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{{Infobox song

| name = Bloody Valentine

| cover = MGK Bloody Valentine.png

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| type = single

| artist = Machine Gun Kelly

| album = Tickets to My Downfall

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop-punk

| length =

| label =

* Bad Boy

* Interscope

| writer =

* Nicholas Alex Long

* Colson Baker

* Derek Ryan Smith

* Travis Barker

| producer = Travis Barker

| prev_title = Stay Away

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Concert for Aliens

| next_year = 2020

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}}

"'Bloody Valentine'" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musician Machine Gun Kelly, released on May 1, 2020 by Interscope Records. The song is the first single from his fifth studio album 'Tickets to My Downfall'.

Background



The song was written by Machine Gun Kelly with Nicholas Alex Long, Mod Sun, and Travis Barker, with the latter also serving as drummer and producer on the track. The video stars Megan Fox as Machine Gun Kelly's lover "who gets a kick" out of torturing him, and is one of Kelly's most liked music videos, with over 1.2 million likes on Youtube. The video was shot in a rented house located in the Los Angeles area. It won the award for "Best Alternative" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The two also star together in the film 'Midnight in the Switchgrass'.

An acoustic version of the song was released on June 16, 2020, alongside a video directed by Sam Cahill. The video as of April 13th, 2022 has over 17.3 million views and 330k likes.

The song is featured in 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'.

Composition



"Bloody Valentine" is a pop-punk ballad with synth-pop influences. The song's "iconic intro and verse riff" have been noted as being one of the most memorable moments on the 'Tickets To My Downfall' album. 'NME' compared it to Blink-182's 'Greatest Hits' crammed into one song.

Accolades



Live performances



On May 12, 2020 in promotion of the track Kelly and Barker did an at home performance of "Bloody Valentine" on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the video has over 3.4 million views on Youtube. On August 30, 2020, Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker performed "Bloody Valentine" live at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. On November 23, 2020 Machine Gun Kelly performed the song live at the 2020 American Music Awards. Kelly in 2021 performed the track on Jimmy Kimmel Live in a medley including "Bloody Valentine" as well as other Tickets to My Downfall tracks such as "Drunk Face" and "All I Know".

Personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Machine Gun Kelly vocals and guitar

* Derek Smith composing, songwriting

* Scott Skyrzinski mixing assistance

* Nicholas Alex Long guitar, bass

* Travis Barker producer, drums

* Colin Leonard master engineering

* Neal Avron mixing

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



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| May 1, 2020

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! scope="row"| Italy

| May 15, 2020

| Contemporary hit radio

| Universal

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References



Category:2020s ballads

Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Machine Gun Kelly (musician) songs

Category:American pop punk songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Rock ballads

Category:Song recordings produced by Travis Barker

Category:Songs written by Machine Gun Kelly (musician)

Category:Songs written by Travis Barker

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