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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” The Best of 1990-2000 track listing "Discothèque" (12) "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (13) "Staring at the Sun" (14)
Single by U2 from the album Batman Forever Soundtrack B-side Released Format Genre Length Label Producer "Theme from Batman Forever" / "Tell Me Now" 5 June 1995 7" vinyl, CD, cassette Alternative rock 4:47 Island / Atlantic Nellee Hooper, Bono and The Edge
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is a 1995 single by U2 from the Batman Forever soundtrack album. It reached number two on the UK singles chart, number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. The song, which has a glam rock sound to it, was a worldwide hit, being nominated for an MTV Movie Award.
History
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" has its origins in the sessions for the band’s 1993 album, Zooropa. It was played to BP Fallon, who wrote about it in his book "U2 Faraway So Close".[1] The song’s title comes from a play on the classic song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" and is actually visible (along with the titles of other discarded demos) on the cover of Zooropa in purple text. The song was played on every show of the PopMart Tour as part of the encore, and has not been played live since. The song has been nominated for a Golden Rasberry award for "Worst Original Song", but lost out.
U2 singles chronology "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (1993) "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (1995) "Miss Sarajevo" (1995)
Alternate Cover
Music video
The animated music video to the song (interspersed with clips from the film) featured the band performing in Gotham City, with Bono battling between two of his alter-egos from the Zoo TV Tour: "The Fly" and "MacPhisto". This was intended to parallel the conflict between Bruce Wayne’s ordinary playboy persona and his crime-fighting Batman persona. The band also chases the Batwing, using a yellow supercar and their guitars as flamethrowers. At one brief point of the video, a neon sign can be seen that reads "Mister Pussey’s". An
Gift bag release cover (U.S.)
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Country France[4] UK[5] Certification Silver Gold Date
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Sales certified 125,000 400,000
November 7, 1995 August 1, 1995
edited version of the video from Universal Music Group uses the words "Mister Swampy’s" for the same sign.[2] In another scene, the band is walking down the street when Bono is run over by a car (driven by Elvis) while reading C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. The video ends with an orchestra of Batmen playing the outro on strings. It was directed by Kevin Godley and Maurice Linnane.[2][3]
References
[1] http://forum.interference.com/ a93038.html [2] U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me: Video [3] [1] [4] French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [5] UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [6] ^ "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [7] German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [8] Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [9] UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [10] ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 28, 2009) [11] 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
Track listings
The song featured singles with three different track listings. Note that that the B-sides on the first two singles are non-U2 songs. CD single 1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Single Version) by U2 – 4:47 2. "Themes from Batman Forever" by Elliot Goldenthal – 3:39 This was the common track listing for the CD, cassette, and 7" vinyl singles. CD maxi 1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Single Version) by U2 – 4:47 2. "Themes from Batman Forever" by Elliot Goldenthal – 3:39 3. "Tell Me Now" by Mazzy Star – 4:17 This was the track listing for the CD release in the UK, Germany, and Japan only. CD single 1. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Single Version) by U2 – 4:47 There was a single-track CD distributed in the U.S as part of a Batman Forever gift bag, along with a collectible comic book, trading card, and pogs.
Certifications Charts See also
• List of covers of U2 songs - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
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Chart (1995) Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] Austrian Singles Chart[6] Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[6] Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] Dutch Mega Top 100[6] Finnish Singles Chart[6] French SNEP Singles Chart[6] German Singles Chart[7] Irish Singles Chart[8] Latvian Airplay Chart New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] Norwegian Singles Chart[6] Swedish Singles Chart[6] Swiss Singles Chart[6] UK Singles Chart[9] U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] U.S. Billboard Modern Rock tracks[10] U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] End of year chart (1995) French Singles Chart[11]
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Peak position 1 3 15 4 7 4 10 8 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 16 1 1 23 Position 35
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Preceded by " Scatman’s World" by John Scatman
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Succeeded by "Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers Succeeded by "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette Succeeded by "Never Forget" by Take That Succeeded by "Insensitive" by Jann Arden
Irish IRMA number-one single June 3, 1995 - June 17, 1995 (3 weeks)
Preceded by Billboard Modern Rock Tracks "Misery" by Soul Asylum number-one single June 4, 1995 - July 15, 1995 (7 weeks) Preceded by " Scatman’s World" by John Scatman Preceded by "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" by Bryan Adams Preceded by "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson Preceded by "You Suck" by The Murmurs Latvian Airplay Top number-one single July 9, 1995 - August 27, 1995 (8 weeks) Australian ARIA number-one single July 9, 1995 - August 13, 1995 (6 weeks)
New Zealand RIANZ number-one Succeeded by "How Deep Is Your single July 16, 1995 (1 week) Love" by Portrait Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 32/1995 (1 week) Succeeded by "A Kind of Christmas Card" by Morten Harket
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