| "Evil" | ||||
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| Single by Interpol | ||||
| from the album Antics | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | January 3, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 2004 | |||
| Studio | Tarquin Studios (Bridgeport, Connecticut) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Peter Katis | |||
| Interpol singles chronology | ||||
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"Evil" is a song by American rock band Interpol. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Antics (2004), on January 3, 2005. The song is widely believed to be about British serial killers Fred and Rosemary West.[1][2] The band, however, have denied this, telling The Guardian in 2024, "Everyone thinks Evil is about serial killers but it isn't at all."[3] "Evil" peaked at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 24 on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 76 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
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- ^ Erin Thompson (2010-10-27). "The Top 10 Songs About Serial Killers". seattleweekly.com. Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Interpol: 'I'm very glad we said yes to putting a song in Friends – it was a pretty hardcore moment'". 25 July 2024.