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Faster Kill Pussycat

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Recorded
  
2005

Label
  
Length
  
3:12

Released
  
March 21, 2006 (US)June 5, 2006 (UK)

Format
  
CD singleDigital download12" vinyl

Genre
  
Breakbeathouseelectronic rock

"Faster Kill Pussycat" is the first single from Paul Oakenfold's 2006 album, A Lively Mind. It features American actress Brittany Murphy's vocals, and was co-written by singer/songwriter Kelli Ali (former vocalist of British trip hop group Sneaker Pimps) . 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.

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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.

Personnel

  • Writers: Paul Oakenfold, Ian Green, Kelli Ali
  • Producer, mixing and programming: Paul Oakenfold
  • Vocals: Brittany Murphy
  • Additional production, guitars and drums: 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 UK 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.

    Weekly charts

    References

    Faster Kill Pussycat Wikipedia


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