Charlotte (Kittie song)

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"Charlotte"
Kittie Charlotte.jpg
Single by Kittie
from the album Spit
Released2000
RecordedEMAC Recording Studios
GenreNu metal
Length3:56
LabelNG/Artemis
Songwriter(s)Morgan Lander, Mercedes Lander and Fallon Bowman
Producer(s)Garth Richardson
Kittie singles chronology
"Brackish"
(1999) 		"Charlotte"
(2000) 		"'Paperdoll'"
(2000)

"Charlotte" is a song by the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released as the second single from their debut album Spit. The song was inspired by a book about a serial killer that Kittie member Morgan Lander read called Rites of Burial by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole. A music video for the song, which follows an angel who has crashed down and lost his wings, was shot in Toronto and directed by Lisa Rubisch. The music video for "Charlotte" also got played very frequently on MTV. Released in the year 2000, the single for "Charlotte" went to number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Release and commercial performance[]

"Charlotte" was released a single by Kittie in the year 2000.[1] The song went to number 60 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background[]

Female teenager holding a bass guitar
Former Kittie bassist Talena Atfield in the music video for "Charlotte".

"Charlotte" was inspired by a book that Kittie member Morgan Lander read. The book, Rites of Burial by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole, was about a serial killer named Robert Berdella. In an interview with Songfacts.com, Lander said about the serial killer: "He did a lot of really, really messed up things, and the story really stuck with me. I thought it was really quite sad and disturbing. So, it draws lyrical inspiration from that."[2]

Music video[]

The music video for "Charlotte" was shot in Toronto and directed by Lisa Rubisch. Kittie told MTV News that the band was shooting for something with more of a concept that the "Brackish" music video, but with a performance of the band still being a strong element.[3] "Charlotte"'s music video, which got played very frequently on MTV, follows an angel who has crashed down and lost his wings.[4]

Track list[]

  1. "Charlotte - Alternate Mellow Version"
  2. "Suck - Live"
  3. "Spit - Live"
  4. "Charlotte - Alge Remix Radio Edit"

Charts[]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Active Rock (Billboard)[5] 37
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[6] 60

References[]

  1. ^ "Answer me Getting personal with... Morgan Lander (Kittie)". The Guardian. July 10, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg (October 14, 2015). "Morgan Lander of Kittie". Songfacts. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Mancini, Rob (April 18, 2000). "Kittie Preps Home Video, Music Video". MTV. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Charlotte by Kittie". Songfacts. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kittie Chart History (Active Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kittie – Official Charts Company" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2013.


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