Join Me in Death

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox song "Join Me in Death" is a single by Finnish gothic rock band HIM, taken from their second studio album, Razorblade Romance (2000). It was also released under the condensed title of "Join Me". The song is the eighth-best-selling single of all time in Finland.Template:R

Overview

HIM performed this song for the first time in Ilosaarirock, Finland, on 11 July 1998, which featured an extra verse not included in the studio versions.

The song has been met with controversy regarding its subject matter. "A couple of people blamed me for a suicide someone committed over here saying that 'Join Me' is an invitation to kill yourself," HIM frontman Ville Valo told the European magazine Metal Hammer in 2003. "What I was trying to do was sort of rip-off 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Öyster Cult, making a rock track of Romeo And Juliet."<ref>"Cold Fusion" by Martin Carlsson. Metal Hammer, April 2003.</ref> Lyrics such as "Would you die tonight for love?" have contributed to the misconception that the song is about suicide, which Valo denies, claiming the lyrics refer to giving things up for the sake of love. "It's not about suicide, that song. It's about giving it all away," Valo told the magazine Modern Fix.<ref>"HIM - interview" Template:Webarchive by Erin Broadley. Modern Fix, issue 37.</ref>

Four versions of the song's video exist: three "lazer versions", two of which include different scenes from the movie The Thirteenth Floor, and the fourth being an "ice version", with a vague Romeo and Juliet theme also attributed to the song.

"Join Me In Death" was included in the film The Thirteenth Floor (though not on its soundtrack) and on the Resident Evil: Apocalypse soundtrack in 2004. The band Gregorian covered "Join Me" with Sarah Brightman on their album Masters of Chant: Chapter III and on Brightman's Limited Edition The Harem Tour album. Another Gregorian version exists with vocals performed by Amelia Brightman.

Track listings

Finnish and Australasian CD single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Join Me" – 3:39
2. "Join Me" (13th Floor mix) – 3:39
3. "It's All Tears" (unplugged radio live) – 3:48
4. "Rebel Yell" (live version) – 5:12

European CD single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Join Me in Death" – 3:39
2. "Rebel Yell" (live) – 5:12

German CD single<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>

1. "Join Me" – 3:39
2. "It's All Tears" – 3:48
3. "Rebel Yell" – 5:12
4. "Dark Sekret Love" – 5:17

• Some versions of this format omit "Dark Sekret Love"

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	11
Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rom">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	40
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	80
Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	19
Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rom"/>	99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	79

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Template:Abbr
Germany	2 November 1999	CD	Template:Hlist	<ref name="ger"/>
Finland	22 November 1999		Template:Hlist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sweden			Template:Hlist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Finland