and a brand new single "Nobody Can Change Me".{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/23/nicole-scherzinger-readies-empowering-new-single//www.rap-up.com/2010/05/23/nicole-scherzinger-readies-empowering-new-single/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Readies New 'Empowering' Single |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=May 23, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2011}}

Then in August 2010, Moroccan producer RedOne confirmed his involvement in the project during an interview with BBC Music, where he confirmed that it was the third time that new material had been recorded for the album. When asked why he thought the album didn't previously come out RedOne said "Her last one never came out because it was collecting hamburgers, like fast food. One from McDonald's, one from Burger King, and so on. It tasted good, but it wasn't consistent." He confirmed that he had produced the majority of the new album.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10884451 |title=Talking Shop: RedOne – As producer and co-writer for Lady Gaga, RedOne is responsible for some of the most ubiquitous radio hits of the last 18 months |work=BBC News |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=August 12, 2010 |archive-date=August 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812040314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10884451 |url-status=live }} Scherzinger followed up his comments in an interview with X magazine in September 2010. She said "It was actually my decision not to put Her Name Is Nicole out, not the label's". Scherzinger then said how much of an honor it was to work with RedOne. "He's an unbelievable producer and musician. He had made some amazing songs with Lady Gaga. Now, there is someone with the 'x factor'. I can't touch GaGa or RedOne in that space, but I know that we've created something unique of our own."{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a278242/scherzinger-solo-lp-will-surprise.html |title=Scherzinger – Solo Album Will Surprise |work=Digital Spy |last=Copsey |first=Robert |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022140633/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a278242/scherzinger-solo-lp-will-surprise.html |url-status=live }} RedOne revealed that Jimmy Iovine (chairman of Scherzinger's record label) personally called him to work on Scherzinger's album.

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="Honestly, Jimmy, if you want me to do it you gotta just trust me and let me do it, let me do a body of work and not chase a single" He was like, 'Absolutely, you go and create magic and create a style and everything. That's what we did. I think we created a new sound for Nicole Scherzinger that fits her, that really represents who she is, and you're gonna be impressed when you hear it."{{cite web |url=http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/11/gaga-producer-redone-says-their-connection-is-like-a-super-powe/ |title=Gaga Producer RedOne Says Their Connection Is 'Like a Super Power' |publisher=PopEater |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=2011-01-11 |access-date=2011-01-11 |archive-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115824/http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/11/gaga-producer-redone-says-their-connection-is-like-a-super-powe/ |url-status=live }}|source=—RedOne on the process of working on the album's sound and influence}}

According to Billboard, Scherzinger had collaborated with Ne-Yo and Jay Sean for songs on the album,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952157/nicole-scherzinger-prepping-new-album-men-in-black-3-role |title=Nicole Scherzinger Prepping New Album, 'Men in Black 3' Role |magazine=Billboard |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=October 30, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2011 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524213312/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/952157/nicole-scherzinger-prepping-new-album-men-in-black-3-role |url-status=live }} while Scherzinger confirmed that the album was mostly up-tempo songs which "lend themselves to live performances".{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a295850/scherzinger-debut-album-is-dangerous.html |title=Scherzinger: 'debut album is dangerous' |work=Digital Spy |last=Copsey |first=Robert |date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107002258/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a295850/scherzinger-debut-album-is-dangerous.html |url-status=live }} Though Ne-Yo's songs are not featured on the international version of the album, Scherzinger confirmed that songs produced by the singer-songwriter would appear on the US version of Killer Love.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662407/nicole-scherzinger-redone-killer-love.jhtml |title=Nicole Scherzinger Calls New Album 'Empowering' |publisher=MTV |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=April 22, 2011 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319205401/http://www.mtv.com/news/1662407/nicole-scherzinger-redone-killer-love/ |url-status=dead }} When Scherzinger was asked by her UK-label (Polydor Records) which artists she wanted to work with, Scherzinger's only request was UK rapper Plan B.

= Re-releases =

In the UK and Ireland, a new version of the album was released in November 2011, featuring several new songs including a new single, "Try With Me". A further repackaged version of the album was in development for the US, featuring an alternate track listing; Scherzinger confirmed, during an interview with MTV, that the US album would contain contributions from RedOne, Ne-Yo, Jim Jonsin, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. In addition to this, 50 Cent was featured on the album's US lead single, a new version of the Jonsin-produced, "Right There". American rapper Snoop Dogg was to appear on one of the new songs recorded for the US album.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/11/nicole-scherzinger-preps-peep-show-with-snoop-dogg-r-kelly/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Preps 'Peep Show' with Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516221939/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/11/nicole-scherzinger-preps-peep-show-with-snoop-dogg-r-kelly/ |url-status=live }} At the time of recording in August 2011, Scherzinger had over forty songs to choose from for the new release, but said that it would "not be finished until the very last minute. I don't know if I will ever feel like I have finished the album."{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467841/nicole-scherzinger-preps-us-album-release-its-a-lot-deeper-than-pussycat-dolls |title=Nicole Scherzinger Preps U.S. Album Release: 'It's a Lot Deeper Than Pussycat Dolls' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 9, 2011 |archive-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319205335/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467841/nicole-scherzinger-preps-us-album-release-its-a-lot-deeper-than-pussycat-dolls |url-status=live }} After being part of the inaugural judging panel on the first season of reality TV show, The X Factor USA, the following year in 2012, Scherzinger crossed the Atlantic to judge (and win) the ninth series of the British edition of The X Factor. Whilst deciding whether or not to return to tenth series, Scherzinger unveiled that she had been working on her second studio album due for a global release in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a471851/nicole-scherzinger-having-doubts-over-x-factor-clashes-with-album.html|title=Scherzinger 'having X Factor doubts'|website=Digital Spy|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319205406/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a471851/nicole-scherzinger-having-doubts-over-x-factor-clashes-with-album/|url-status=live}} The planned US release of the album and the Killer Love era ended soon after; Digital Spy confirmed that Scherzinger had left Interscope for a new record deal with RCA Records and Sony Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a552328/nicole-scherzinger-signs-new-record-deal-confirms-album-release.html|last=Copsey|first=Robert|title=Nicole Scherzinger signs new record deal, confirms album release|date=February 19, 2013|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305234230/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a552328/nicole-scherzinger-signs-new-record-deal-confirms-album-release.html|url-status=live}} Her second album, Big Fat Lie was released on October 17, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00KMK7E4I|title=Big Fat Lie: Nicole Scherzinger: Music|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=August 28, 2014|language=de|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515015526/https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00KMK7E4I|url-status=live}} Almost a decade after the release of Killer Love, the campaign group Pop Music Activism managed to petition Universal Music to release Killer Love on digital platforms in the United States. The deluxe edition featuring all of the previously released songs in international territories was made available to stream and download.

Title and artwork

In early 2011, Scherzinger announced that the musically diverse music she recorded had a bittersweet theme in which she titled the album, Killer Love, saying "I wrote 'Killer Love' about a tortured love. Where you can't get enough of the love but it's not good for you. And I guess when the fans listen to the album, I want them to know that a lot of the music that I chose had to do with my past experiences and relationships, where I've lost myself many times. It's [about] being lost and broken and in a very fearful, dark place and the process [of] coming out of that. It's a very empowering album but it comes from a place of heartbreak."{{cite web|url=http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/10/20/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love/|title=Nicole Scherzinger Drops 'Killer Love' Cover for Forthcoming Album|publisher=AOL|access-date=July 23, 2012|archive-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229065903/http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/10/20/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love/|url-status=live}} On March 2, 2011, Rap-Up revealed the cover art along with the track listing for Killer Love.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/02/album-cover-tracklisting-nicole-scherzinger-killer-love/|title=Album cover and tracklisting: Nicole Scherzinger – 'Killer Love'|access-date=July 23, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012140125/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/02/album-cover-tracklisting-nicole-scherzinger-killer-love/|url-status=live}} On the standard cover, Scherzinger strikes a comfy pose, cracking a half-smile with a tuft of gray fur draped over her left shoulder. On October 20, 2011, the re-release cover was released with Scherzinger smiling coyly and draped lightly in a loose, unidentified, furry and wind-blown article of clothing similar to the first cover.

Music, songs and lyrics

Digital Spy asked Scherzinger to describe Killer Love{{'}}s sound, during an interview she replied said "the album is largely produced by RedOne, I wanted something explosive that could be staged live in a full performance and I needed music to match the intensity. That's what he did. It's raw, dangerous and big. That's what I want to be on stage. It's a different energy to Lady Gaga. The music is more rock, funk and soul inspired."{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a291822/scherzinger-to-collaborate-with-plan-b.html |title=Scherzinger 'to collaborate with Plan B' |work=Digital Spy |last=Copsey |first=Robert |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110030731/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a291822/scherzinger-to-collaborate-with-plan-b.html |url-status=live }} Killer Love sees Scherzinger duet with two male vocalists. On the ballad, "Power's Out", she duets with English recording artist Sting. Speaking of their collaboration, which took place with both singers in the same studio, Scherzinger said "[Sting's] energy is very commanding, in a subtle way. He is giving, generous and kind. I flew to Boston for his show with the Police. I met him and he was everything and more than I thought. I felt like we were doing yoga when we were singing. He was such an easy guy to work with... Singing on the same mic you are really close. He had fresh breath. No broccoli in the teeth."{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a307901/scherzinger-scared-over-sting-duet.html |title=Scherzinger 'scared over Sting duet' |work=Digital Spy |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=March 9, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312062724/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a307901/scherzinger-scared-over-sting-duet.html |url-status=live }} David Renshaw from PopDash said the song borrowed elements and the sound from the Police, a band Sting was previously lead singer of, and in particular their 1983 hit single "Every Breath You Take". The other duet is with Enrique Iglesias, on his 2010 single "Heartbeat". The version featured on Killer Love is the "Rude Well's Open Heart Remix". Ellwood noted that the remix "added beats changing the tone of the song completely."{{cite web |url=http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love (album review) |work=Entertainment Focus |date=March 19, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2011 |last=Ellwood |first=Philip |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815180445/http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love |archive-date=August 15, 2011 }}

Some of the album's ballads, "Casualty" and "Desperate", were likened to the style of Leona Lewis.{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/killer-love-album-review.html |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love (album review) |publisher=4Music |date=March 16, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |last=Griffiths |first=David |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320024849/http://www.4music.com/artist/nicole-scherzinger/killer-love-album-review.html |archive-date=March 20, 2011 }} "Casualty" is one of the album's two closing ballads, the other being "AmenJena". The former is a "contemporary ballad-that's-not-a-ballad", while the latter is slower and more moving, as it is stripped of the album's synthesized and electronic production, to leace Scherzinger's voice with the piano-led melody. The album's other ballad "Everybody" also restricts the polished production, "to allow Scherzinger's voice to be the main focus." When talking to MTV, in the United States, Scherzinger said [in context of the US version of her album] it was "a mixture of strong dance anthems, urban twists and uplifting songs."

Critics noted "You Will Be Loved" for its background vocals, which contain some yodelling. Its chorus is constructed by repeating the title of the song, similar to "Gimme More" by Britney Spears (2007) and "Halo" by Beyoncé (2009). It was written by Timothy and Theron Thomas, a duo who had previously written "Supervillain", the third single from Scherzinger's ill-fated first incarnation of her solo album, Her Name Is Nicole.[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=494712273&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 ASCAP ACE – Search Results]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/her-name-is-nicole-r1210306|title=Her Name Is Nicole – Nicole Scherzinger|access-date=April 18, 2011|work=AllMusic|archive-date=April 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416033937/http://allmusic.com/album/her-name-is-nicole-r1210306|url-status=live}} "Right There" was compared to Rihanna's "Rude Boy", only politer in tone. Both "Rude Boy" and "Right There" were co-written by Ester Dean. The latter features a "glistening beat", over which Scherzinger becomes territorial with her man, and warns other girls away.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/18/new-music-nicole-scherzinger-right-there/ |title=New Music: Nicole Scherzinger – 'Right There' |publisher=Rap-up.com. (Rap-Up) |date=February 18, 2011 |access-date=March 19, 2011 |archive-date=March 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321150317/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/18/new-music-nicole-scherzinger-right-there/ |url-status=live }} Additionally, an alternate version of the song was recorded with 50 Cent, to be included on the US version of Killer Love. The album's lead single, "Poison", was described by 4 Music as a club thumper, while the follow-up, "Don't Hold Your Breath", was described as "sort-of-ballad-but-not-really." The Observer{{'}}s Michael Cragg also noted "Don't Hold Your Breath" as a "classy don't-darken-my-door-again anthem." Renshaw compared the song to Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown's 2008 duet "No Air".

Killer Love also features a number of up-tempo songs including "Wet", described as a "party playlist essential" thanks to its throbbing base and electronic beats. It was described, by Phillip Ellwood from Entertainment Focus, as the best of the up-tempos. the title track was described as "catchy", with a "juicy beat", and "radio-friendly" chorus. It features a "HI-NRG" beat with saucy lyrics which "equate love to actual, physical pain."{{cite web |url=http://popdash.com/news/4357/nicole-scherzinger---killer-love-track-by-track-guide |title=Nicole Scherzinger – 'Killer Love' Track By Track Guide |publisher=PopDash (Giant Digital) |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2011 |archive-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325010404/http://popdash.com/news/4357/nicole-scherzinger---killer-love-track-by-track-guide |url-status=live }} Another one of the up-tempo songs, "Club Banger Nation" features a 1990s Europop introduction, with "shimmering beats and belting vocals" "Say Yes" was originally produced by The Cave (Jonas Saeed & Pontus Söderqvist), during early recording sessions. It was written by RedOne, Jimmy Joker, Jonas Saeed, Pontus Söderqvist, Nailah Thourbourne, Nyanda Thourbourne, Tasha Thourbourne, Candace Thourbourne. Nailah had previously worked with Scherzinger twice, contributing to "Puakenikini" with Nayanda Thourborne and working with Akon, Scherzinger and Giorgio Tuinfort on the song "On My Side".[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=462118798&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 ASCAP ACE – Search Results]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=451416254&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1 ASCAP ACE – Search Results]{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Both were recorded for Her Name Is Nicole, though the former was also released as one of the cancelled album's ill-fated singles.{{cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/01/11/hard-pronounce-song-titles/ |title=The (Absurd) Name Game |magazine=EW.com |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2011 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062143/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20170752,00.html |url-status=live }} For its inclusion on Killer Love, "Say Yes" was re-tooled and reproduced by RedOne and Joker. Renshaw compared the song to works by Taio Cruz, thanks to the elements of Eurodance present in its production.

Reception

= Critical response =

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Upon its release, Killer Love received a mixed to positive response from critics. Some praised Scherzinger's strong vocals and conviction to convey emotion, while others criticized her choice of allowing RedOne to produce the majority of the album, stating that some of the songs sounded too similar to each other. The Observer{{'}}s Michael Cragg noted the album as being consistent with most other modern R&B albums, stating "Killer Love is two thirds deliriously catchy pop stompers and one third balladry." Cragg also noted that Scherzinger's "not so inconsiderable voice" takes a backseat allowing the record producers to inject their own influences into her music.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/20/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-review |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love (album review) |work=The Observer |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2011 |last=Cragg |first=Michael |location=London |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131254/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/20/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-review |url-status=live }} Alex Macpherson from BBC Online commented that "Scherzinger is one of the few pop performers with the requisite power to dominate [her] beats rather than vice versa. Killer Love is far from the album you sense Scherzinger could still deliver: at times, her personality is all that – barely – carries substandard, unmemorable songs."{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5mgw |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love: A dominating performance from Scherzinger powers this delayed debut. |work=BBC Music |publisher=BBC |last=Macpherson |first=David |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2011 |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202074655/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5mgw/ |url-status=live }} A positive reaction came from "Entertainment Focus" who went to say that: "Killer Love is a competent and enjoyable record from one of the nicest women in pop. Fingers crossed this time it works out for her."{{cite web|url=http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love|title=Nicole Scherzinger: 'Killer Love'|work=Entertainment Focus|publisher=EF|access-date=March 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815180445/http://entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love|archive-date=August 15, 2011}} The 4Music review was also positive, noting that "Killer Love will definitely establish her as a viable act in her own right."{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/reviews/432/Nicole-Scherzinger-Killer-Love|title=4 Music – News – Reviews – Killer Love – Nicole Scherzinger|publisher=4Music|date=March 29, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625174318/http://www.4music.com/news/reviews/432/Nicole-Scherzinger-Killer-Love|archive-date=June 25, 2011}} Robert Copsey wrote favorably for Digital Spy that "Killer Love is a sturdy debut from the part-time X Factor judge that, in part, lives up to her promise of being "in your face and strong".{{cite web |author=Robert Copsey |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a310225/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love.html |title=Music – Album Review – Nicole Scherzinger: 'Killer Love' |work=Digital Spy |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=March 22, 2011 |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509024215/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a310225/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love.html |url-status=live }}

However, Hugh Montgomery from The Independent gave it a negative review for a perceived lack of originality and musical identity, calling it "a debut that bludgeons the listener with faux-raunchy Euro-dance before flatlining with the obligatory earnest balladry and a Sting duet. At 14 tracks, it's at least 12 too long, much of it imaginably pilfered off Rihanna's reject pile."{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-polydor-2247494.html|title=Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love (album review)|work=The Independent|last=Montgomery|first=Hugh|date=March 20, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2011|location=London|archive-date=March 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324210631/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-polydor-2247494.html|url-status=live}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote for AllMusic that the album don't have "powerful hooks in the rhythms or melodies."{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://allmusic.com/album/killer-love-r2183645/review |title=Killer Love – Nicole Scherzinger |work=AllMusic |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101012602/http://allmusic.com/album/killer-love-r2183645/review |url-status=live }} At the end of 2011, Pop Justice ranked Killer Love the tenth best album of 2011.{{cite web|title=The Top 33 Albums Of 2011|url=http://www.popjustice.com/interviewsandfeatures/the-top-33-albums-of-2011/83118/|work=PopJustice|date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=March 19, 2013|archive-date=May 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530214846/http://www.popjustice.com/interviewsandfeatures/the-top-33-albums-of-2011/83118/|url-status=live}}

= Commercial performance =

Killer Love made its chart debut in Ireland on March 25, 2011, at number fourteen.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a311121/adeles-21-continues-irish-chart-reign.html |title=Adele's '21' continues Irish chart reign |work=Digital Spy |last=Love |first=Ryan |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808233754/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a311121/adeles-21-continues-irish-chart-reign.html |url-status=live }} Two days later, it would make its UK Album Chart debut at number eight,{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |title=OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS TOP 100 – 2nd April 2011 |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com. (Official Charts Company) |date=March 27, 2011 |access-date=March 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717061831/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |archive-date=July 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }} selling 19,743 copies.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1044690 |title=Nine weeks at the top for Adele |work=Music Week |date=March 28, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011 |last=Jones |first=Alan |archive-date=September 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902172237/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1044690 |url-status=live }} That same day, the album also charted at number four on the UK's Digital Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20110327/7003/|title=2011 Top 40 UK Album Downloads Archive|website=OfficialCharts.com|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602205637/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20110327/7003/|url-status=live}} Upon the release of Killer Love, the title track charted on the UK Singles Chart at 184 due to strong digital sales from the album.{{cite journal|title=The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 2 April 2011|journal=ChartsPlus|issue=501|page=3|location= Milton Keynes}} On April 2, 2011, the album made its debut on the Scottish Albums Chart at number six becoming Killer Love{{'}}s highest charting position on any chart.{{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20110327/40/|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=March 30, 2011|archive-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705180941/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20110327/40/|url-status=live}} It became the 73rd biggest selling album of the year in the same country.{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-factor-nicole-scherzinger-album-delay-261987 |title=Nero continue UK domination with Promises |work=Music Week |date=March 28, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011 |last=Jones |first=Alan |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118135638/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-factor-nicole-scherzinger-album-delay-261987 |url-status=live }} Killer Love was the twentieth best selling album by a female artist in 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/press-area/news-amp3b-press-release/article/female-artists-dominate-official-albums-chart-in-2011.aspx |title=Female Artists Dominate Official Albums Chart in 2011, 11 November 2011 |date=June 2, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016100341/http://bpi.co.uk/press-area/news-amp3b-press-release/article/female-artists-dominate-official-albums-chart-in-2011.aspx |url-status=live }}

After eight months of release, Killer Love managed to sell 140,000 copies in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/nicole-scherzinger-s-album-delayed-again-1005529372.story |title=Nicole Scherzinger's Album Delayed Again |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 15, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |archive-date=December 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220133115/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/nicole-scherzinger-s-album-delayed-again-1005529372.story |url-status=dead }} It spent a total of 36 consecutive weeks on the UK Albums Chart in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2011.pdf |title=End Of Year Charts: 2011 |publisher=The Official Charts Company |date=December 20, 2012 |access-date=December 20, 2012 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915084445/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2011.pdf |url-status=live }} On March 26, the album was released in France and sold 10,000 copies.{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Nicole-Scherzinger/news-74930.html |title=Nicole Scherzinger sexy pour son clip "Wet" |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Disqueenfrance |language=fr |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926235548/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Nicole-Scherzinger/news-74930.html |url-status=live }} Elsewhere, Killer Love charted at number 23 in France,{{cite web|title=lescharts.com – Nicole Scherzinger – Killer Love|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Scherzinger&titel=Killer+Love&cat=a|language=fr|work=SNEP|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 17, 2011|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105073805/http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Scherzinger&titel=Killer+Love&cat=a|url-status=live}} 26 in Australia{{cite web|title=Top 50 Albums Chart – Australian Recording Industry Association |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 |publisher=ARIA |access-date=September 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211102613/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 |archive-date=February 11, 2010 }} and 34 in New Zealand.{{cite web|title=Top 50 Albums Chart – Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Scherzinger&titel=Killer+Love&cat=a|publisher=RIANZ|access-date=September 12, 2011|archive-date=May 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521003709/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Nicole+Scherzinger&titel=Killer+Love&cat=a|url-status=live}} The album has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 100,000 copies.

Promotion

= Live performances =

The first single, "Poison" was performed for the first time on the series seven of The X Factor, on November 28, 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/29323/X-Factor-2010-The-Wanted-Nicole-Scherzinger-and-Justin-Bie|title=X Factor 2010: The Wanted, Nicole Scherzinger and Justin Bieber take to the stage|work=OK!|access-date=November 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130220042/http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/29323/X-Factor-2010-The-Wanted-Nicole-Scherzinger-and-Justin-Bie|archive-date=November 30, 2010}} The following day, she reprised the performance on ITV's breakfast show, Daybreak{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/daybreak/entertainment/music/nicolescherzingerperforms/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger performs |publisher=ITV |access-date=November 29, 2010 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202042724/http://www.itv.com/daybreak/entertainment/music/nicolescherzingerperforms/ |url-status=live }}

Scherzinger performed her next single, "Don't Hold Your Breath" live for the first time on series six of Dancing on Ice on March 6, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5788211/nicole-scherzinger-dancing-on-ice-dont-hold-your-breath |title=Nicole Scherzinger Chills Out On 'Dancing On Ice,' Performs "Don't Hold Your Breath" |work=Idolator|publisher=BuzzMedia |last=Bain |first=Recky |date=March 7, 2011 |access-date=August 15, 2011}} Scherzinger promoted the single again on Loose Women on March 7, 2011. During the week the song was also performed on Lorraine on March 8, 2011, and on March 13, 2011, on Let's Dance for Comic Relief. On March 17, 2011, she performed on T4.{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/03/nicole-scherzinger-performs-t4/|title=Nicole Scherzinger Performs On T4|work=That Grape Juice|date=March 17, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011|archive-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318114921/http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/03/nicole-scherzinger-performs-t4/|url-status=live}}

On August 18, 2011, Scherzinger performed the song for the first time in the US on Regis & Kelly.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/18/nicole-scherzinger-performs-dont-hold-your-breath-on-regis-video/#more-94318 |title=Nicole Scherzinger Performs 'Don't Hold Your Breath' on 'Regis' [Video] |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209232048/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/08/18/nicole-scherzinger-performs-dont-hold-your-breath-on-regis-video/#more-94318 |url-status=live }} On October 12, 2011, Scherzinger performed the song on Good Morning America.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/12/nicole-scherzinger-performs-on-gma-video/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Performs on 'GMA' [Video] |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-date=December 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215060522/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/12/nicole-scherzinger-performs-on-gma-video/ |url-status=live }} Scherzinger performed the song for the last time in the US on November 11, 2011, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/11/11/nicole-scherzinger-lights-up-leno/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Lights Up 'Leno' [Video] |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-date=December 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216150340/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/11/11/nicole-scherzinger-lights-up-leno/ |url-status=live }} On May 19, 2011, Scherzinger and 50 Cent made their debut performance of "Right There" on the stage of American Idol.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664256/american-idol-haley-reinhart-eliminated.jhtml |title=Haley Reinhart Sent Home On 'American Idol' |publisher=MTV News |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814085140/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664256/american-idol-haley-reinhart-eliminated.jhtml |url-status=dead }} An editor from Rap-Up magazine agreed, saying that "The ex-Pussycat Doll heated up the stage in a show-stopping dress while performing [her] single."{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/19/nicole-scherzinger-and-50-cent-perform-on-american-idol-video/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent Perform on 'American Idol' Video |publisher=Rap-up.com (Rap-Up) |date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-date=July 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729052032/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/19/nicole-scherzinger-and-50-cent-perform-on-american-idol-video/ |url-status=live }} Amy Sciarretto praised Nicole Scherzinger's performance complimenting on her vocal and dancing abilities. Sciarretto said "Scherzinger's performance was easily the most choreographed of the season ... However, Scherzinger never sacrificed a melody, a vocal line or a beat in favor of keeping her body moving. That's a skill and a talent that takes lots of practice, and one that this crop of contestants is quickly learning."{{cite web |url=http://popcrush.com/nicole-scherzinger-50-cent-steam-up-american-idol-stage/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger and 50 Cent Steam Up the 'American Idol' Stage |publisher=PopCrush (Townsquare Media) |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=August 2, 2011 |archive-date=August 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823063300/http://popcrush.com/nicole-scherzinger-50-cent-steam-up-american-idol-stage/ |url-status=live }} The duo performed the song live again together on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 24, 2011.

In June 2011, Scherzinger flew to the UK to promote her next single, "Right There", first performing on the final of Britain's Got Talent.{{cite web|url=http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2011/06/06/nicole-scherzinger-performs-in-britains-got-talent-finale/?v=d|title=Nicole Scherzinger entertains Britain's Got Talent audience in white feathered frock|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|date=June 6, 2011|work=MyDaily|publisher=AOL|access-date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324043345/http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2011/06/06/nicole-scherzinger-performs-in-britains-got-talent-finale/?v=d|url-status=live}} Later the same week, on June 10, 2011, she performed it again on The Graham Norton Show.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Scherzinger further promoted her single in the United States first performing it on July 13 at the Universal CityWalk and then on July 14 on the eighth season of So You Think You Can Dance.{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5937382/nicole-scherzinger-shows-universal-citywalk-some-killer-love|title=Nicole Scherzinger Shows Universal CityWalk Some 'Killer Love'|work=Idolator|publisher=Buzzmedia|last=Staff|first=Idolator|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2011|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602205619/https://www.idolator.com/5937382/nicole-scherzinger-shows-universal-citywalk-some-killer-love|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/15/nicole-scherzinger-performs-on-so-you-think-you-can-dance-video/|title=Nicole Scherzinger Performs on 'So You Think You Can Dance' Video|publisher=Rap-up.com (Rap-Up)|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=August 3, 2011|archive-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721115247/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/15/nicole-scherzinger-performs-on-so-you-think-you-can-dance-video/|url-status=live}}

Scherzinger performed the last single, "Try With Me" live for the first time on the eighth series of The X Factor on October 30, 2011.[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcmu51G3ysw Nicole Scherzinger Sings Try With Me – The X Factor UK Live Results Show Week 4 – Halloween Week] YouTube She performed it again on This Morning on November 4, 2011.

= The Killer Love Tour =

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| artist = Nicole Scherzinger

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| image_caption = Promotional poster for the O2 Apollo Manchester show

| start_date = February 13, 2012

| end_date = March 23, 2012

| number_of_shows = 7

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| this_tour = Killer Love Tour
(2012)

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|}}

On October 25, 2011, Scherzinger made an announcement in the UK that she would embark on her very first solo tour in February 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/woman/life/the-highs-and-lows-of-being-nicole-scherzinger-16113057.html?ino=2#wcol|title=The highs and lows of being Nicole Scherzinger|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |access-date=May 22, 2012|archive-date=February 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222090518/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/woman/life/the-highs-and-lows-of-being-nicole-scherzinger-16113057.html?ino=2#wcol|url-status=live}} Scherzinger performed seven shows and the tour received positive feedback from critics.

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February 13, 2012

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Ancienne Belgique

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February 15, 2012

|Belfast

|Northern Ireland

|Waterfront Hall

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|2,213 / 2,213

February 16, 2012

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|Olympia Theatre

|$70,807

|1,591 / 1,591

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|Hammersmith Apollo

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|Manchester

|O2 Apollo Manchester

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February 23, 2012

|Birmingham

|O2 Academy Birmingham

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March 23, 2012

|Kuala Lumpur

|Malaysia

|Petronas Towers

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| header = UK Dates – Setlist{{cite web|last=Tarrush|first=Abraham|title=Review: Nicole Scherzinger at The Olympia Theatre|url=http://www.goldenplec.com/review-nicole-scherzinger-at-the-olympia-theatre-2/|work=Golden Plec|date=February 18, 2012 |publisher=Irish Music. Covered|access-date=June 1, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019094504/http://www.goldenplec.com/review-nicole-scherzinger-at-the-olympia-theatre-2/|url-status=live}}

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  1. "Club Banger Nation"
  2. "Poison"
  3. "Killer Love"
  4. "Baby Love"
  5. "Pretty"
  6. "I Will Always Love You"
  7. "You Will Be Loved"
  8. "Buttons"/"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"/"Wait a Minute"/"I Will Survive"/"Hush Hush"/"I Hate This Part"
  9. "Stickwitu"
  10. "When I Grow Up"
  11. "Wet"
  12. "Try with Me"
  13. "Right There"
  14. "Don't Cha"
  15. "Don't Hold Your Breath"

}}

;Opening acts{{cite web|last=Salimat|first=Shah|title=MINDLESS BEHAVIOR TO TOUR WITH NICOLE SCHERZINGER IN EUROPE|url=http://popspoken.com/2011/12/26/mindless-behaviour-to-tour-with-nicole-scherzinger-in-europe/|work=Pop Spoken|access-date=June 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010054/http://popspoken.com/2011/12/26/mindless-behaviour-to-tour-with-nicole-scherzinger-in-europe/|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}

{{clear}}

Singles

To lead the album's release in the United Kingdom, "Poison" was unveiled as Killer Love{{'}}s lead single on October 14, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/14/new-music-nicole-scherzinger-poison/#more-61161 |title=New Music: Nicole Scherzinger – 'Poison' |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=November 16, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018153337/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/14/new-music-nicole-scherzinger-poison/#more-61161 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/se/album/poison-single/398333372|title=Poison – Single by Nicole Scherzinger|publisher=Apple Inc.|work=iTunes|date=January 2010 |access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-date=November 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106064234/http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/poison-single/id398333372|url-status=live}} Then on December 11, 2010, the single debuted at number one on the Scottish Singles Chart. Additionally "Poison" made its UK chart debut at number three with first-week sales of 67,425{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1043558 |title=X Factor's Heroes frozen at top of singles chart |work=Music Week |publisher=United Business Media |date=December 7, 2010 |access-date=August 1, 2011 |last=Jones |first=Alan |archive-date=September 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902171519/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1043558 |url-status=live }} thus becoming one of her most successful single in the UK, as a solo or featured artist.Peak chart positions for singles in United Kingdom:

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/ar%20rahman%20%26%20pussycat%20dolls%20featuring%20nicole%20scherzinger/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Chart History – The Official Charts Company |access-date=July 24, 2012 |work=Official Charts Company |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615192815/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/ar%20rahman%20%26%20pussycat%20dolls%20featuring%20nicole%20scherzinger/ |url-status=live }}
  • "Come to Me" {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company – P Diddy Ft Nicole Scherzinger |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live }}
  • "Scream" {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/If%20This%20Is%20Love |title=The Official Charts Company – Timbaland – Scream |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604234757/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/IF%20THIS%20IS%20LOVE/ |url-status=live }}
  • "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Life |title=The Official Charts Company – Artists For Haiti – We Are The World 25 For Haiti |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319062822/http://www.officialcharts.com/Search/Singles/LIFE/ |url-status=live }}
  • "Heartbeat" {{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Enrique Iglesias / Nicole Scherzinger |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live }} It also peaked at number two on the UK Digital Singles chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20101205/7000/ |title=Digital Charts |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=December 11, 2010 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309061858/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20101205/7000/ |url-status=live }} In Ireland, the single debuted at number seven becoming her best charting single as a lead artist.{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nicole+Scherzinger|title=Nicole Scherzinger Irish discography|publisher=Irishcharts at Hung Medien|work=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=December 30, 2010|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310181417/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=nicole+scherzinger|url-status=live}}

Second single, "Don't Hold Your Breath" was produced by Carl Falk, Steve Josefsson (of the Swedish House Mafia) and Rami Yacoub. It was released from March 10, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://ie.7digital.com/artists/nicole-scherzinger/dont-hold-your-breath/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger – Don't Hold Your Breath / Single |publisher=ie.7digital.com |access-date=March 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707065858/http://ie.7digital.com/artists/nicole-scherzinger/dont-hold-your-breath/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead }} It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart selling 98,000 copies in its first week, and top-five in Ireland. "Don't Hold Your Breath" was released as a digital download in the US in August 2011,{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-hold-your-breath-single/id456822174 |title=iTunes – Music – Don't Hold Your Breath – Single by Nicole Scherzinger |publisher=iTunes |date=August 16, 2011 |access-date=October 23, 2011 |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118093311/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-hold-your-breath-single/id456822174 |url-status=dead }} it serves as the second US single and impacted US radio on September 20, 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=October 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411072813/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archive-date=April 11, 2016 }}

After gaining international attention, "Right There" impacted on UK urban music radio on April 1, 2011, as the album's third UK single.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110408130403/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist/ WebCite] The song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/right-there-uk-version-single/1444612158 |title=Right There (UK Version) – Single by Nicole Scherzinger – Download Right There (UK Version) – Single on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112091907/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/right-there-uk-version-single/id434810791?ign-mpt=uo=2 |url-status=live }} Meanwhile, for its release as the lead single for the US edition of Killer Love, the song was re-recorded to feature two new verses from American rapper 50 Cent.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110414124527/http://vibe.com/posts/v-exclusive-jim-jonsin-talks-working-50-cent-first-time V Exclusive: Jim Jonsin Says He Produced New Nicole Scherzinger And 50 Cent Record] This version of the song was available for purchase at the US iTunes store on May 17, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/06/nicole-scherzinger-is-drop-dead-gorgeous/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Is Drop-Dead Gorgeous |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513230657/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/05/06/nicole-scherzinger-is-drop-dead-gorgeous/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases |publisher=All Access Music Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508234955/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access Music Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508235052/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead }} It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at 39, thus becoming her first US single as a lead artist to enter the Hot 100.{{cite web|title=SEARCHABLE DATABASE|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=July 15, 2012|archive-date=July 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709230710/https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74391/week-ending-july-17-2011-songs-demis-breakthrough/;_ylt=ApClM5dmqVetcM8bzow_TSgPwiUv|title=Week Ending July 17, 2011. Songs: Demi's Breakthrough|work=Yahoo! Music|date=July 20, 2011|access-date=July 20, 2011}} Scherzinger performed "Right There" live for the first time on American Idol, to coincide with the song's US release.

On July 14, 2011, it was revealed that "Wet" would be released as the album's fourth UK single.{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Nicole Scherzinger confirms 'Wet' as new single|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a329787/nicole-scherzinger-confirms-wet-as-new-single.html|work=Digital Spy|date=July 10, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011|archive-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716004617/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a329787/nicole-scherzinger-confirms-wet-as-new-single.html|url-status=live}} On the week of August 20, 2011, it climbed 156 places to peak at number 21 with a lack of sales and has sold over 148,000 copies to date.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Singles Top 40 from the Official Charts Company |publisher=Theofficialcharts.com |access-date=August 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181001/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }} "Wet" debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number forty-eight on the week ending August 11, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=32 |title=GFK Chart-Track |publisher=Chart-track.co.uk |access-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614122838/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=32 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }} The following week, August 18, 2011, "Wet" climbed to number 29 on the Irish Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=33 |title=GFK Chart-Track |publisher=Chart-track.co.uk |access-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614122947/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=33 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }} The song also peaked at number thirteen on the Scottish Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20110821/41/ |title=Archive Chart |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202124352/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20110821/41/ |url-status=live }}

"Try with Me" was released on October 30, 2011, as the lead single from the European re-release and over-all fifth single from Killer Love.{{cite web |author=music |url=http://music.uk.msn.com/features/msn-exclusive-nicole-scherzinger-video-try-with-me |title=MSN exclusive Nicole Scherzinger video: Try With Me – Features | MSN Music |publisher=Music.uk.msn.com |date=October 18, 2011 |access-date=October 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022075251/http://music.uk.msn.com/features/msn-exclusive-nicole-scherzinger-video-try-with-me |archive-date=October 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }} The song and its video made its premiere on October 18, 2011, at Capital FM and MSN.com, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/nicole-scherzinger/news/try-me-video-stills/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Teases 'Try With Me' Video Stills |publisher=Capital FM |access-date=October 23, 2011 |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020133549/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/nicole-scherzinger/news/try-me-video-stills/ |url-status=live }} In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart on the issue dated November 12, 2011.{{cite web|title=2010-11-06 Top 40 Compilation Albums Archive Official Charts|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20101031/7503/|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 29, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101250/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20101031/7503/|url-status=live}} It sold 21,315 copies in its first week.{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=UK Singles Chart analysis: Professor Green's Read All About it sales dip 44%|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047360&c=1|work=Music Week|access-date=November 7, 2011|date=November 7, 2011|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019130955/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1047360&c=1|url-status=live}}

Track listing

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| headline = Killer Love – Standard edition

| extra_column = Producer(s)

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| title2 = Killer Love

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  • Scherzinger
  • RedOne
  • AJ Junior
  • Hajji
  • Beatgeek
  • Jimmy Joker

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| extra2 = {{flat list|

  • RedOne
  • Beatgeek

}}

| length2 = 3:52

| title3 = Don't Hold Your Breath

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| extra3 = {{flat list|

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| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = Right There

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| extra4 = {{flat list|

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| length4 = 4:03

| title5 = You Will Be Loved

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| extra5 = {{flat list|

  • Swirsky
  • Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

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| length5 = 4:16

| title6 = Wet

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| length6 = 3:37

| title7 = Say Yes

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| extra7 = {{flat list|

  • RedOne
  • Jimmy Joker
  • Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

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| length7 = 3:30

| title8 = Club Banger Nation

| writer8 = {{flat list|

  • RedOne
  • Hajji
  • Hamid

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| extra8 = RedOne

| length8 = 4:07

| title9 = Power's Out

| note9 = featuring Sting

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| extra9 = {{flat list|

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| length9 = 4:08

| title10 = Desperate

| writer10 = {{flat list|

  • Scherzinger
  • RedOne
  • Hamid

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| extra10 = RedOne

| length10 = 3:28

| title11 = Everybody

| writer11 = {{flat list|

  • Scherzinger
  • RedOne
  • Adil Khayat
  • AJ Junior
  • Hajji
  • Jimmy Joker
  • Beatgeek
  • Trina Harmon

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  • RedOne
  • Beatgeek{{ref|a|[a]}}
  • Jimmy Joker{{ref|a|[a]}}

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| length11 = 3:48

| title12 = Heartbeat

| note12 = Rudi Wells' Open Heart Remix) (Enrique Iglesias featuring Nicole Scherzinger

| writer12 = {{flat list|

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| extra12 = Taylor

| length12 = 3:32

| title13 = Casualty

| writer13 = {{flat list|

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| extra13 = {{flat list|

}}

| length13 = 4:21

| title14 = AmenJena

| writer14 = {{flat list|

  • Scherzinger
  • Harmon

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| extra14 = Harmon

| length14 = 5:22

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{{Track listing

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| title_width=20%

| writing_width=55%

| extra_width=25%

| title15 = Poison

| note15 = Glam As You Rock Mix

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  • Scherzinger
  • RedOne
  • The Chef
  • BeatGeek
  • AJ Junior
  • Kinda Hamid

}}

| extra15 = {{flat list|

  • RedOne
  • BeatGeek
  • Jimmy Joker

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| length15 = 3:41

| title16 = Don't Hold Your Breath

| note16 = Cahill Mix – Edit

| writer16 = {{flat list|

  • Josh Alexander
  • Billy Steinberg
  • Toby Gad

}}

| extra16 = {{flat list|

  • Carl Falk
  • Steve Angello
  • Rami Yacoub

}}

| length16 = 3:04

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{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title_width=20%

| writing_width=55%

| extra_width=25%

| title15 = Right There

| note15 = featuring 50 Cent

| writer15 = {{flat list|

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| extra15 = {{flat list|

  • Jim Jonsin
  • Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

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| length15 = 4:22

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{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 70:49

| title_width=20%

| writing_width=55%

| extra_width=25%

| title16 = Try with Me

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| extra16 = Soulshock

| length16 = 3:56

| title17 = Trust Me I Lie

| writer17 = Diane Warren

| extra17 = {{flat list|

  • Fraser T. Smith
  • AC Burrell{{ref|b|[b]}}
  • G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze{{ref|b|[b]}}

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| title18 = Tomorrow Never Dies

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| extra18 = {{flat list|

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| length18 = 3:41

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;Notes{{cite AV media notes |title=Killer Love |title-link=Killer Love |others=Nicole Scherzinger |year=2011 |type=Booklet |publisher=Polydor, Interscope Records (Cat no. 0602527665153) |location=Santa Monica, California}}

  • {{note|a|a}} signifies a co-producer
  • {{note|b|b}} signifies a vocal producer
  • {{note|c|c}} signifies additional producer
  • The demo for "Say Yes" was originally produced by The Cave (Jonas Saeed and Pontus Söderqvist).

Personnel

Adapted from the album booklet.

Performance credits

Art and direction

  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Stephanie Hsu – creative manager
  • Nino Muñoz – photographer
  • Julian Peploe Studio – art direction

Technical credits

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{{col-2}}

  • Josh Alexander – vocal producer
  • BeatGeek – producer, instruments, programming
  • Boi-1da – producer
  • David Boyd – assistant vocal recorder
  • Maven Boys – additional producer
  • David Bukovinsky – cello
  • Mattias Bylund – strings arranger, stringer recorder, strings editor
  • The Cave – original song demo production for "Say Yes"
  • Michael Daley – assistant vocal recorder
  • Mikkel Erkissen – recording engineer
  • Carl Falk – producer
  • Chris Garcia – digital editor
  • Angela N. Golighty – production coordinator
  • Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineering
  • Trina Harmon – producer, vocal producer, pianist
  • Kuk Harrell – vocal producer
  • Dabbling Harward – additional vocal recorder
  • Andrew Hey – vocal recorder
  • Ghazi Hourani – assistant recording engineer
  • Matt Huber – assistant mixing engineer
  • Mattias Johnasson – violinist
  • Jimmy Joker – producer, vocal editor, recording engineer
  • Jim Jonsin – producer, programmer, keyboards
  • Steve Josefsson – producer
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • AJ Junior – vocal editor, instruments
  • Martin Keirszenbaum – guitars and additional keyboards
  • Paul LaMalfa – assistant recording engineer

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  • Damien Lewis – additional and assistant engineering
  • Robert Marks – recording engineer, mixing
  • Patrick Mascall – guitarist
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. – vocal producer
  • Justin Merrill – additional mixing engineer, recording engineer
  • Danny Morris – additional keyboards
  • Trevor Muzzy – recording engineer, guitarist, vocal editor, mixing, instruments
  • Terius "The-Dream" Nash – producer
  • Alec Newell – engineering
  • Rob Orton – mixing
  • Carlos Paucar – vocal recorder
  • Dave Pensado – mixing
  • Rami – producer
  • RedOne – producer, recording engineer, guitarist, instruments, programming, vocal arranger, vocal production
  • Frank Romano – guitarist, bass
  • Stargate (Mikkel S. Eriksen & Tor E. Hermansen) – producer, instruments
  • Billy Steinberg – vocal producer
  • C. "Tricky" Stewart – producer
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Julian Swirsky – producer
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Marke Taylor – producer, keyboards, programmer
  • Jamie Scott & The Town – pianist
  • Sandy Vee – producer, recording engineer, mixing, instruments
  • Miles Walker – recording engineer
  • Stuart White – additional engineer
  • Andrew Wuepper – mixing assistant

{{col-end}}

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Killer Love

! scope="col"| Chart (2011)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row" {{album chart|Australia|26|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=AUS|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Flanders|52|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=FLA|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Wallonia|61|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=WAL|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|66|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=NED|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|France|57|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=FRA|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Germany|85|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=GER|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Ireland|14|year=2011|week=12|refname=IRE|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|New Zealand|34|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=NZ|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20110402|rowheader=true|access-date=June 22, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|Switzerland|55|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|album=Killer Love|refname=SWI|access-date=June 27, 2014}}
scope="row" {{album chart|UK2|8|date=20110327|refname=UK|access-date=June 27, 2014}}

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= Year-end charts =

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Killer Love

! scope="col"| Chart (2011)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20110109/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403002358/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20110109/37502|url-status=live}}

| 73

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|title=Killer Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|access-date=January 23, 2025|type=album|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|source=radioscope}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|title=Killer Love|award=Gold|certyear=2013|relyear=2011|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=September 3, 2013 |format=To access, enter the search parameter "Nicole Scherzinger" and select "Search by Keyword" |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625075145/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=June 25, 2014 }}}}

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Release history

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|+ Release history and formats for Killer Love

! scope="col"| Country

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Edition

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

scope="row"| United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Love-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B004PCIC4K|title=Killer Love|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016|via=Amazon|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307212734/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Love-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B004PCIC4K|url-status=live}}

| March 21, 2011

| rowspan="5"| Standard

| rowspan="6"| CD, digital download

| rowspan="2"| Polydor

scope="row"| France{{cite web|url=http://musique.fnac.com/a3459416/Nicole-Scherzinger-Killer-love-CD-album|title=Killer love – Nicole Scherzinger – CD album – Achat & prix Fnac|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=January 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129053320/http://musique.fnac.com/a3459416/Nicole-Scherzinger-Killer-love-CD-album|url-status=live}}

| April 25, 2011

scope="row"| Poland{{cite web|url=http://www.empik.com/killer-love-scherzinger-nicole,prod61080657,muzyka-p|title=Killer Love|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063300/http://www.empik.com/killer-love-scherzinger-nicole,prod61080657,muzyka-p|url-status=live}}

| May 20, 2011

| rowspan="3"| Universal

scope="row"| Germany{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Killer-Love-Scherzinger-Nicole/dp/B004PCIC4K|title=Killer Love|access-date=November 5, 2016|via=Amazon|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515101126/https://www.amazon.de/Killer-Love-Scherzinger-Nicole/dp/B004PCIC4K|url-status=live}}

| August 26, 2011

scope="row"| Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2201811/Killer_Love_Australian_Edition|title=Killer Love: Australian Edition|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109114620/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2201811/Killer_Love_Australian_Edition|archive-date=November 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}

| September 2, 2011

scope="row"| United Kingdom{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Love-Repackaged-Version-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B005WR32M4|title=Killer Love|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016|via=Amazon|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308030519/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Love-Repackaged-Version-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B005WR32M4|url-status=live}}

| November 14, 2011

| Deluxe

| Polydor

scope="row"| United StatesUS release of Killer Love:

  • Amazon – {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Love-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B073J2C1PJ/ |title=Killer Love (deluxe edition) |via=Amazon |accessdate=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104065454/https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Love-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B073J2C1PJ |url-status=live }}
  • MuuMuse – {{cite web |url=https://muumuse.com/2021/01/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-streaming.html/ |title=Her Name Is (Still) Nicole: Scherzy's 'Killer Love' Is Now Streaming |website=MuuMuse |last=Stern |first=Bradley |date=January 7, 2021 |accessdate=March 15, 2021 |archive-date=February 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220090809/https://muumuse.com/2021/01/nicole-scherzinger-killer-love-streaming.html/ |url-status=live }}

| January 7, 2021

| Standard, deluxe

| Digital download, streaming

| Interscope

See also

References

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Category:Interscope Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Kuk Harrell

Category:Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums