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Painkillr

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"Painkillr"
A woman's buttocks appears wearing a thong with a shear black suit worn over it; the title of the song appears in a red font in front of the woman.
Single by Erika Jayne
ReleasedAugust 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
Recorded2014
Length3:16
LabelPretty Mess
Songwriter(s)
  • Erika Jayne
  • Christopher Rodriguez
Erika Jayne singles chronology
"Get It Tonight"
(2013)
"Painkillr"
(2014)
"You Make Me Wanna Dance"
(2014)

"Painkillr" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Erika Jayne.[1] It reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2014. "Painkillr" was written by Erika Jayne and Christopher Rodriguez. Erika Jayne has described the song by saying: "The idea came to me one night from a darker place. It was how I was feeling at the time. Obviously, with that type of material, it's not set very high in the register. So we set it low, made it yummy, sexy and 1930-ish."[2]

Music video

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The black-and-white music video shows Jayne in bed wearing a revealing bodysuit and heels.[3] It was produced by Jayne herself and shot in half a day. "I had a photoshoot in the morning, and then shot it in the afternoon. That's how tight that video was," she told People magazine.[4] The music video was directed by her long-time collaborator Mikey Minden.[5] Minden described that the music video was intended to be "edgy, dark, gritty, in-your-face, provocative, super-sexy, super-stylized, and very theatrical."[6]

Television personality Bethenny Frankel criticized the music video in an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2016.[7][8][9]

Track listing

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Over twenty different remixes and radio edits were created specifically for the digital download release of "Painkillr";

Digital download[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Painkillr"3:16
2."Painkillr" (DJLW Radio Edit)3:18
3."Painkillr" (Cole Plante Radio Edit)3:52
4."Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Radio Edit)3:46
5."Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Radio Edit)2:26
6."Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Radio Edit)3:24
7."Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Radio Edit)3:01
8."Painkillr" (Casey Alva Radio Edit)3:40
9."Painkillr" (Mike Cruz Tribal EDM Mix)8:00
10."Painkillr" (DJLW Remix)4:33
11."Painkillr" (DJLW Dub)4:33
12."Painkillr" (Cole Plante Remix)6:00
13."Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Remix)6:09
14."Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Dub)5:54
15."Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Remix)4:00
16."Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Dub)4:00
17."Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Club Mix)6:03
18."Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Dub)6:03
19."Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Remix)6:30
20."Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Dub)6:30
21."Painkillr" (Casey Alva Vicodin Remix)6:10
22."Painkillr" (Mike Cruz Tribal EDM Mix)8:00

Charts

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Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 26, 2014 Digital download Pretty Mess [14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Erika Jayne: Painkillr, retrieved 2019-07-09
  2. ^ "'Pain Killr': Dance queen Erika Jayne talks infectious new song, album and tour". AXS. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ "Erika Girardi Reveals When She Was in the Best Shape of Her Life". Bravo TV Official Site. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ "RHOBH's Erika Girardi Looks Back at 10 Years of Erika Jayne Videos Including Her Newest Clip 'XXPEN$IVE'". People.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. ^ "Erika Jayne: Painkillr". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Erika Jayne's "PAINKILLR" Director Responds to Bethenny Frankel's Comments". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  7. ^ "Exclusive: Erika Jayne's "PAINKILLR" Director Responds to Bethenny Frankel's Comments". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  8. ^ "Bethenny Gave Erika A Lesson In Brands On 'RHOBH'". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  9. ^ "Bethenny Frankel Defends Her Music Video Drama with Erika Girardi". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  10. ^ "Painkillr – Erika Jayne". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Erika Jayne Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "Erika Jayne Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Painkillr by Erika Jayne". Retrieved 2018-11-17.