In for the Kill (song)
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| Single by La Roux | |||||||||
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| Released | 15 March 2009 | ||||||||
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| Recorded | Elfin Studios (Teddington, London) |
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| Genre | Synthpop | ||||||||
| Length | 4:08 | ||||||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||||||
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"In for the Kill" is a song by English synthpop duo La Roux from their eponymous debut album (2009). The song was released as the album's second single on 15 March 2009. It became the duo's breakthrough single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Dubstep producers Skream and Skrillex both made remixes of the track. In 2011, "In for the Kill" was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Frontwoman Elly Jackson told Steve Harris of Xfm radio that the song is "about telling someone how you feel regardless of what you get back, and not waiting to find out if they want you or not." The track is heavily influenced by the title theme of the 1980s animated television series Pole Position, with the music video paying homage to the show as well.
"In for the Kill" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Digital Spy reviewer David Balls described the song as "slightly odd, endlessly exciting" and stated that it "manages to sound quaintly old-school and positively futuristic all at the same time." Francis Jolley of Clickmusic praised it as "80s synth pop at its most glorious", naming it "the most exciting single around." In a review for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay wrote that the track "features some icy, high-pitched woos from Jackson and pulse-pounding beats" which make it sound "delicious".MSN Music called it a "damn fine electro pop humdinger" and complimented Jackson's powerful vocals which "hit the ground running and burst with effervescence from the opening note."
In October 2011, the NME placed the song at number sixty-four on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
"In for the Kill" debuted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 28 March 2009. Four weeks after its debut, the song peaked at number two with 51,724 copies sold. The single spent four consecutive weeks atop the UK chart, before falling to number three with sales of 44,310 copies. In January 2011, "In for the Kill" was named the eleventh best-selling download in the United Kingdom of all time. The song had sold 875,523 copies in the UK as of July 2014. In Ireland, the track debuted at number 47 on 16 April 2009 and peaked at number 13, four weeks later.
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