Wings of a Butterfly

"Wings of a Butterfly" (released as "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" on the album) is a song by the Finnish band HIM. It is the second track on the 2005 album Dark Light and was released as the album's first single that year. The song reached number 1 on the Finnish charts, number 10 in Germany and the UK, and number 87 in the U.S., making it the biggest single from Dark Light. The music video, filmed at Union Station in Los Angeles, was number 1 on the Rock Countdown on MTV2 in late 2005 for five weeks until it was retired.

"Wings of a Butterfly"
Single by HIM
from the album Dark Light
B-side	"Poison Heart"
Released	2 August 2005
Recorded	2005
Length	3:29
Label	Sire Records
Songwriter(s)	Ville Valo
Producer(s)	HIM
HIM singles chronology
"And Love Said No" (2004) "Wings of a Butterfly" (2005) "Killing Loneliness" (2006)

Track listing

International track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "Poison Heart" (Ramones cover)

International maxi single track listing

1. "Wings of a Butterfly"
2. "And Love Said No" (616 version)
3. "Vampire Heart" (live at Donington)
4. "Wings of a Butterfly" (Video)

EU DVD Single

1. "Wings Of A Butterfly (Video) - 3:29
2. "Making Of Wings Of A Butterfly (Video) - 4:58

Charts positions

Chart position (2005/06)	Peak position
Finland	1
Austria	18
Germany	10
Greece[1]	4
Switzerland	28
Ireland	35
Italy	20
Norway	18
Spain	3
Sweden	12
UK Singles Chart	10
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	87
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3]	19
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	20

References

1. Ελληνικό Chart – Top 50 Singles
2. "H.I.M. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
3. "H.I.M. Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2015.