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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."

Composition

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

Commercial performance

"Pretty Little Poison" reached number one on the ''

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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 "

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" thirteen months earlier. Coincidentally, the song dethroned Smith's " World on Fire" at the top after it spent ten consecutive weeks there.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Reflist 2023 songs 2023 singles Warren Zeiders songs Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman Warner Records singles Country ballads