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You Have Killed Me

{{Short description|2006 single by Morrissey}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox song

| name = You Have Killed Me

| cover = 2006_-_You_Have_Killed_Me_(Cover)_200.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Morrissey

| album = Ringleader of the Tormentors

| B-side =

  • "Good Looking Man About Town"
  • "Human Being"
  • "I Knew I Was Next"

| released = {{start date|2006|3|27|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:08

| label = Sanctuary, Attack

| writer = Morrissey, Jesse Tobias

| producer = Tony Visconti

| prev_title = Redondo Beach

| prev_title2 = There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = The Youngest Was the Most Loved

| next_year = 2006

}}

"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from English alternative rock singer Morrissey's eighth studio album, Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006). The single, written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias, was released on 27 March 2006. Morrissey said it would showcase the "marked difference in sound" brought about by the new influence of Tobias on Morrissey's work while Billboard magazine described it as a "simple, effective first single".{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} Upon its release, the song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden.

Lyrical content

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The lyric references Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1961 film, Accattone, about prostitution in the slums of Rome, as is shown in the first two lines of the lyrics ("Pasolini is me"/"Accattone you'll be"). There is much speculation as to the meaning of this quote. Some fans believe it is merely an example of Rome's influence on Morrissey, whereas others feel it is a reference to the loss of virginity, since Accattone is Pasolini's first film. A picture of Terence Stamp, main character of Pasolini's movie Teorema, was also chosen by Morrissey as cover of one of The Smiths early singles, "What Difference Does It Make?".

The lyric also mentions Anna Magnani, Luchino Visconti, and in some live performances Fellini. The references to Anna Magnani and Luchino Visconti probably refer to the Visconti's segment of the anthology film Siamo Donne, in which actresses are shown in their everyday lives, rather than as glamorous or sexualised. Anna Magnani frequently portrayed ordinary women who sacrificed everything for her family, as in Visconti's Bellissima or Pasolini's Mamma Roma.

Track listings

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UK CD1 and 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=You Have Killed Me|others=Morrissey|year=2006|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Sanctuary Records, Attack Records|id=ATKXS017}}{{cite AV media notes|title=You Have Killed Me|others=Morrissey|year=2006|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Sanctuary Records, Attack Records|id=ATKSE017}}

  1. "You Have Killed Me" {{small|(Morrissey, Jesse Tobias)}} – 3:08
  2. "Good Looking Man About Town" {{small|(Morrissey, Alain Whyte)}} – 2:53

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=You Have Killed Me|others=Morrissey|year=2006|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Sanctuary Records, Attack Records|id=ATKXD017}}

  1. "You Have Killed Me" {{small|(Morrissey, Tobias)}} – 3:08
  2. "Human Being" {{small|(David Johansen, Johnny Thunders)}} – 6:08
  3. "I Knew I Was Next" {{small|(Morrissey, Tobias)}} – 3:46
  4. "You Have Killed Me" (video)

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US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=You Have Killed Me|others=Morrissey|year=2006|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Sanctuary Records, Attack Records|id=06076-86016-2}}

  1. "You Have Killed Me" {{small|(Morrissey, Tobias)}} – 3:08
  2. "Human Being" {{small|(Johansen, Thunders)}} – 6:08
  3. "I Knew I Was Next" {{small|(Morrissey, Tobias)}} – 3:46
  4. "Good Looking Man About Town" {{small|(Morrissey, Whyte)}} – 2:53

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Personnel

Charts

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!scope="col"|Chart (2006)

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position

{{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-04-15.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=118|issue=15|page=77|date=15 April 2006|access-date=25 July 2020}}

|12

{{single chart|Finland|5|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|France|69|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|65|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|songid=192107|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|9|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true|access-date=29 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|22|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|58|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|2|date=20060408|rowheader=true|access-date=12 October 2018}}
{{single chart|Sweden|8|artist=Morrissey|song=You Have Killed Me|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|3|date=20060408|rowheader=true|access-date=12 October 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20060408|rowheader=true|access-date=16 October 2024}}

Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|27 February 2006

|{{hlist|Triple A|alternative radio}}

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Sanctuary|Attack}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1646|page=20|date=24 February 2006}}

scope="row"|Australia

|rowspan="2"|27 March 2006

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE838.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th March 2006|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=27 March 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060409140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060410-0000/ISSUE838.pdf|archive-date=9 April 2006|access-date=21 October 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|CD

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=25 March 2006}}

References

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External links

  • [http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_051223_01 Single info]
  • [http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_060104_01 Q&A]
  • [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60120/morrissey-rocks-revels-in-rome-on-new-album Billboard magazine preview]
  • [http://www.myspace.com/morrissey The "official" Morrissey MySpace page]

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Category:Songs about death

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles