Charlotte (Kittie song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Charlotte

| cover = Kittie Charlotte.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kittie

| album = Spit

| released = June 5, 2000

| recorded = Summer 1999

| studio = EMAC Recording Studios

| venue =

| genre = Nu metal

| length = 3:56

| label = {{hlist|NG|Artemis}}

| writer = Morgan Lander, Mercedes Lander and Fallon Bowman

| producer = Garth Richardson

| prev_title = Brackish

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = What I Always Wanted

| next_year = 2000

}}

"Charlotte" is a song by the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released as the second single from their debut album Spit. The song was inspired by a book about a serial killer that Kittie member Morgan Lander read called Rites of Burial by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole. A music video for the song, which follows an angel who has crashed down and lost his wings, was shot in Toronto and directed by Lisa Rubisch. The music video for "Charlotte" also got played very frequently on MTV. Released in the year 2000, the single for "Charlotte" went to number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains the band’s biggest hit.

Release and commercial performance

"Charlotte" was released a single by Kittie on June 5, 2000. The song went to number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

"Charlotte" was inspired by a book that Kittie member Morgan Lander read. The book, Rites of Burial by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole, was about a serial killer named Robert Berdella. In an interview with Songfacts.com, Lander said about the serial killer: "He did a lot of really, really messed up things, and the story really stuck with me. I thought it was really quite sad and disturbing. So, it draws lyrical inspiration from that."{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/morgan_lander_of_kittie/ |title=Morgan Lander of Kittie |publisher=Songfacts |accessdate=September 14, 2017 |date=October 14, 2015 |last=Prato |first=Greg}}

Music video

The music video for "Charlotte" was shot in Toronto and directed by Lisa Rubisch. Kittie told MTV News that the band was shooting for something with more of a concept than the "Brackish" music video, but with a performance of the band still being a strong element.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018142734/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |title=Kittie Preps Home Video, Music Video |publisher=MTV |last=Mancini |first=Rob |date=April 18, 2000 |accessdate=September 14, 2017}} The music video, which got played very frequently on MTV, follows an angel who has crashed down and lost his wings.{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=38332 |title=Charlotte by Kittie |publisher=Songfacts |accessdate=September 14, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=August 18, 2000 |title=Music videos |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/08/18/music-videos/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

Track list

"Charlotte - Alternate Mellow Version"
"Suck - Live"
"Spit - Live"
"Charlotte - Alge Remix Radio Edit"

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Scotland (OCC){{Cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20000716/41/\|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|date=July 16, 2000\|access-date=May 11, 2023}} \| 58
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{Cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20000716/7501/\|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|date=July 16, 2000\|access-date=May 11, 2023}} \| 60
scope="row"\| US Active Rock (Billboard){{Cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kittie/chart-history/art/\|title=Kittie Chart History (Active Rock)\|work=Billboard\|access-date=May 11, 2023}} \| 37

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Scotland (OCC){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20000716/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=July 16, 2000|access-date=May 11, 2023}}

| 58

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20000716/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=July 16, 2000|access-date=May 11, 2023}}

| 60

scope="row"| US Active Rock (Billboard){{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kittie/chart-history/art/|title=Kittie Chart History (Active Rock)|work=Billboard|access-date=May 11, 2023}}

| 37

Release history

class="wikitable"

!Region

!Label

!Format

!Date

!Catalog #

!Ref.

United States

|{{flatlist|* NG

Artemis}}

|CD

|June 5, 2000

|ARTCD-31

|{{Cite journal |last=Anon. |date=June 2, 2000 |title=Post Modern: Upcoming New Releases |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2000/Hits-2000-06-02.pdf |journal=HITS |volume=14 |issue=696 |page=42 |via=worldradiohistory.com}}

United Kingdom

|{{flatlist|* NG

Artemis
Epic}}

|{{flatlist|* CD

7" single}}

|July 2000

|669622 7

|{{cite web |date=July 10, 2000 |title=Answer me Getting personal with... Morgan Lander (Kittie) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/jul/11/tvandradio.television2 |accessdate=September 8, 2017 |work=The Guardian}}

References

Category:2000 singles

Category:2000 songs

Category:Works about serial killers

Category:Kittie songs