Wings of a Butterfly explained

Wings of a Butterfly
Cover:	Wings of a Butterfly.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	HIM
Album:	Dark Light
B-Side:	Poison Heart
Length:	3:29
Label:	HMC Sire
Producer:	HIM
Prev Title:	And Love Said No
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Killing Loneliness
Next Year:	2006

"Wings of a Butterfly" (released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" on the album) is a song by Finnish gothic rock band HIM. It is the second track on their fifth studio album, Dark Light (2005), and was released as the album's first single that year. The song reached number one in Finland and Hungary, number 10 in Germany and the United Kingdom, and number 87 in the United States, making it the biggest single from Dark Light worldwide. The music video, filmed at Union Station in Los Angeles, was number one on the Rock Countdown on MTV2 in late 2005 for five weeks until it was retired.

Track listings

Finnish and European maxi-CD single^[1]

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
3. "Vampire Heart" (live at Donington)
4. "Wings of a Butterfly" (video)

European CD single^[2]

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

US DVD single^[3]

1. "Wings of a Butterfly" (video)
2. Making of "Wings of a Butterfly"

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	14
Greece (IFPI)^[5]	4

Notes and References

1. Wings of a Butterfly. HIM. 2005. Finnish & European maxi-CD single liner notes. HMC Records, Sire Records. HMCCDS-003, 9362 42826-2.
2. Wings of a Butterfly. HIM. 2005. European CD single liner notes. Sire Records. W686CD1, 5439 15962 2.
3. Wings of a Butterfly. HIM. 2005. US DVD single liner notes. Sire Records. 38656-2.
4. Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 117. 40. 35. 1 October 2005. 25 December 2020.
5. Web site: Top 50 Singles Eβδομάδα 30/10–6/11. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051106042426/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 6 November 2005. 25 December 2020.