Selena Gomez – Kill Em With Kindness (Music Review & Lyrics) | Mp3 Download
Released on May 3, 2016, “Kill Em With Kindness” was serviced to pop radio as the fourth and final single from Selena Gomez‘s sophomore studio album Revival. The song was recorded in April 2015 and produced by Rock Mafia alongside Benny Blanco, with additional production by Dave Audé and R3drum.
Musically, “Kill Em With Kindness” leans into a dance-pop / tropical house feel, with airy synths, a whistled hook, and an electronic beat that retains emotional weight. Lyrically, Gomez uses the track as a response to criticism, online negativity, and body shaming. She encourages taking the high road and responding to negativity with compassion and calm — “don’t fight fire with fire, just kill ’em with kindness.”
The music video, directed by Emil Nava and shot in black and white, premiered on June 6, 2016. It features Selena in intimate, minimalist settings — photo shoots, mirrored reflections, interpretive dancers, and symbolic visuals like falling bullets and blood-dripped flowers.
In charts, “Kill Em With Kindness” had moderate but meaningful performance. In the U.S., it peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the only single from Revival not to hit the top ten. Internationally, it hit #1 in Poland and charted strongly in several other countries, including Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, and Switzerland.
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