Pretty Little Poison
{{Short description|2023 single by Warren Zeiders}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Pretty Little Poison
| cover = Warren Zeiders - Pretty Little Poison.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Warren Zeiders
| album = Pretty Little Poison
| released = July 10, 2023
| recorded =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:38
| label = Warner
| writer = * Warren Zeiders
- Ryan Beaver
- Jared Keim
| producer = Ross Copperman
| prev_title = West Texas Weather
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Sin So Sweet
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DhCJtYIMPno|"Pretty Little Poison"}}}}
}}
"Pretty Little Poison" is a song by American country music singer Warren Zeiders, released on July 10, 2023 as the second single from his third studio album of the same name (2023). It was written by Zeiders, Ryan Beaver and Jared Keim and produced by Ross Copperman.
Background
Warren Zeiders said about the song, "This is my favorite song that I've ever written. Like a moth to a flame, this song is about being led into temptation between love and toxicity. Choosing something or someone that we ultimately know will hurt us in the end."{{cite web |title=Rising Country Star Warren Zeiders Releases New Single "Pretty Little Poison" With Official Music Video |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/warren-zeiders-releases-new-single-pretty-little-poison |website=Shore Fire Media |access-date=30 August 2023 |date=March 17, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Mower |first1=Maxim |title=Warren Zeiders Announces New EP and Releases Addictive New Single, 'Pretty Little Poison' |url=https://holler.country/news/breaking/warren-zeiders-announces-new-ep-and-releases-addictive-new-single-pretty-little-poison |website=Holler |access-date=30 August 2023 |date=March 17, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=O'Connell |first1=Madeleine |title=New Songs You Need To Hear Right Now: Lauren Weintraub, Warren Zeiders, Erin Kinsey & More |url=https://countrynow.com/new-songs-you-need-to-hear-right-now-lauren-weintraub-warren-zeiders-erin-kinsey-more/ |website=Country Now |access-date=30 August 2023 |date=March 20, 2023}}
Composition
"Pretty Little Poison" features guitar riffs, while lyrically, Zeiders describes being easily swayed by his momentary lover and old memories,{{cite magazine |last1=Nicholson |first1=Jessica |title=7 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Jake Worthington, Bailey Zimmerman, Erin Kinsey & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/7-must-hear-new-country-songs-jake-worthington-boy-named-banjo-1235289417/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=30 August 2023 |date=March 20, 2023}} letting his heart rule his head. He compares his passion to the feeling of being addicted to a drug.
Commercial performance
"Pretty Little Poison" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated March 2, 2024, becoming Zeiders's first number one single, and the first debut single to top the chart since Nate Smith's "Whiskey on You" thirteen months earlier.{{cite magazine |date=February 23, 2024 |title=Warren Zeiders Notches His First Country Airplay No. 1 With 'Pretty Little Poison': 'Lord Willing, It Ain't My Last' |last=Asker |first=Jim |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/warren-zeiders-pretty-little-poison-number-1-country-airplay-chart-1235613871/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 12, 2024 }} Coincidentally, the song dethroned Smith's "World on Fire" at the top after it spent ten consecutive weeks there.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Pretty Little Poison" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
| 60 |
|---|
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Pretty Little Poison" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2024}}
| 60 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2024}}
| 3 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2024}}
| 16 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Warren Zeiders|title=Pretty Little Poison|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|access-date=June 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Warren Zeiders|title=Pretty Little Poison|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=June 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Warren Zeiders|title=Pretty Little Poison|award=Platinum|type=single|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=June 5, 2024}}
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