| "Love Like Winter" | ||||
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| Single byAFI | ||||
| from the albumDecemberunderground | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Jerry Finn | |||
| AFI singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Like Winter" is a song by Americanrock bandAFI. It was released as the second single from their seventh studio albumDecemberunderground. "Love Like Winter" was released to radio on September 26, 2006.[4] A music video for the song premiered onTRL on September 26, 2006, and was directed byMarc Webb, who has also directed previous music videos for the band: "The Days of the Phoenix", "The Leaving Song Pt. II", and "Miss Murder". The short version of the music video was released oniTunes along with the live video fromI Heard a Voice – Live from Long Beach Arena in December 2006 as an EP called theLove Like Winter EP.
The song charted at number four on theAlternative Songs chart, number 68 on theBillboard Hot 100, and number 71 on theBillboard Pop 100.[citation needed] The song also charted in theUnited Kingdom,Australia andPortugal.[citation needed]
It is available as a downloadable track for thevideo gameRock Band.
On September 26, 2006,AFI appeared onTotal Request Live to premiere the music video. It peaked at number one shortly afterward, then retired at number seven, spending 40 days on the countdown.
The band appears in a snowy forest and they die one by one, leaving lead singer Davey Havok as the only remaining member. Havok chases after a mysterious woman played by Christina Petrovic, who reveals herself as evil. After Havok collapses through the ice and attempts to rescue himself, she appears behind him and the two share a kiss. Havok dies and is shown sinking into the water at the end of the music video, with the mysterious woman.
The video (directed byMarc Webb) was said to be inspired byQuentin Tarantino'sKill Bill: Volume 1 duology andTim Burton'sSleepy Hollow.[5]
On November 15, 2006, a long version was released onYahoo!. The video contains additional footage at the beginning of the music video and features the outro to the preceding track onDecemberunderground, "The Interview". It features the band members roaming around the snowy forest, as well as the mysterious woman. It features five quick flashes as well, the first four containing frames from videos AFI made during their "5 Flowers" mystery that ended with fans receiving secret passes to shows in April 2006. The fifth frame features the word 'ÞrírÞrírSjö' over the cover of "The Leaving Song Pt. II"7" from their previous studio albumSing the Sorrow. The word isIcelandic for "three three seven". On November 17, 2006, the extended version was removed fromYahoo!. However, it was eventually re-released on the site and became viewable onYouTube. It is available for digital download oniTunes as well.
| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 44 |
| Portugal (AFP)[7] | 29 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[8] | 50 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 76 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10] | 3 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[11] | 68 |
| USPop 100 (Billboard)[12] | 71 |
| USAlternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 4 |
