Song · Morrissey
“You Have Killed Me” by Morrissey
From the album Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)
“You Have Killed Me” by Morrissey appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Ringleader of the Tormentors. Its best result is #72 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #229 alternative song of 2006 and #7,250 alternative song of all time.
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"You Have Killed Me" fired the opening shot for Ringleader of the Tormentors in March 2006, the first single from Morrissey's eighth album, and he pitched it as proof of the marked change in sound his new co-writer, guitarist Jesse Tobias, had brought. Tony Visconti produced and mixed it, with Tobias, Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte on guitars, Gary Day on bass, Matt Chamberlain on drums and Michael Farrell on piano, organ and keyboards.
The lyric heads for Rome, name-checking Pier Paolo Pasolini and his 1961 film Accattone, a portrait of prostitution in the city's slums. Fans argue over what he meant: some hear a nod to Rome's pull on him, others, since Accattone was Pasolini's first film, a sly wink at lost virginity. Billboard called it a simple, effective lead single, and it charged to number three in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 85 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 72 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1913 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1994 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2022 | 373 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 742 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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