Destroy Everything You Touch

"Destroy Everything You Touch"
Single by Ladytron
from the album Witching Hour
B-side
  • "Citadel"
  • "Seventeen '05"
  • "Nothing to Hide"
  • "Soft Power" (remix)
  • "International Date Line"
  • Remixes
Released2005
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
  • Elevator, Liverpool
  • Sahara Sound, London[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:36 (album version)
  • 3:52 (radio edit)
LabelIsland
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Daniel Hunt
Producer(s)
Ladytron singles chronology
"Sugar"
(2005) 		"Destroy Everything You Touch"
(2005) 		"Ghosts"
(2008)
Music video
"Destroy Everything You Touch" on YouTube

"Destroy Everything You Touch" is a song by British electronic music band Ladytron. It was released in 2005 as the second single from their third studio album, Witching Hour.[6] It reached a position of number 42 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest position a Ladytron single has reached to date. It was re-released in the UK on 22 October 2007. The song ranked at #137 on Pitchfork's "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s" list.[7]

  1. ^ Witching Hour (liner notes). Ladytron. Island Records. 2005. CID 8163.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Tan, Norman; et al. (12 February 2020). "Listen to these finale-worthy songs before the world ends". Esquire Singapore. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Terich, Jeff; Blyweiss, Adam (18 May 2018). "10 Essential Electroclash Tracks". Treble. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Genovese, Kristianne (23 October 2007). "Ladytron - 'Destroy Everything You Touch'". Gigwise. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ Treble Staff (May 11, 2020). "A History of Synth-Pop in 50 Essential Songs". Treble. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  7. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 200-101 - Features - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2013-06-02.