What is "if looks could kill"

phr. (context idiomatic English) (non-gloss definition: Used to characterize a look of strong hostility)

"If Looks Could Kill" is a song written by Jack Conrad and Bob Garrett, originally recorded by Pamala Stanley and later by the rock band Heart in 1985. The Heart version was released as the fifth and final single from the band's self-titled 1985 album Heart. This version is similar to early Heart tunes as it is an aggressive, hard rock number. The song is about a woman confronting a cheating lover, letting him know that "if looks could kill / you'd be lying on the floor".

After four top-ten U.S. singles (including the number-one " These Dreams") from the Heart album, "If Looks Could Kill" stalled at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band would rebound the following year with Bad Animals, and their most successful single yet (" Alone").

Pamala Stanley's pop version was featured in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Raw Deal in 1986. It also was recorded by the Norwegian actress and pop singer Mia Gundersen on her record Temptation in the same year. A version of the song appeared in the 1985 telefilm Braker.

If Looks Could Kill (released in the UK as Teen Agent) is a 1991 American action comedy spy film directed by William Dear and stars Richard Grieco.

"If Looks Could Kill" was the final single from Transvision Vamp and the second to be taken from their third (US only) album Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble. Although released in a variety of formats it only managed to reach #41 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, it became the theme song for Channel Ten Australia's summer programming line-up.

"If Looks Could Kill" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in January 1990 as the second single from Crowell's album Keys to the Highway. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1990 and number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

"If Looks Could Kill" is a single by Australian recording artist Timomatic, released digitally on 23 March 2012, as the second single from his self-titled second studio album. He co-wrote the song with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of the production duo DNA Songs, who also handled the song's production. "If Looks Could Kill" peaked at number eight on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 140,000 copies.

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If Looks Could Kill is the first and only studio album by avant-garde jazz musician Jim French, released in 1979 by Headhunter Records.