Faster Kill Pussycat

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"Faster Kill Pussycat"
Oakenfold Featuring Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat.jpg
Single by Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy
from the album A Lively Mind
Released18 April 2006 (2006-04-18)
Length3:12
Label Perfecto
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Oakenfold
Oakenfold singles chronology
"Rubberneckin'"
(2003)		"Faster Kill Pussycat"
(2006)		"Sex 'n' Money"
(2006)

"Faster Kill Pussycat" is the first single from British producer Oakenfold's second studio album, A Lively Mind (2006). The song features American actress Brittany Murphy's vocals and was co-written by singer-songwriter Kelli Ali (former vocalist of British trip hop group Sneaker Pimps). The title of the track is a play on the title of the movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! .

Contents

"Faster Kill Pussycat" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in June 2006, becoming Murphy's highest-charting single in Britain. Outside the United Kingdom, the single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart. It also peaked within the top 20 on the charts of Ireland and New Zealand.

Music video

The music video, shot on the rooftop of a parking garage in downtown Los Angeles, features Brittany Murphy dancing with scenes of Paul Oakenfold as a DJ and a wild crowd. Directed by renowned music video director Jake Nava, it premiered on television in May 2006, and received airplay on MTV and other music channels. It was also a pre-loaded video on Microsoft's Zune.

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]

Chart performance

Following the death of Brittany Murphy in December 2009, the song re-entered at number seven on the UK Dance Chart. [7] The song also entered the UK Indie Chart on the same week, reaching number 13. [8]

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States18 April 2006 Digital download Maverick [3]
United Kingdom29 May 2006CD Perfecto [24]
Australia26 June 2006 EMI Music Australia [25]

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