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"Bloody Valentine"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly
from the album Tickets to My Downfall
ReleasedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
GenrePop punk[1]
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Travis Barker
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Sick and Tired"
(2020) 		"Bloody Valentine"
(2020) 		"Concert for Aliens"
(2020)
Music video
"Bloody Valentine" on YouTube

"Bloody Valentine" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on May 1, 2020 by Interscope Records. The song is the first single from his fifth album Tickets to My Downfall.

Background

The song was written by Machine Gun Kelly with Nicholas Alex Long, Mod Sun, and Travis Barker, with the latter also serving as drummer and producer on the track. The video stars Megan Fox as Machine Gun Kelly's lover "who gets a kick" out of torturing him. The video was shot in a rented house located in the Los Angeles area.[2] It won the award for "Best Alternative" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.[3] The two also star together in the upcoming film Midnight in the Switchgrass.[4]

An acoustic version of the song was released on June 16, 2020, alongside a video directed by Sam Cahill.[5]

Composition

"Bloody Valentine" is a pop punk song, with synth pop influences.[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 84
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 40
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 50
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 40
Scotland (OCC)[12] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 50
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[15] 2
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 40,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various May 1, 2020
[6]
Italy May 15, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Universal [18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly's 'Bloody Valentine' slaps with sounds of pop-punk bliss". cleveland. May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox's racy new video surpasses 10 million views". cleveland. May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Recruits Blackbear And Travis Barker For A VMA Pop-Punk Explosion". MTV. August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Curto, Justin (May 20, 2020). "Look Who's Starring in Machine Gun Kelly's New Music Video". Vulture. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly - Bloody Valentine Acoustic (Official Video)". June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b "Bloody Valentine / Machine Gun Kelly". Tidal. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 October 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1596. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 5, 2020. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 40. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 26. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly, HSI". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine". Music Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "MACHINE GUN KELLY "Bloody Valentine" | (Radio Date: 15/05/2020)". radiodate.it. May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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