Killing Loneliness

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“Killing Loneliness”
Single by HIM from the album Dark Light
Released	April, 2006
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:29
Label	Sire Records
Producer	HIM
HIM singles chronology
"Vampire Heart" (2005) "Killing Loneliness" (2006) "The Kiss of Dawn" (2007)

"Killing Loneliness" is the second single released by HIM, a Finnish band, and was released in February 2006 in Germany and in April in the UK 2006 from their 2005 breakthrough Dark Light. The song, along with Wings of a Butterfly, is one on the band's best known songs in the United States.

On the May 11, 2006, episode of Loveline, Ville Valo confirmed that the song was inspired by skateboarder Brandon Novak, who blamed his heroin addiction on a need to, as he put it, "kill the loneliness". In other interviews however, he said "Killing Loneliness" is a self-explaining song, in which the loneliness gets killed by his girlfriend. Valo is known for giving different answers to the same question, so the official meaning of the song is still uncertain.

At a concert, at The Pagent in St. Louis Mo. (Oct. 26th) Valo said the song was for his friend who was addicted to smack (heroin), and has since then kicked the habit, obviously referring to Novak.

Contents 1 Video 2 Track listing 3 Chart 4 References

[edit] Video

There are two versions of the song's music video: a European and U.S. version. The U.S. version of "Killing Loneliness" was filmed in April 2006 and released in May. Making a guest appearance in the video is tattoo artist Kat Von D, known from the reality television series' LA Ink and Miami Ink.

[edit] Track listing

Finnish track listing

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Live)
3. "Play Dead" (Live)

German track listing EP

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "The Cage"
3. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Live)
4. "Under the Rose" (Live)
5. "Killing Loneliness" (Video)

Japanese track listing

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "Under the Rose" (Live)
3. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Live)
4. "Play Dead" (Live)
5. "Vampire Heart" (Live)
6. "The Cage"

UK track listing

1. "Killing Loneliness"
2. "Under the Rose" (Live)

[edit] Chart

Chart	Peak position[1]
Austrian Singles Chart	56
Finnish Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	32
Irish Singles Chart	45
Swiss Singles Chart	44
UK Singles Chart	26

[edit] References

v • d • e HIM Ville Valo · Mikko Lindström · Mikko Paananen · Janne Puurtinen · Mika Karppinen Discography Studio albums Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 · Razorblade Romance · Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights · Love Metal · Dark Light · Venus Doom EPs and demos Witches and Other Night Fears · This Is Only the Beginning · 666 Ways to Love: Prologue Compilation albums and box sets The Single Collection · And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 · Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666/Razorblade Romance/Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights · Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 · Uneasy Listening Vol. 2 · Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 & 2 DVD's The Video Collection: 1997-2003 · And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004 · Love Metal Archives Vol. I · Digital Versatile Doom Singles "Your Sweet Six Six Six" · "Wicked Game" · "When Love and Death Embrace" · "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" · "Join Me in Death" · "Right Here in My Arms" · "Poison Girl" · "Gone With the Sin" · "Wicked Game" (2000) · "Your Sweet 666" (2000) · "Pretending" · "In Joy and Sorrow" · "Heartache Every Moment"/"Close to the Flame" · "The Funeral of Hearts" · "Buried Alive By Love" · "The Sacrament" · "Solitary Man" · "And Love Said No" · "Wings of a Butterfly" · "Vampire Heart" · "Killing Loneliness" · "The Kiss of Dawn" · "Bleed Well"