Song · Ruel
“Painkiller” by Ruel
From the album Free Time (2019)
“Painkiller” by Ruel appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2019 and 2020. It was first released in 2019 on the album Free Time. Its best result is #22 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 2019.
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"Painkiller" opened the Free Time chapter for Ruel in 2019, the lead single from the Australian singer-songwriter's second EP, on RCA. It brought him back together with producer M-Phazes and Sarah Aarons, both of whom worked with him on his 2017 EP Ready, and paired him with songwriter Hiren Mor for the first time. The result is sleek, bruised pop with a hook that knows exactly where it's going.
The song kept going well past its release: a remix featuring American rapper Denzel Curry dropped in May 2020, a full Painkiller remix EP followed in June, and it placed third in the 2020 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
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