It reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2014.
Over twenty different remixes and radio edits were created specifically for the digital download release of "Painkillr".
The music video was directed by Mikey Minden.
Minden described that the vibe of the video was intended to be "edgy, dark, gritty, in-your-face, provocative, super-sexy, super-stylized, and very theatrical."
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) reached Number 25, 2014.