Pretty Little Poison

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"Pretty Little Poison"
Warren Zeiders - Pretty Little Poison.jpg
Single by Warren Zeiders
from the album Pretty Little Poison
ReleasedJuly 10, 2023
Genre Country
Length3:38
Label Warner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ross Copperman
Warren Zeiders singles chronology
"West Texas Weather"
(2023)
"Pretty Little Poison"
(2023)
"Sin So Sweet"
(2023)
Music video
"Pretty Little Poison" on YouTube

"Pretty Little Poison" is a song by American country music singer Warren Zeiders, released on July 10, 2023 as the second single from his debut studio album of the same name (2023). It was written by Zeiders, Ryan Beaver and Jared Keim and produced by Ross Copperman.

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Background

Warren Zeiders said about the song, "This is my favorite song that I've ever written. Like a moth to a flame, this song is about being led into temptation between love and toxicity. Choosing something or someone that we ultimately know will hurt us in the end." [1] [2] [3]

Composition

"Pretty Little Poison" features guitar riffs, [3] while lyrically, Zeiders describes being easily swayed by his momentary lover and old memories, [4] letting his heart rule his head. [3] He compares his passion to the feeling of being addicted to a drug. [2]

Commercial performance

"Pretty Little Poison" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated March 2, 2024, becoming Zeiders's first number one single, and the first debut single to top the chart since Nate Smith's "Whiskey on You" thirteen months earlier. [5] Coincidentally, the song dethroned Smith's "World on Fire" at the top after it spent ten consecutive weeks there.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Pretty Little Poison"
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 69
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [7] 17
UK Country Airplay (Radiomonitor) [8] 3
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 19
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Pretty Little Poison"
Chart (2023)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [12] 60

Certifications

Certifications for "Pretty Little Poison"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [14] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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