"Kill Me" is a song by American rock band the Pretty Reckless, released as a single on December 7, 2012, by Interscope Records. The song was initially intended to serve as the lead single from the band's then-untitled second studio album, as announced by lead singer Taylor Momsen through her Twitter account.[1] However, after the Pretty Reckless moved record labels from Interscope to Razor & Tie, "Kill Me" was left out of the band's second album, Going to Hell (2014), although it was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album.[2][3]

"Kill Me"
Single by the Pretty Reckless
ReleasedDecember 7, 2012 (2012-12-07)
Genre
Length3:47
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kato Khandwala
The Pretty Reckless singles chronology
"Just Tonight"
(2010)
"Kill Me"
(2012)
"Going to Hell"
(2013)

On December 17, 2012, the track was featured at the end of the final episode of the television series Gossip Girl,[4][5] where Momsen made a guest appearance as her character Jenny Humphrey,[6] having previously left the show in May 2011.[7]

Track listing edit

  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Kill Me" – 3:47

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] 22

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Ireland December 7, 2012 Digital download Polydor [10]
Australia December 11, 2012 Universal [11]
United Kingdom Polydor [12]
United States Interscope [8]
Germany March 6, 2013 Universal [13]

References edit

  1. ^ Momsen, Taylor [@taylormomsen] (November 30, 2012). "New single off the new record coming December 11th...retweet!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 1, 2012 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ ゴーイング・トゥ・ヘル [Going to Hell] (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Going to Hell by The Pretty Reckless". iTunes Store (Japan). Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  4. ^ dos Santos, Kristin (December 18, 2012). "Gossip Girl Finale: Dan Was Almost Revealed in Episode 1—and More Surprises You Didn't Know!". E! News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Hilton, Perez (December 18, 2012). "Gossip Girl Pays Homage To Sex And The City: The Music Behind The Finale!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Murray, Rheana (October 17, 2012). "'Gossip Girl' alums Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo make surprise return for show's final episode". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 9, 2011). "Gossip Girl Exclusive: Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr Not Returning For Season 5". TVLine. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Kill Me [Explicit]: The Pretty Reckless: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (US). Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Kill Me by The Pretty Reckless". 7digital (Ireland). Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Kill Me by The Pretty Reckless". zdigital. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "Kill Me [Explicit]: The Pretty Reckless: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (UK). Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  13. ^ "Kill Me [Explicit]: The Pretty Reckless: MP3-Downloads". Amazon (Germany) (in German). Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2014.