Kill My Mind

"Kill My Mind"
Single by Louis Tomlinson
from the album Walls
Released5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jamie Hartman
Louis Tomlinson singles chronology
"Two of Us"
(2019) 		"Kill My Mind"
(2019) 		"We Made It"
(2019)
Music video
"Kill My Mind" on YouTube

"Kill My Mind" is a song by English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson. It was released on 5 September 2019, as the second single from his debut album, Walls. It is the second single released by Tomlinson on Arista Records since signing with them in early 2019.

Promotion

In June 2019, Louis Tomlinson announced his plans to release music more frequently, stating "At the moment it's three or four months in between, so I think I'm going to do two or three at once and get myself back on the road".[3] On 29 August 2019, he posted the artwork for "Kill My Mind", writing "So happy to finally announce my new single #KillMyMind will be out a week today! Soooooo excited for you all to hear what I've been working on!".[3] It was released a week later, premiering on Hits Radio Manchester.[4]

Background

Tomlinson described "Kill My Mind" as, "a song about having fun and doing silly things when you’re younger," and, "going through an experimental phase in your youth, and doing things that might not be good for you, but they are exciting."[5] He said that "this single is the closest I’ve got in all of my singles to where I feel comfortable. It's the kind of influences that I have and stuff that I listened to growing up. Where I’m at with this single I’m actually really proud and relieved to finally find my place, find my lane musically".[6]

Reception

Rob Copsey of the Official Charts Company wrote that Tomlinson "sounds at his most confident and comfortable yet" on "Kill My Mind", and added that there is "something very turn-of-the-noughties-indie-pop about" it.[7] iHeartRadio's Lindsey Smith described the song as a "punk-influenced track with heavy guitars and drums", and thought that it "really showcases his talent and ability to perform different genres effortlessly".[8] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the track as "the song that lets a pop star rock out" and called it "brash, swaggering and catchy as all hell".[9] Writing for MTV, Patrick Hosken said that on "Kill My Mind" Tomlinson "sounds bigger, more stadium-ready, and more like himself than he ever has", described the track as being "bigger, slicker and rockier than anything he [Louis]'s ever done" and called Louis "the Britpop star he was born to be".[10]

Music video

The music video was directed by Charlie Lightening and released on 13 September 2019. It features Tomlinson singing in front of a crowd of fans intercut with scenes of a loved-up couple. Tomlinson said that "conceptually, for “Kill My Mind,” I wanted it to be like all the Oasis videos I love. I wanted it to be more about the performance. Not focusing too much on a narrative and just being lit really well. I think we pulled it off".[11]

Live performances

Tomlinson premiered the track for the first time live at Coca Cola Music Experience in Madrid on 14 September 2019.

Charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[12] 16
Scotland (OCC)[13] 99
Swedish Digital Songs (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 10
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[15] 93

References

  1. ^ "First Impressions: A track-by-track review of Louis Tomlinson's debut solo album 'Walls'". Entertainment.ie. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Rob (29 January 2020). "Louis Tomlinson on Starting Over and Life After One Direction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (30 August 2019). "Louis Tomlinson Announces 'Kill My Mind' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Dodds, Emma (5 September 2019). "Louis Tomlinson's brand new single 'Kill My Mind' to have first play on Hits Radio!". Hits Radio Manchester. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Louis Returns With Kill My Mind'". Simon Jones PR. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ Dodds, Emma (5 September 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Louis Tomlinson reveals how things are with the One Direction boys now". Hits Radio Manchester. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ Copsey, Rob (4 September 2019). "Louis Tomlinson delivers '90s indie-pop nostalgia on new single Kill My Mind: First listen preview". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ Smith, Lindsey (5 September 2019). "Louis Tomlinson Releases Rock-Inspired Single 'Kill My Mind'". iHeartRadio. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (6 September 2019). "First Stream: New Music From Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Louis Tomlinson & More". Billboard. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ Hosken, Patrick (5 September 2019). "Louis Tomlinson sounds like the Britpop star he was born to be on 'Kill My Mind'". MTV. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  11. ^ Hosken, Patrick (9 September 2019). "Interview: Louis Tomlinson Talks "Kill My Mind" & Debut Album". Idolator. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 06. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Louis Tomlinson Chart History (Sweden Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2019.