Tear You Apart
"Tear You Apart" is a song by American rock band She Wants Revenge. It was released as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album in January 2006 in the U.S. and July 17, 2006 in the UK. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and number 122 on the [Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Hot 100].
In 2015, the song was featured in "Checking In" the season premiere of American Horror Story: Hotel, as personally requested by Lady Gaga, one of the show's main actresses. The then-disbanded She Wants Revenge gained a significant revival in popularity as a result of the media usage, and were inspired to reunite as a result.
Track listing
- "Tear You Apart" – 4:46
- "Tear You Apart" – 5:12
Additional versions
- Visitors to DJ and remixer Richard Vission's website could access two exclusive promo remixes by signing up to his email newsletter.
- "Tear You Apart" – 6:28
- "Tear You Apart" – 4:26
- "Tear You Apart" – 5:25
- Another remix can be found on the Japanese version of the self-titled album.
- "Tear You Apart" – 4:01
Music video
The music video for "Tear You Apart" was directed by Joaquin Phoenix. It was filmed in a middle school in Hollywood. The dance was held in a gym. The band's HQ was in the ballet studio of the school.The scene where Lydia runs out is fake. She does not run into a hallway but instead, at the time of production, she ran into an alley.
A note was sent out via Myspace asking for extras. Only a small number of them were actually highschoolers; the call was for people who were either 15–20 or looked like they were 15–20. No one was paid, and filming was done around 3:00 AM the following day.
Appearance in other media
- The song was used in the WB TV series One [Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill] in episode 14 of season 3, "All Tomorrow's Parties".
- The song appeared in The Number 23, a 2007 psychological suspense film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. It's set to a scene featuring the characters portrayed by Carrey and Madsen engaging in S&M-style sex shortly after meeting near a fiery vehicle.
- The song was featured in the action scene of Antikiller 3.
- The song was featured in the TV show American Horror Story: Hotel during the season premiere, "Checking In." The scene introduces The Countess Elizabeth Johnson and her lover Donovan.
- The song also appeared in a nightclub scene in the TV show Fringe during "Midnight", episode 18 of season 1 in 2009.