You Have Killed Me

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"You Have Killed Me"
Single by Morrissey
from the album Ringleader of the Tormentors
B-side
  • "Good Looking Man About Town"
  • "Human Being"
  • "I Knew I Was Next"
Released27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)
Length3:08
LabelSanctuary, Attack
Songwriter(s)Morrissey, Jesse Tobias
Producer(s)Tony Visconti
Morrissey singles chronology
"Redondo Beach" / "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
(2005)
"You Have Killed Me"
(2006)
"The Youngest Was the Most Loved"
(2006)

"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from English

UK Singles Chart
and reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden.

Lyrical content

The lyric references

Teorema, was also chosen by Morrissey as cover of one of The Smiths early singles, "What Difference Does It Make?
".

The lyric also mentions

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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 12
Finland (
Suomen virallinen lista)[7]
5
France (
SNEP)[8]
69
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 65
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 9
Italy (FIMI)[11] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 58
Scotland (OCC)[13] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[15]
3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 27 February 2006
  • alternative radio
[16]
Australia 27 March 2006
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[17]
United Kingdom CD [18]

References

  1. ^ You Have Killed Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Morrissey. Sanctuary Records, Attack Records. 2006. ATKXS017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ You Have Killed Me (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Morrissey. Sanctuary Records, Attack Records. 2006. ATKSE017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ You Have Killed Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Morrissey. Sanctuary Records, Attack Records. 2006. ATKXD017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ You Have Killed Me (US CD single liner notes). Morrissey. Sanctuary Records, Attack Records. 2006. 06076-86016-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Morrissey – You Have Killed Me". Tracklisten.
  6. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 15. 15 April 2006. p. 77. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Morrissey: You Have Killed Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. Les classement single
    .
  9. ^ "Morrissey – You Have Killed Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – You Have Killed Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Morrissey – You Have Killed Me". Top Digital Download.
  12. ^ "Morrissey – You Have Killed Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Morrissey – You Have Killed Me". Singles Top 100.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1646. 24 February 2006. p. 20.
  17. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th March 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 27 March 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  18. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 25 March 2006. p. 27.

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