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The Kill

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"The Kill"
Song by Thirty Seconds to Mars
from the album A Beautiful Lie
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
GenreHard rock, emo
Length3:52
LabelImmortal, Virgin
Songwriter(s)Jared Leto
Producer(s)Josh Abraham, Thirty Seconds to Mars

"The Kill" (written as The Kill (Bury Me)) is the second single off of American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars' second studio album A Beautiful Lie. The song was released on April 10, 2006.

The song was able to make it to #1 on the Alternative Airplay, #1 on the Mainstream Rock, #3 on the Adult Top 40, #60 on the Mainstream Top 40, and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. [1][2][3][4][5] The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] The song won Best Single at the 2007 Kerrang! Awards.[7]

Vocalist Jared Leto said about the song: "It's really about a relationship with yourself. It's about confronting your fear and confronting the truth about who you are."[8]

A music video for the song was released. The music video pays tribute to the 1980 movie The Shining.[9]

References

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  1. "30 Seconds to Mars - Alternative Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. "30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Rock Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. "30 Seconds to Mars - Adult Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. "30 Seconds to Mars - Mainstream Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  5. "30 Seconds to Mars - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. "Thirty Seconds to Mars – The Kill". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. "Kerrang Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  8. Thirty Seconds to Mars A Beautiful Lie CD/DVD Making of The Kill music video - Jared Leto & Matt Wachter talk about the song's meaning.
  9. "The Top 10 Best 30 Seconds To Mars Videos". Louder. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

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