"Pain Killer" (also titled "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)") is a song written by Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, produced by
Tony Hoffer, and recorded by British band
Turin Brakes. It was included on Turin Brakes' second album, ''
Ether Song'' (2003), and was released as the second single from the album in February 2003. The song debuted at its peak of number five on the
UK Singles Chart, at which point the single's formats were deleted. Outside the United Kingdom, the song charted in Italy and the Netherlands at numbers 50 and 64, respectively.
Track listings
UK CD single
# "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (radio edit) – 3:41
# "Where's My Army?" (home recording) – 2:32
# "Little Brother" (demo version) – 5:15
# "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (video) – 3:41
UK limited-edition 7-inch single
:A. "Pain Killer" (radio edit)
:B. "Little Brother" (demo version)
European limited-edition CD single
# "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (radio edit) – 3:41
# "Pain Killer (Summer Rain)" (video) – 3:41
Personnel
Personnel are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.
* Olly Knights – vocals, writing
* Gale Paridjanian – vocals, writing
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Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
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Brian Reitzell – drums
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Dave Palmer – keyboards
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Tony Hoffer – production, mixing
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S. Husky Höskulds
S. Husky Höskulds (born in Iceland) is an audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California.
Biography
Husky Höskulds moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to study audio engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his career wo ...
– engineering
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Ben Drury
Ben Drury (born 4 January 1972), is a British freelance designer.
He was art director of Mo' Wax recordings and has worked extensively in the music industry, creating album artwork for Turin Brakes and Dizzee Rascal amongst others. He maintains ...
– Turin Brakes logo and sleeve artwork
* William Bankhead – sleeve photography
* Kate Nielsen – artwork coordination
Charts
Release history
References
2003 singles
2003 songs
Astralwerks singles
Music videos directed by David Slade
Song recordings produced by Tony Hoffer
Turin Brakes songs
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