Faster Kill Pussycat

Album: A Lively Mind (2006)
Charted: 7
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Songfacts®:

  • This is a hugely popular club song that is fronted by Brittney Murphy, who is featured in the video. Murphy is an actress known for her roles in the movies Clueless, 8 Mile and Sin City.
  • The title is inspired by the 1965 Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat, Kill! Kill!. It quickly topped the Billboard Dance charts and made an impact on the UK Pop charts as well. >>
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  • During an interview with MTV News, Oakenfold paid tribute to Brittany Murphy, who suffered a cardiac arrest and died on December 20, 2009 at the age of 32. "That song did really well," Oakenfold said. "It's a shame, because she was not only a wonderful person but a fantastic vocalist. She was very open to embracing someone else's material, and she was the first actress I had worked with in terms of directing and producing a piece of music. She was very open-minded. The world never got to hear how good of a singer she really was."

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