| "You Have Killed Me" | ||||
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| Single byMorrissey | ||||
| from the albumRingleader of the Tormentors | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 27 March 2006 (2006-03-27) | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary,Attack | |||
| Songwriters | Morrissey,Jesse Tobias | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
| Morrissey singles chronology | ||||
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"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from Englishalternative rock singerMorrissey's eighth studio album,Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006). The single, written by Morrissey andJesse 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 whileBillboard magazine described it as a "simple, effective first single".[1] Upon its release, the song peaked at number three on theUK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden.
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The lyric referencesPier 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, sinceAccattone is Pasolini's first film. A picture of Terence Stamp, main character of Pasolini's movieTeorema, was also chosen by Morrissey as cover of one ofThe Smiths early singles, "What Difference Does It Make?".
The lyric also mentionsAnna Magnani,Luchino Visconti, and in some live performancesFellini. The references to Anna Magnani and Luchino Visconti probably refer to the Visconti's segment of the anthology filmSiamo 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'sBellissima or Pasolini'sMamma Roma.
UK CD1 and 7-inch single[2][3]
UK CD2[4]
| US CD single[5]
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| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 3 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 12 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[9] | 69 |
| Germany (GfK)[10] | 65 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 9 |
| Italy (FIMI)[12] | 22 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] | 58 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[14] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 3 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[17] | 1 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | 27 February 2006 | [18] | ||
| Australia | 27 March 2006 |
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| United Kingdom | CD | [20] |
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