If Looks Could Kill (Transvision Vamp song)
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| "If Looks Could Kill" | ||||
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| Single by Transvision Vamp | ||||
| from the album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble | ||||
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| Released | 10 June 1991 | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter | Nick Christian Sayer | |||
| Producer | Duncan Bridgeman | |||
| Transvision Vamp singles chronology | ||||
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"If Looks Could Kill" is a song by the English alternative rock band Transvision Vamp. It was the second single taken from their third album, Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble (1991), and served as the band's final single. Released on 10 June 1991, the song reached number 41 on the UK singles chart and number 38 in New Zealand.
Upon the song's UK release, Jim Arundel of Melody Maker left an ironic review on the single by saying that "the thing that really spoils Transvision Vamp is... Wendy James". He continued: "This is a lovingly compiled record, a collage of stolen kisses. Every riff and device is lovigly placed. It's full of secret passages. But then some pushy tart who can barely sing and sounds transparently insincere comes and sits on its face." Arundel finalized, "Still, if they're your cup of meat then this is probably their masterpiece."[1]
Track listings
7-inch and cassette single[2][3]
- "If Looks Could Kill"
- "My Friend the Tom Cat"
- "Puppy Dog Tails"
12-inch single[4]
- A1. "If Looks Could Kill" (Voodoo Hipster mix)
- B1. "My Friend the Tom Cat"
- B2. "Puppy Dog Tails"
- B3. "I Want Your Love" (live)
CD single[5]
- "If Looks Could Kill" (7-inch version)
- "My Friend the Tom Cat"
- "Puppy Dog Tails"
- "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" (live)
US 12-inch single[6]
- A1. "If Looks Could Kill" (Voodoo Hipster mix)
- A2. "If Looks Could Kill" (LP version)
- B1. "Twangy Wigout" (12-inch mix)
- B2. "My Friend the Tom Cat"
- B3. "Puppy Dog Tails"
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 56 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 38 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 41 |
