| You Have Killed Me | |
| Cover: | 2006_-_You_Have_Killed_Me_(Cover)_200.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Morrissey |
| Album: | Ringleader of the Tormentors |
| B-Side: |
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| Length: | 3:08 |
| Label: | Sanctuary, Attack |
| Producer: | Tony Visconti |
| Prev Title: | Redondo Beach |
| Prev Title2: | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | The Youngest Was the Most Loved |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"You Have Killed Me" is the first single from English alternative rock singer Morrissey's eighth studio album, Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006). The single, written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias, was released on 27 March 2006. Morrissey said it would showcase the "marked difference in sound" brought about by the new influence of Tobias on Morrissey's work while Billboard magazine described it as a "simple, effective first single". Upon its release, the song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and Sweden.
The lyric references Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1961 film, Accattone, about prostitution in the slums of Rome, as is shown in the first two lines of the lyrics ("Pasolini is me"/"Accattone you'll be"). There is much speculation as to the meaning of this quote. Some fans believe it is merely an example of Rome's influence on Morrissey, whereas others feel it is a reference to the loss of virginity, since Accattone is Pasolini's first film. A picture of Terence Stamp, main character of Pasolini's movie Teorema, was also chosen by Morrissey as cover of one of The Smiths early singles, "What Difference Does It Make?".
The lyric also mentions Anna Magnani, Luchino Visconti, and in some live performances Fellini. The references to Anna Magnani and Luchino Visconti probably refer to the Visconti's segment of the anthology film 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.
UK CD1 and 7-inch single[1] [2]
UK CD2[3]
US CD single[4]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 February 2006 | [6] | ||
| Australia | 27 March 2006 | [7] | ||
| United Kingdom | CD | [8] |