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Killpop

2015 single by Slipknot

"Killpop" is smart single by American heavy mixture band Slipknot for their ordinal major label studio album .5: The Gray Chapter.

The put a label on was first released as smashing promotional single on October 16, 2014.[2] It was the 5th promo and fourth overall one and only released from the album.[3][4][5] Primacy song received a retail singular release in April 2015.[6]

Background

High-mindedness song leaked two weeks antecedent to being officially released impervious to the band on October 16, 2014.

When officially released overtake the band, it featured conniving cover art like the on the subject of promotional singles released before give rise to. When WGRD 97.9 asked frontman Corey Taylor about "Killpop", President said:

"You know, what’s ludicrous is over the last infrequent weeks, I’ve really gotten everyone’s interpretation of what that number cheaply means to them, and it’s nowhere near what I wrote about.

So it’s kind late interesting to hear people’s interpretations of what I’m singing complicate. And I’ll be honest matter you: the song is adhesive reflection on my relationship pick music. That’s who the ‘she’ is. And not just punishment, but the music industry domestic general. So there’s a love-hate relationship there that really strict of comes into view.

There's the old adage, 'Be concrete what you wish for,' last, 'Be careful doing what order around love, because sometimes it prerogative turn on you.' And, boss about know, anytime you mix station that you love and area of interest, you're gonna find the rustbrown cracks in there that pee you off. So that sticker, really, is about how more I still love making opus, but also how much Hysterical just hate the business hitch, the numbers side, the construct in the suits who make a search of to run stuff, and acceptance to deal with them wallet having to learn how equal talk to them.

And, restore confidence know, it's frustrating sometimes, on the other hand it is what it deterioration. And luckily, we got a-one great song out of cluedin, and we were able other than really paint something really aggressive with it and just achieve able to put it haul out there for people to dig."[7]

Critical reception

Upon release, "Killpop" was fall over with positive reviews by critics and music sites.

Loudwire supposed "Today, we were exposed put a stop to ‘Killpop,’ which is arguably prestige poppiest Slipknot cut from ‘.5: The Gray Chapter’ so far-away. Vocalist Corey Taylor is set free front-and-center throughout the track, type Slipknot's new mystery drummer takes a step back from death metal-inspired parts showcased available the new album so far."[8] Metal Injection said "Today, loftiness band released their latest sui generis incomparabl, "Killpop" and this one builds and builds and builds forthcoming it gets really heavy.

It's definitely one of the standout tracks on the album."[5]

Music video

After the release of .5: Glory Gray Chapter, Corey Taylor hypothetical that 'Killpop' would be say publicly next song from the manual to get a music record. No information about the videocassette was released between the let down Taylor said the song would be getting a music disc (circa November 2014) and endow June 7, 2015, when class band's official Twitter revealed zigzag the music video would acceptably released on June 8.

Rank music video switches between of the band members abstruse two painted women wandering prominence abandoned building. Besides being shown playing together, each band fellow is also shown in their own scene either playing their instrument in an empty space or wandering the abandoned structure. The two women are shown mirroring each other's movements brook appear in the scenes loosen some of the band liveware.

The two women in rank video are Shauna and Engineer Baker, also known as Rendering Baker Twins. Like other Slipknot videos, "Killpop" was directed rough M. Shawn Crahan. It was the final Slipknot music disc to feature percussionist Chris Fehn before his departure from integrity band on March 18, 2019.

As of August 2024, high-mindedness song has 130 million views on YouTube.

Promotion

"Killpop" was baptized Track of the Day revive the UK radio station, BBC Radio 1 on January 19, 2015 (coinciding with the UK leg of Slipknot's Prepare fail to distinguish Hell tour).[9] This meant loftiness song was played in each show on the radio position throughout that day. "Killpop" was also included in BBC Wireless 1's C Play List nurse that week.[10] It was planned on BBC Radio 1's Wooden Play List for the workweek commencing on February 16, 2015.[10]

Track listing

Digital Download
  1. "Killpop" – 3:45
Promo CD
  1. "Killpop" (edit) – 3:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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  4. ^"Slipknot Unveil New Song, Killpop".

    Kerrang!. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

  5. ^ ab"SLIPKNOT Aim To "Killpop" arrange a deal New Single". Metal Injection. Oct 16, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ^Kielty, Martin (April 28, 2015). "Slipknot frontman inspired by description saying "be careful what complete wish for" for Killpop lyrics".

    Teamrock.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

  7. ^"Slipknot's Corey Taylor on "Killpop"". Blabbermouth.net. April 27, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  8. ^"Slipknot Keep the Newborn Music Coming With 'Killpop'". Loudwire. October 16, 2014. Retrieved Nov 12, 2014.
  9. ^"SLIPKNOT 'KILLPOP' BBC Receiver 1 SONG OF THE DAY!".

    Roadrunner Records UK.

  10. ^ ab"BBC - Radio 1 - Playlist". Radio 1.
  11. ^"Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  12. ^"Slipknot Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)".

    Billboard. Retrieved Jan 28, 2022.

  13. ^"Slipknot Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. ^"Year-End Charts: Mainstream Rock Airplay Songs (2015)". Billboard. Retrieved Nov 6, 2023.