Song · Kirsty MacColl
“Can't Stop Killing You” by Kirsty MacColl
From the album Titanic Days (1993)
“Can't Stop Killing You” by Kirsty MacColl appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1993 on the album Titanic Days. Its best result is #1105 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,557 alternative song of all time.
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"Can't Stop Killing You" was the second single from Titanic Days, Kirsty MacColl's fourth album, in 1993, and she wrote it with Johnny Marr. Victor van Vugt and Baboon Farm produced, with Fiachra Trench arranging and a crack band on hand: Pete Glenister and Chester Kamen on guitars, Gary Tibbs on bass, Dave Ruffy on drums, Roy Dodds on congas and MacColl herself at the keyboards. The groove is sunny and swaying; the story underneath is anything but.
MacColl said she pictured the song like a film, its characters more movie creations than a page from her own diary. Its subject is the abusive relationship people keep returning to out of dread of being alone, told with a sly, clear-eyed bite. It spent seven weeks on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, peaking at No. 20, and Tim Hunter directed the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1113 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1115 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1121 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1120 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1105 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1105 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1105 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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