"You Are Killing Me" is a song by American

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band

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, released as the sole single from their ninth studio album ''

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'' (2016).

Composition

"You Are Killing Me" was described by

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as featuring a "sparse arrangement consisting of straightforward, chugging, overdriven guitar, multi-tracked vocals, and slightly off kilter harmonies".

Music video

The music video features the

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and

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and is seen as a semi-autobiographical story about his alcohol addiction.

Content

Pryor Stroud of

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described the song as "a straightforward, chomp-rock ballad that glides forward with a spry

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-esque melody".

References

External links

* {{The Dandy Warhols 2016 singles 2016 songs The Dandy Warhols songs Songs written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor Black-and-white music videos