Faster Kill Pussycat
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"Faster Kill Pussycat" is the first single from Paul Oakenfold's 2006 album, A Lively Mind. It features the American actress Brittany Murphy's vocals. It was released on March 21, 2006 in the US and eventually reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay. In the UK, it debuted at #37 on downloads alone, and reached #7 the next week. The title of the track is a play on the title of the movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! The song was also featured in one of the installments in the long-running Dance Dance Revolution series, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2.
Music video
The music video, shot on the rooftop of a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles, features Brittany Murphy dancing, with scenes of Oakenfold as a DJ and a wild crowd. Directed by renowned music video director Jake Nava, it premiered on television in May 2006, and received airplay on MTV and other music channels. It was also a pre-loaded video on Microsoft's Zune.
Tracklisting
US Maxi-single
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Album Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Eddie Baez's Future Disco Mix)
UK CD single
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Radio Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shacar Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Hip Hop Mix)
UK 12" vinyl
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Radio Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix)
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix)
US promo CD single
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Album Version) – 3:14
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Roman Hunter Mix) – 7:57
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Club Mix) – 5:53
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Nat Monday Mix) – 6:51
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Liam Shachar Mix) – 7:28
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Eddie Baez's Future Disco Mix) – 8:42
- "Faster Kill Pussycat" (Hip Hop Remix) – 3:22
Personnel
- Writers: Paul Oakenfold, Ian Green, Kelli Ali
- Producer: Paul Oakenfold
- Vocals: Brittany Murphy
- Additional production and programming: Ian Green
Charts
All chart entries below are from 2006, when the single was actually released.
Following the death of Brittany Murphy in December 2009, the song re-entered the UK Charts on downloads alone, the song re-entered at #7 in the Dance Chart. The song also entered the UK Indie Chart on the same week, reaching a current peak of #13. The song also entered the UK chart at #129.[1]
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References
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- ^ Artist Chart History - Paul Oakenfold Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06