Killing Loneliness

"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 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 11 May 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 Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri (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.

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.

Track listing

Finnish track listing

• "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
• "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
• "Play Dead" (live) – 4:00

• "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
• "The Cage" – 4:17
• "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
• "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
• "Killing Loneliness" (video) - 4:01

• "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
• "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55
• "Wings of a Butterfly" (live) – 3:26
• "Play Dead" (live) – 4:00
• "Vampire Heart" (live) – 5:13
• "The Cage" – 4:17
• "Killing Loneliness" (video) - 4:00

• "Killing Loneliness" – 4:29
• "Under the Rose" (live) – 3:55

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