Pain Killer (Turin Brakes song) explained

Pain Killer
Cover:	TurinBrakesPainKiller(SR).jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Turin Brakes
Album:	Ether Song
B-Side:	"Where's My Army?" "Little Brother" (demo)
Length:	3:41
Label:	Source
Producer:	Tony Hoffer
Prev Title:	Long Distance
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Average Man
Next Year:	2003

"Pain Killer" (also titled "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)") is a song written by Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, produced by Tony Hoffer, and recorded by British band Turin Brakes. It was included on Turin Brakes' second album, Ether Song (2003), and was released as the second single from the album in February 2003. The song debuted at its peak of number five on the UK Singles Chart, at which point the single's formats were deleted.^[1] Outside the United Kingdom, the song charted in Italy and the Netherlands at numbers 50 and 64, respectively.

Track listings

UK CD single^[2]

1. "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (radio edit) – 3:41
2. "Where's My Army?" (home recording) – 2:32
3. "Little Brother" (demo version) – 5:15
4. "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (video) – 3:41

UK limited-edition 7-inch single^[3]

A. "Pain Killer" (radio edit)

B. "Little Brother" (demo version)

European limited-edition CD single^[4]

1. "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (radio edit) – 3:41
2. "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (video) – 3:41

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.^[2]

• Olly Knights – vocals, writing
• Gale Paridjanian – vocals, writing
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
• Brian Reitzell – drums
• Dave Palmer – keyboards
• Tony Hoffer – production, mixing
• S. Husky Höskulds – engineering
• Ben Drury – Turin Brakes logo and sleeve artwork
• William Bankhead – sleeve photography
• Kate Nielsen – artwork coordination

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	17 February 2003		Source	^[6] ^[7]
Australia	31 March 2003	CD		^[8]
United States	23 June 2003	Triple A radio	Astralwerks	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Week Ending March 1st 2003. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 23 February 2003. 15 March 2021.
2. Pain Killer. Turin Brakes. 2003. UK CD single liner notes. Source Records. SOURCDF 068.
3. Pain Killer. Turin Brakes. 2003. UK limited 7-inch single sleeve. Source Records. SOUR 068.
4. Pain Killer. Turin Brakes. 2003. European limited CD single liner notes. Source Records. SOURCDF 068, 7243 5 52125 0 4.
5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 11. 9. 8 March 2003. 15 March 2020.
6. Web site: Painkiller. turinbrakes.com. 12 June 2021.
7. New Releases – For Week Starting 17 February 2003: Singles. Music Week. 23. 15 February 2003. 2 September 2021.
8. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 31st March 2003. ARIA. 28. 31 March 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030406140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030407-0000/Issue684.pdf. 6 April 2003. 9 May 2021.
9. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1509. 32. 20 June 2003. 9 May 2021.