{{short description|2022 single by D4vd}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Romantic Homicide | cover = D4vd - Romantic Homicide.png | alt = A photo of a white rose covered in blood. | caption = Initial 2022 release cover | type = single | artist = D4vd | EP = Petals to Thorns | B-side = "Here with Me"<ref>{{cite web |title=d4vd - Romantic Homicide / Here With Me 7" Vinyl |url=https://interscope.com/collections/singles-day-2024/products/d4vd-romantic-homicide-here-with-me-7-vinyl |website=Interscope Records}}</ref> | released = July 20, 2022 | recorded = July 13, 2022 | genre = Bedroom pop<ref name="checkout">{{cite web|url=https://outinperth.com/check-out-romantic-homicide-the-new-tune-from-d4vd|website=OutInPerth|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2026|title=Check out 'Romantic Homicide' the new tune from d4vd}}</ref> | length = 2:12 | label = * Darkroom * Interscope | writer = David Burke | producer = Dan Darmawan | prev_title = D.T.N | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = Here with Me | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{External music video | {{YouTube|eKL3TceSxvk|"Romantic Homicide"}} }} }}
"'''Romantic Homicide'''" is a bedroom pop<ref name="checkout" /> song by American singer-songwriter D4vd. It was released on July 20, 2022, through DistroKid and later included as the second single from his debut EP, ''Petals to Thorns''. The song gained popularity on the social media platform TikTok in September 2022 and was re-released by Darkroom and Interscope, leading to commercial success. In 2025, the song re-entered the charts following the discovery of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body in a Tesla vehicle registered to D4vd.
== Background and composition == D4vd recorded the song in his sister's closet and initially released it in July 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=d4vd Recorded 'Romantic Homicide' in His Sister's Closet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-videos/d4vd-recorded-romantic-homicide-in-his-sisters-closet-1234646553/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> By early September, it had been featured in over 245,000 TikTok clips.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Hot 100 First-Timers: D4vd Debuts With Breakthrough Hit 'Romantic Homicide' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hot-100-first-timers-d4vd-romantic-homicide-1235138067/ |access-date=September 20, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
The song features "heavy guitars" and "sentimental percussions", exploring themes of unrequited love and breakups<ref name="diffus">{{cite web|url=https://diffusmag.de/p/empfehlung-des-tages-d4vd-romantic-homicide/|title=Empfehlung des Tages: D4vd – Romantic Homicide|last=Kropfitsch|first=Johanna|website=Diffus|language=de|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126163238/https://diffusmag.de/p/empfehlung-des-tages-d4vd-romantic-homicide/|archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> and is characterized by its short lyrics, described as having a "more profound meaning".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auralcrave.com/en/2022/09/11/d4vd-romantic-homicide-the-lyrics-and-their-meaning/|title=d4vd, Romantic Homicide: the lyrics and their meaning|website=Auralcrave|date=September 11, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
==Release== After gaining popularity on TikTok, it was released on July 20, 2022, through DistroKid,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2025 |title=D4vd's 'Romantic Homicide' released on Celeste Rivas's birthday? Debunking viral claim |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/d4vds-romantic-homicide-released-on-celeste-rivass-birthday-debunking-viral-claim-101758146574490.html |access-date=April 22, 2026 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009152045/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/d4vds-romantic-homicide-released-on-celeste-rivass-birthday-debunking-viral-claim-101758146574490.html|archive-date=October 9, 2025}}</ref> and later included as the second single from D4vd's debut EP, ''Petals to Thorns'', released in 2023.<ref name="viral">{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=Rising Musical Star's Viral Smash Returns To The Charts — For A Terrible Reason |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/09/17/rising-musical-stars-viral-smash-returns-to-the-charts---for-a-terrible-reason/ |website=Forbes |language=en |date=September 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250917152413/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/09/17/rising-musical-stars-viral-smash-returns-to-the-charts---for-a-terrible-reason/|archive-date=September 17, 2025}}</ref>
A live version of the song, along with a visualizer, was released on December 8, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=December 8, 2023 |title=D4vd Rounds Out Massive Year With Live Rendition of 'Romantic Homicide' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/D4vd-Rounds-Out-Massive-Year-With-Live-Rendition-of-Romantic-Homicide-20231208 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Broadway World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219202841/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/D4vd-Rounds-Out-Massive-Year-With-Live-Rendition-of-Romantic-Homicide-20231208|archive-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref> by Darkroom and Interscope.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.beatport.com/release/romantic-homicide-live-version/6284353| website = Beatport | title= Romantic Homicide (Live Version)}}</ref>
== Music video == The music video for the song was released on September 7, 2022. Inspired by film noir and anime,<ref name="diffus" /> it features an alter ego named Itami, meaning "pain" in Japanese. Directed by Tommy Kiljoy, the video depicts the character mourning and moving on from a relationship.<ref>{{cite web |last=Price |first=Joe |date=September 8, 2022 |title=d4vd Releases Video for Viral Track "Romantic Homicide" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/d4vd-romantic-homicide-video |access-date=September 20, 2022 |website=Complex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023100732/https://www.complex.com/music/d4vd-romantic-homicide-video|archive-date=October 23, 2025}}</ref>
== Charts == After faring well in the charts on its first release, in 2025, the song re-entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at No. 38 following the discovery of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's body in a Tesla registered to D4vd.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |date=October 2, 2025 |title=Cardi B's new album, already double platinum, debuts at No. 1 |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/10/02/nx-s1-5559280/cardi-b-am-i-the-drama-charts |access-date=April 21, 2026 |work=NPR |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004013716/https://www.npr.org/2025/10/02/nx-s1-5559280/cardi-b-am-i-the-drama-charts|archive-date=October 4, 2025}}</ref> It also climbed 102 places to number 42 on Spotify's Global Top 50, and was number 13 in US Spotify by September 20, 2025.<ref name="viral" /><ref>{{cite news |title=D4vd's 'Romantic Homicide' climbs charts. Did the lyrics foreshadow Celeste tragedy? |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567955/d4vds-romantic-homicide-climbs-charts-did-the-lyrics-foreshadow-celeste-tragedy |work=The Express Tribune |date=September 20, 2025 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250920232240/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567955/d4vds-romantic-homicide-climbs-charts-did-the-lyrics-foreshadow-celeste-tragedy|archive-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2022–2023 weekly chart performance for "Romantic Homicide" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022–2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2022-10-17|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=October 14, 2022}}</ref> | 40 |- ! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-10-22/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 22, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> | 32 |- {{single chart|Czechdigital|68|year=2022|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=November 7, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-10-22/|title=Billboard Global 200: Week of October 22, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012064411/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|publisher=IFPI Greece}}</ref> | 20 |- {{single chart|Ireland4|27|date=20221014|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s40/|title=2022 40-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2022}}</ref> | 13 |- ! scope="row"| Malaysia International (RIM)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/posts/pfbid0CXdCYnzNZsHhPEHxaJ5RKFPe77NxxaU3Hu3ZoZN5DAuncBw1142wGkEqAwNzcQX1l|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 42 (14/10/2022-20/10/2022)|publisher=RIM|date=October 29, 2022|access-date=October 30, 2022|via=Facebook}}</ref> | 9 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Tip)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&date=20221126&year=2022|title=Dutch Single Tip 26/11/2022|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2022-10-14|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> | 21 |- {{single chart|Portugal|45|artist=D4vd|song=Romantic Homicide|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Singapore (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/singapore-songs-hotw/2022-11-05/|title=Singapore Songs: Week of November 5, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref> | 23 |- ! scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 41 (7 - 13 Oct 2022)|publisher=RIAS|access-date=October 18, 2022|archive-date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018065931/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D|title=ČNS IFPI|publisher=IFPI ČR|id=Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202241 into search.|access-date=October 17, 2022}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=41|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=October 14, 2022}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|UK|22|date=20221014|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-10-15/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 15, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2022-10-22/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of October 22, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| US Alternative Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/2022-12-10/|title=Alternative Airplay: Week of December 10, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> | 30 |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 weekly chart performance for "Romantic Homicide" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2025-10-04/|title=''Billboard'' Global 200: Week of October 4, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2025}}</ref> | 30 |- ! scope="row"| Norway (IFPI Norge)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2025-w39/|title=Singel 2025 uke 39|publisher=IFPI Norge|access-date=September 27, 2025}}</ref> | 81 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2025&dspp=39|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 39, 2025|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=26 September 2025}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|Switzerland|82|artist=D4vd|song=Romantic Homicide|rowheader=true|access-date=September 29, 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2025-10-04/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 4, 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 11, 2025}}</ref> | 38 |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Romantic Homicide" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> | 18 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Romantic Homicide" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref> | 163 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref> | 10 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Romantic Homicide" ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2025/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref> | 90 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Romantic Homicide"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=June 1, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=June 18, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=January 9, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|id=15007|access-date=February 5, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=October 11, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=12367|access-date=June 1, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=January 18, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=May 21, 2026|certyear=2026|refname="RMNZ"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=June 9, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=December 20, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|id=file_2023-01-30-17-47-02.pdf|access-date=March 11, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=d4vd-romantic-homicide|access-date=October 14, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|id=18708-6237-1|access-date=October 15, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|number=3|certyear=2024|access-date=June 1, 2024|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Central America|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=February 20, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=D4vd|title=Romantic Homicide|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|certweek=03|id=20230126065931|access-date=January 27, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}
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