Kill Me Fast

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"Kill Me Fast"
Single by Three Days Grace
from the album Alienation
ReleasedOctober 17, 2025 (2025-10-17)
Recorded2024
Genre Rock
Length3:17
Label RCA
Songwriters
Producers
Three Days Grace singles chronology
"Apologies"
(2025)		"Kill Me Fast"
(2025)
Music video
"Kill Me Fast" on YouTube

"Kill Me Fast" is a song by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It was first released on July 25, 2025, via RCA Records as the second promotional single from their eighth studio album Alienation . The song was issued to radio on October 17, 2025, as the album's third official single.

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Background and recording

Singer Adam Gontier said the song is about letting go of someone who is already halfway out the door: "It's about ripping the Band-Aid off [...] That moment when silence hurts more than the truth, and you're begging for the cut just to stop the bleeding." [1] During a writing session at Franklin, Tennessee, bassist Brad Walst and lead guitarist Barry Stock were jamming on acoustic guitars when Walst started playing the riff to "Kill Me Fast". [2] Stock felt that they needed a song like "Never Too Late" on the album and suggested they work on the song. [2]

Composition and lyrics

"Kill Me Fast" was written by Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Barry Stock, Brad Walst, Matt Walst, Dan Lancaster, Simon Wilcox and Zakk Cervini, while production was handled by Howard Benson, Lancaster and Cervini. [3] While writing the song, the group described the moment as something "special," particularly the pre-chorus, which Matt Walst stated gives him "goosebumps... it really resonates." [4] Gontier and Walst have cited that part being their favourite moment on the album. [5] Gontier wrote the song when his wife was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, which led to him questioning mortality. The line, "If you're planning to go, just don't leave any hope that you're ever coming back," represented how he was feeling at that moment, according to Gontier. [2]

Musically, bassist Brad Walst said the track was a bit like their old sound, noting that the vibe was similar to it. [6] Musically, Billboard described the track as "a power that comes from both the playing and the exchange between the two vocalists." [7]

Chart performance

"Kill Me Fast" first charted on the US Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, peaking at number 13, for the week ending August 9, 2025. [8] After it was serviced to radio, the song debuted at number 37 on the US Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, before peaking at number 23. [9] It also debuted at number 47 on the US Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. [10]

Music video

On the release day of the song, an animated music video premiered via VEVO and was directed by Josh Lun. [11] A live music video for the song was released on October 15, 2025, directed by Sanjay Parikh. [12] The video was filmed on the road while the group was on tour during the summer. [13]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Kill Me Fast"3:17
2."Dominate"3:14
3."Apologies"3:06
4."Mayday"3:23

Personnel

Credits for "Kill Me Fast" retrieved from Tidal. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Kill Me Fast"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Canada Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [14] 23
US Rock & Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 35

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Kill Me Fast"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 25, 2025 Digital download RCA Records [15]
United StatesOctober 17, 2025 Rock radio [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Three Days Grace Shares New Single 'Kill Me Fast' From Upcoming 'Alienation' Album". Blabbermouth.net . July 25, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 @threedaysgraceofficial; (October 17, 2025). "What does 'Kill Me Fast' mean to you?" – via Instagram.
  3. 1 2 "Alienation / Three Days Grace / Credits / Alienation / Three Days Grace - TIDAL". Tidal . August 22, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Chuck Armstrong (August 22, 2025). "Exclusive Interview: Three Days Grace's Matt Walst + Adam Gontier". Loudwire . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Loudwire (August 22, 2025). "Three Days Grace's New Era With 'Alienation' (Interview)". YouTube . Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Joseph Mastel (August 18, 2025). "Spill Feature: It's Got All the Dimensions of Three Days Grace". Spill Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Gary Graff (August 20, 2025). "Three Days Grace on Reuniting with Adam Gontier for New Album & Whether They'll Keep Making Music with Two Singers". Billboard . Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Three Days Grace Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Three Days Grace Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Three Days Grace Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ James Weaver (July 28, 2025). "Three Days Grace release new music video for 'Kill Me Fast'". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Three Days Grace Shares Performance Video For 'Kill Me Fast' From 'Alienation' Album". Blabbermouth.net . October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ Josh Johnson (October 15, 2025). "Three Days Grace debuts live video for 'Alienation' track 'Kill Me Fast'". KISS-FM . Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Canada Mainstream Rock for the week of November 1, 2025". Billboard Canada . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Kill Me Fast - Single by Three Days Grace". Spotify . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
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