Painkillr

"Painkillr" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Erika Jayne.^[1] It reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2014. "Painkillr" was written by Erika Jayne and Christopher Rodriguez. Erika Jayne has described the song by saying: "The idea came to me one night from a darker place. It was how I was feeling at the time. Obviously, with that type of material, it's not set very high in the register. So we set it low, made it yummy, sexy and 1930-ish."^[2]

"Painkillr"
Single by Erika Jayne
Released	August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
Recorded	2014
Length	3:16
Label	Pretty Mess
Songwriter(s)	Erika Jayne Christopher Rodriguez
Erika Jayne singles chronology
"Get It Tonight" (2013) "Painkillr" (2014) "You Make Me Wanna Dance" (2014)

Music video

The black-and-white music video shows Jayne in bed wearing a revealing bodysuit and heels.^[3] It was produced by Jayne herself and shot in half a day. "I had a photoshoot in the morning, and then shot it in the afternoon. That's how tight that video was," she told People magazine.^[4] The music video was directed by her long-time collaborator Mikey Minden.^[5] Minden described that the music video was intended to be "edgy, dark, gritty, in-your-face, provocative, super-sexy, super-stylized, and very theatrical."^[6]

Television personality Bethenny Frankel criticized the music video in an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2016.^[7][8][9]

Track listing

Over twenty different remixes and radio edits were created specifically for the digital download release of "Painkillr";

Digital download^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Painkillr"	3:16
2.	"Painkillr" (DJLW Radio Edit)	3:18
3.	"Painkillr" (Cole Plante Radio Edit)	3:52
4.	"Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Radio Edit)	3:46
5.	"Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Radio Edit)	2:26
6.	"Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Radio Edit)	3:24
7.	"Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Radio Edit)	3:01
8.	"Painkillr" (Casey Alva Radio Edit)	3:40
9.	"Painkillr" (Mike Cruz Tribal EDM Mix)	8:00
10.	"Painkillr" (DJLW Remix)	4:33
11.	"Painkillr" (DJLW Dub)	4:33
12.	"Painkillr" (Cole Plante Remix)	6:00
13.	"Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Remix)	6:09
14.	"Painkillr" (DJ-Spin Dub)	5:54
15.	"Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Remix)	4:00
16.	"Painkillr" (Oliver Twizt Dub)	4:00
17.	"Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Club Mix)	6:03
18.	"Painkillr" (Dem Slackers Dub)	6:03
19.	"Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Remix)	6:30
20.	"Painkillr" (Victor Dinaire & Bissen Dub)	6:30
21.	"Painkillr" (Casey Alva Vicodin Remix)	6:10
22.	"Painkillr" (Mike Cruz Tribal EDM Mix)	8:00

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[11] 1 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[12] 25

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[13] 46

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	August 26, 2014	Digital download	Pretty Mess	^[14]

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (US)

References

1. Erika Jayne: Painkillr, retrieved 2019-07-09
2. "'Pain Killr': Dance queen Erika Jayne talks infectious new song, album and tour". AXS. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
3. "Erika Girardi Reveals When She Was in the Best Shape of Her Life". Bravo TV Official Site. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
4. "RHOBH's Erika Girardi Looks Back at 10 Years of Erika Jayne Videos Including Her Newest Clip 'XXPEN$IVE'". People.com. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
5. "Erika Jayne: Painkillr". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
6. "Exclusive: Erika Jayne's "PAINKILLR" Director Responds to Bethenny Frankel's Comments". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
7. "Exclusive: Erika Jayne's "PAINKILLR" Director Responds to Bethenny Frankel's Comments". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
8. "Bethenny Gave Erika A Lesson In Brands On 'RHOBH'". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
9. "Bethenny Frankel Defends Her Music Video Drama with Erika Girardi". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
10. "Painkillr – Erika Jayne". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
11. "Erika Jayne Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
12. "Erika Jayne Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
13. "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
14. "Painkillr by Erika Jayne". Retrieved 2018-11-17.