Song · 30 Seconds to Mars
“The Kill” by 30 Seconds to Mars
From the album A Beautiful Lie (2005)
“The Kill” by 30 Seconds to Mars appears on 32 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2006 and 2026. It was first released in 2005 on the album A Beautiful Lie. Its best result is #2 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 2006, #1,478 alternative song of all time and #163 of the '00s.
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Jared Leto wrote "The Kill" on his own, and 30 Seconds to Mars made it the follow-up single from A Beautiful Lie, putting it out in January 2006 under the fuller title "The Kill (Bury Me)". Josh Abraham produced it with Brian Virtue and the band, and Matt Serletic sat in on piano.
Leto has said it's about the relationship you have with yourself: a crossroads where you have to stare down your fears and face the truth of who you are. The music plays out that showdown, hushed, coiled verses snapping into a chorus that goes off at full stretch. It went double platinum in America, won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2007, and in 2024 the staff of Consequence counted it among the post-grunge songs they could get behind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 339 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 415 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2010 | 25 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2010 | 46 | WJRR | WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade | 101 |
| 2014 | 88 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 96 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 184 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2020 | 341 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
| 2022 | 121 | X96 | X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time | 500 |
| 2022 | 176 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2023 | 64 | ALT 104.5 | ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time | 104 |
| 2023 | 160 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2026 | 121 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: The Kill (Bury Me).
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