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⚫ | album = ]
| caption = The original cover art created by Combat Records
| released = {{Start date|1985|6|12}}
| recorded = December 1984 – January 1985
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| studio = {{hlist|Indigo Ranch, ]|Crystal Sound Labs, ]}}
| genre = *]<ref>{{cite journal |author=CMJ Network, Inc |date=February 11, 2002 |title=Loud Rock |journal=] |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7cms1PnqKUC&q=killing+is+my+business&pg=PT13 |access-date=November 24, 2013}}</ref>
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"'''Last Rites/Loved to Deth'''" is a song by the American ] band ]. It is the opening song their debut studio album, '']'' which released in 1985 under ]. The song was one of the first written for the group, and was the title track on their ''Last Rites'' demo tape.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |title=37 Years Ago: Megadeth Unleash ‘Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good’ |url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-killing-is-my-business-and-business-is-good-anniversary/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

==Music and lyrics==
As the title suggests, "Last Rites/Loved to Death",{{refn|group=nb|Original pressings list it as "Loved to Death"; reissues from 2002 onwards list it "Loved to Deth".}} consists of two parts. "Last Rites" is a melodic piano piece, while "Loved to Death is an aggressive thrash track.
=== Last Rites ===
The opening, "Last Rites", is an instrumental centered around ] playing the piano, as well as having ]'s bass playing accompanying it.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reuter |first1=Jerome |title=MEGADETH AND THE SOUNDTRACK FOR RETRIBUTION: KILLING IS MY BUSINESS…AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (1985) |url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/megadeth-and-the-soundtrack-for-retribution-killing-is-my-businessand-business-is-good-1985/ |website=Diabolique Magazine |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> The song is a reinterpretation of J.S. Bach's ].<ref name="KNAC">{{cite web |last=Meyer |first=Frank |title=Megadeth: Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good (Deluxe Edition) |publisher=] |url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=348 |access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> There is also a short guitar solo near the end of the piece.<ref>{{cite web |title=Last Rites/Loved to Deth |url=https://megadeth.com/releases/5060/ |website=Megadeth.com |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>
=== Loved to Death ===
Mustaine explained that "Loved to Death" was his "version of a love song" to his girlfriend at the time.<ref name="liner notes"/>
In an interview with ] magazine, ] went more in depth on the topic. He revealed that, like many Megadeth songs, it was written about his ex-fiance Diana. "I wrote the song about her because I couldn’t have her and she was just so far outside of my batting average when I first started seeing her. It’s the 'boy meets girl, girl doesn’t like boy, so boy kills girl so no one else will have girl' kind of mentality."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: My Life in 15 Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/megadeths-dave-mustaine-my-life-in-15-songs-118539/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In a 2017 interview with Ultimate Guitar, frontman ] said he was very proud of the song. "That's one of my favorites because it’s really difficult to play and it's got a really cool funky rhythm pattern to it," he said, adding, "So to play it right is one thing but to play it right and sing is a whole other ball game."<ref>{{cite web |last1=DiVita |first1=Joe |title=Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: The Riff in ‘Loved to Deth’ Is the One I’m Proudest Of Megadeth&#8217;s Dave Mustaine: The Riff in &#8216;Loved to Deth&#8217; Is the One I&#8217;m Proudest Of Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: The Riff in ‘Loved to Deth’ Is the One I’m Proudest Of Read More: Dave Mustaine: The Riff in 'Loved to Deth' Is the One I'm Proudest Of |url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dave-mustaine-riff-loved-to-deth-proudest/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> The song is among their most streamed tracks on Youtube, featuring as #10 on their top songs playlist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Megadeth: The Official Playlist |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJaod-oManH5fQrx3haiuT2U_pZOdZKx |website=Youtube |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col" | Publication
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col"| Accolade
! scope="col"| Rank
|-
! scope="row"| 2021
| ''Return of Rock''
| style="text-align:center;" | United States
| "Megadeth Songs Ranked"<ref>{{cite web |title=Megadeth Song's Ranked |url=https://returnofrock.com/megadeth-songs-ranked/ |website=Return of Rock |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
|-
|}

==Personnel==
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite book |year=2002 |title=Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! liner notes (2002 reissue) |publisher=] |pages=2, 7–8}}</ref>
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'''Megadeth'''
* ] – lead vocals, lead guitar<ref>{{cite web |title=Last Rites/Loved to Deth |url=https://megadeth.com/releases/5060/ |website=Megadeth.com |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>, piano
* ] – bass, backing vocals
* ] – rhythm guitar
* ] – drums
{{col-3}}
'''Production'''
* ] and mixed by Dave Mustaine and Karat Faye
* Co-produced by Megadeth
* Pre-production by Jay Jones
{{col-3}}
'''2002 remix and remaster'''
* ] by Bill Kennedy
* ] by ]
* ] by Tom Baker
'''''The Final Kill 2018'' remix and remaster'''
* Mixed by ]
* Mastered by ]
{{col-end}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Revision as of 18:00, 8 September 2022

1985 song by Megadeth
"Last Rites/Loved to Death"
Song by Megadeth
from the album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
ReleasedJune 12, 1985 (1985-06-12)
RecordedDecember 1984 – January 1985
Studio
Genre
Length4:20
LabelCombat
Producer(s)

"Last Rites/Loved to Deth" is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. It is the opening song their debut studio album, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! which released in 1985 under Combat Records. The song was one of the first written for the group, and was the title track on their Last Rites demo tape.

Music and lyrics

As the title suggests, "Last Rites/Loved to Death", consists of two parts. "Last Rites" is a melodic piano piece, while "Loved to Death is an aggressive thrash track.

Last Rites

The opening, "Last Rites", is an instrumental centered around Dave Mustaine playing the piano, as well as having David Ellefson's bass playing accompanying it. The song is a reinterpretation of J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. There is also a short guitar solo near the end of the piece.

Loved to Death

Mustaine explained that "Loved to Death" was his "version of a love song" to his girlfriend at the time. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Dave Mustaine went more in depth on the topic. He revealed that, like many Megadeth songs, it was written about his ex-fiance Diana. "I wrote the song about her because I couldn’t have her and she was just so far outside of my batting average when I first started seeing her. It’s the 'boy meets girl, girl doesn’t like boy, so boy kills girl so no one else will have girl' kind of mentality."

Legacy

In a 2017 interview with Ultimate Guitar, frontman Dave Mustaine said he was very proud of the song. "That's one of my favorites because it’s really difficult to play and it's got a really cool funky rhythm pattern to it," he said, adding, "So to play it right is one thing but to play it right and sing is a whole other ball game." The song is among their most streamed tracks on Youtube, featuring as #10 on their top songs playlist.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2021 Return of Rock United States "Megadeth Songs Ranked" 20

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Megadeth

Production

  • Produced and mixed by Dave Mustaine and Karat Faye
  • Co-produced by Megadeth
  • Pre-production by Jay Jones

2002 remix and remaster

The Final Kill 2018 remix and remaster

Notes

  1. Original pressings list it as "Loved to Death"; reissues from 2002 onwards list it "Loved to Deth".

References

  1. CMJ Network, Inc (February 11, 2002). "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report: 45. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  2. "Killing Is My Business.. and Business Is Good! - Review". metal-archives.com.
  3. Wiederhorn, Jon. "37 Years Ago: Megadeth Unleash 'Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good'". Loudwire. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. Reuter, Jerome. "MEGADETH AND THE SOUNDTRACK FOR RETRIBUTION: KILLING IS MY BUSINESS…AND BUSINESS IS GOOD! (1985)". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. Meyer, Frank. "Megadeth: Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good (Deluxe Edition)". KNAC. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. "Last Rites/Loved to Deth". Megadeth.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! liner notes (2002 reissue). Loud Records. 2002. pp. 2, 7–8.
  8. Grow, Kory. "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  9. DiVita, Joe. "Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: The Riff in 'Loved to Deth' Is the One I'm Proudest Of Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine: The Riff in ‘Loved to Deth’ Is the One I’m Proudest Of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine: The Riff in 'Loved to Deth' Is the One I'm Proudest Of Read More: Dave Mustaine: The Riff in 'Loved to Deth' Is the One I'm Proudest Of". Loudwire. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  10. "Megadeth: The Official Playlist". Youtube. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  11. "Megadeth Song's Ranked". Return of Rock. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  12. "Last Rites/Loved to Deth". Megadeth.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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