Bloody_Valentine_(song)

Bloody Valentine (song)

Bloody Valentine (song)

2020 single by Machine Gun Kelly


"Bloody Valentine" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on May 1, 2020 by Interscope Records. The song is the first single from his fifth studio album Tickets to My Downfall.

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Background

The song was written by Machine Gun Kelly with Nicholas Alex Long, Mod Sun, and Travis Barker, with the latter also serving as drummer and producer on the track. The video stars Megan Fox as Machine Gun Kelly's lover.[2] The video was shot in a rented house located in the Los Angeles area.[3] It won the award for "Best Alternative" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.[4] The two also star together in the film Midnight in the Switchgrass.[5]

An acoustic version of the song was released on June 16, 2020, alongside a video directed by Sam Cahill.[6] The song is featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2.[7]

Composition

"Bloody Valentine" is a pop-punk ballad with synth-pop influences.[1][8] The song's "iconic intro and verse riff" have been noted as being one of the most memorable moments on the Tickets To My Downfall album.[9] NME compared it to Blink-182's Greatest Hits crammed into one song.[10]

Accolades

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Live performances

On May 12, 2020 in promotion of the track Kelly and Barker did an at home performance of "Bloody Valentine" on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the video has over 3.4 million views on Youtube.[13] On August 30, 2020, Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker performed "Bloody Valentine" live at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.[14] On November 23, 2020 Machine Gun Kelly performed the song live at the 2020 American Music Awards.[15] Kelly in 2021 performed the track on Jimmy Kimmel Live in a medley including "Bloody Valentine" as well as other Tickets to My Downfall tracks such as "Drunk Face" and "All I Know".[16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[17]

Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

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References

  1. "Machine Gun Kelly's 'Bloody Valentine' slaps with sounds of pop-punk bliss". cleveland. May 1, 2020.
  2. Curto, Justin (May 20, 2020). "Look Who's Starring in Machine Gun Kelly's New Music Video". Vulture. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Tosiello, Pete (September 30, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Tickets to My Downfall". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. Murray, Madison (November 6, 2021). "6 Of The Best Guitar Moments On Machine Gun Kelly's Tickets To My Downfall". The Honey POP. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. "Vote Now – Nominees for 2021 MTV Video Music Awards". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  6. Mier, Tomás (November 22, 2020). "Megan Fox Introduces Machine Gun Kelly's Performance During AMAs: 'We've All Been Under His Spell'". people.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 5 October 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1596. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 5, 2020. p. 4.
  8. "Machine Gun Kelly – Bloody Valentine" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202040 into search. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202026 into search. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Official NZ Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  12. "Archived copy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  14. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  15. "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  16. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  17. "Machine Gun Kelly "Bloody Valentine" | (Radio Date: 15/05/2020)". radiodate.it. May 15, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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