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“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2

Released 1995

“Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” by U2 appears on 27 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995. Its best result is #19 on the Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #31 alternative song of 1995, #2,411 alternative song of all time and #324 of the '90s.

27countdowns
16stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2025years charted

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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (From 'Batman Forever')

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U2 went to Gotham for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", which arrived on 5 June 1995 as a single from the Batman Forever soundtrack, through Atlantic and Island. Flood produced it, Bono wrote the words and the whole band shares the music, and it's a glam-rock strut in rubber and neon, The Edge's guitar grinding and swooping while Bono vamps like a comic-book villain who knows he has the best lines.

It topped the charts in Ireland and seven other countries, reached number two in the UK and 16 on the Hot 100, and went to number one on both Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks. It also picked up Grammy nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, plus a Golden Globe nod for Best Original Song. Kevin Godley and Maurice Linnane directed the video.

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#StationCountdownof
1995 48 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 86 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 32 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 37 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 31 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 70 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 57 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 19 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 20 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 285 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 485 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 1173 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1174 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1175 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 454 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1174 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1473 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1159 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1159 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1158 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1923 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1916 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1948 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 2003 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2021 571 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 585 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2025 297 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: Hold Me Thrill Kiss Me Kill Me; Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me; Hold Me, Thrill me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.

Charting alongside it in 1995

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  3. 3Lightning CrashesLive
  4. 4Bullet With Butterfly WingsThe Smashing Pumpkins
  5. 5NameGoo Goo Dolls
  6. 6My FriendsRed Hot Chili Peppers

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