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Direct Hits is a greatest hits album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on November 11, 2013, by Island Records. The album includes tracks from the band's first four studio albums and features two new tracks—"Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl", produced by Anthony Gonzalez of M83 and Stuart Price, respectively.

Regarding the album's release, vocalist Brandon Flowers noted, "This record feels like a great way to clean everything up and move onto the next thing."[1]

Background and recording

In 2013, during the band's Battle Born World Tour, the Killers began recording new material for a possible single release or new studio album. In June 2013, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. noted, "[We're] not just [recording] demos. Real recordings. I mean, you never know what it's gonna be, I guess. But we have our engineer, and we're working with a couple of surprise guests, in the producer capacity. Some of it is sounding really cool. We can be guilty of making things so ornate, and sometimes that's a bad thing. So I always have conversations with Brandon [Flowers] about working from a smaller palette, simplifying things. If these new tracks develop a theme, a common thread, then that could be the start of something."[2] Guitarist Dave Keuning elaborated, "I'm not saying a new album is going to come out or anything like that. But sometimes people just put out songs or it gets used for some kind of compilation. We'd like to get a new song out there soon."[3]

The track "Shot at the Night" was produced by Anthony Gonzalez of French band M83, who had previously supported the Killers on their Day & Age World Tour. The band's label, Island Records, subsequently suggested Gonzalez as a possible producer for the band, following the success of M83's sixth studio album, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (2011). Guitarist Dave Keuning noted, "There was a mutual thing like, 'Yeah we think he's good. We'll try him out.' It's something we finally agreed with our label on."[4] Regarding the band's collaboration with Gonzalez, Flowers stated, "He's one of these new school producers. He's a technical wizard, but you can't discount his musicality. A lot of people do, because of the involvement of computers, but he's a real musician, too. He and Stuart Price may be known for working on the digital side of things, but they're also two of the most musical guys I've ever met."[1]

Stuart Price, who had previously worked with the band on both their third studio album, Day & Age (2008), and on the Battle Born (2012) track, "Miss Atomic Bomb", produced the second of the two new songs, "Just Another Girl". Flowers noted, "[Stuart Price has] become like my brother now: we work well together, and I'm always impressed with his musicality and his taste. It's in a different vein from 'Shot At The Night', it's more of a narrative. You're 'in' the song in a different way."[5]

Some critics have suggested the band released the album in order to fulfill a contractual obligation.[6]

Title

According to vocalist Brandon Flowers, Direct Hits was originally entitled Cream. He notes, "The initial idea, which maybe was better, was Cream. It was my idea. It was a play on the fact that we put out a B-sides compilation called Sawdust. And so it made sense to call the ones that were our best Cream." Flowers' original idea for the album sleeve featured the Hoover Dam and a reservoir of cream.[7]

Release

Direct Hits was announced on September 16, 2013—the 10th anniversary of the band's first UK show, which took place at London's Dublin Castle. Regarding this, Flowers noted, "We were so excited about being on English soil for the first time that night. I remember falling on my ass during 'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine', but NME gave the show a positive review, and that really helped to launch us."[1]

When their label first raised the idea of a greatest hits album, Flowers says the band was surprised: "I'm a little young to already be putting out a greatest-hits album. This is premature, but the label was going to do it anyway ... so we decided to get involved with the artwork and contribute a couple of songs."[8] Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. agreed: "We'd wait another 10 years if it was up to us, but it's a contractual thing. We can fill a CD so it makes good business sense at this time of year. However, it's not like we're so pleased with ourselves we want to put it out. It feels like a douchie move."[9]

Flowers is proud of the release: "It's a celebration of this decade for us. Some people maybe wouldn't do so much for a 'Best of', but I was introduced to a lot of music from bands' 'Best ofs', from Elton John to The Cars to Otis Redding, Johnny Cash... So I want to promote it! I'm happy to have one."[7]

In the week after the album's release, four of the Killers' songs either entered or re-entered the UK Singles Chart, including "Shot at the Night" (number 23), "Just Another Girl" (number 83), "When You Were Young" (number 87), and "Mr. Brightside" (number 88).[10]

Omissions

Direct Hits does not include the singles "Bones", "The World We Live In" or "Here With Me", nor does it include b-side compilation promotional singles, "Tranquilize", "Shadowplay" or the popular and critically acclaimed non-single from the band's debut album, Hot Fuss, "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine". Battle Born album track, "The Way It Was", however, is included on the track listing, and was not released as a single. Regarding its inclusion, Flowers noted, "With 20/20 hindsight, this song probably should've been a single. That'll probably be what's written on its headstone! When we play it live and Dave's riff starts, it's magic. We all love that song, so that's why it's on here."[5]

A further Battle Born album track, "Be Still", is included as the closing track on the deluxe edition. Flowers states: "In this climate that we're in, or whatever you want to call it, people pick and choose songs, and I think in the confusion of that process, they sometimes don't know about certain songs. This is one that we're very proud of and that we love, so we felt it would have more of a chance if we put it on the record."[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Clash7/10[13]
Pitchfork6.4/10[14]
Q[15]

In a positive review, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "The main benefit of Direct Hits, especially for those listeners who have always doubted the skills of The Killers, is how the operatic ambitions of Sam's Town feel not so extravagant when bookended by selections from Day & Age and Battle Born. All three of the albums – which are represented by three cuts a piece – sound strong here but what really has lasted are those singles from 2004's Hot Fuss [...] which now seem to capture a particular moment in time and yet also transcend it."[12] Writing for Clash, Robin Murray gave the album a positive review, but noted that it was too soon for a career-spanning release: "Charting the long rise of a true pop phenomenon, Direct Hits is almost dragged under by the weight of the band’s success – each song simply feels too fresh, too well known to warrant the archival. A nice refresher, if a little unnecessary."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mr. Brightside" (from Hot Fuss, 2004)
3:44
2."Somebody Told Me" (from Hot Fuss)
  • Saltzman
  • the Killers
3:18
3."Smile Like You Mean It" (from Hot Fuss)
  • Flowers
  • Stoermer
  • Saltzman
  • the Killers
3:57
4."All These Things That I've Done" (from Hot Fuss)Flowers
  • Saltzman
  • the Killers
5:03
5."When You Were Young" (from Sam's Town, 2006)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Vannucci
3:40
6."Read My Mind" (from Sam's Town)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Flood
  • Moulder
  • the Killers
4:07
7."For Reasons Unknown" (from Sam's Town)Flowers
  • Flood
  • Moulder
  • the Killers
3:33
8."Human" (from Day & Age, 2008)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Vannucci
4:05
9."Spaceman" (from Day & Age)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Vannucci
  • Price
  • the Killers
4:45
10."A Dustland Fairytale" (from Day & Age)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Vannucci
  • Price
  • the Killers
3:45
11."Runaways" (from Battle Born, 2012)Flowers
4:05
12."Miss Atomic Bomb" (from Battle Born)
  • Flowers
  • Vannucci
Price4:55
13."The Way It Was" (from Battle Born)
O'Brien3:52
14."Shot at the Night" (previously unreleased)FlowersAnthony Gonzalez4:03
15."Just Another Girl" (previously unreleased)FlowersPrice4:21
Total length:61:13
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Mr. Brightside" (original demo)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
 4:22
17."When You Were Young" (Calvin Harris remix)
  • Flowers
  • Keuning
  • Stoermer
  • Vannucci
  • Flood
  • Moulder
  • the Killers
  • Harris[b]
6:12
18."Be Still" (from Battle Born)
  • Flowers
  • Lanois
Taylor4:33
Total length:76:20

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a remixer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Direct Hits.[17]

Studios

Recording locations

  • The Hearse (Berkeley, California) – recording (tracks 1–4)
  • Cornerstone Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) – recording (tracks 1–4)
  • Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas, Nevada) – recording (tracks 5–7)
  • Criterion Studios (London) – additional recording, additional engineering (tracks 5–7)
  • Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas, Nevada) – engineering (tracks 8–10); recording (tracks 11–15, 18)
  • Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – recording (tracks 11, 13)
  • killthemessenger Studio (Las Vegas, Nevada) – engineering (track 16)

Mixing and mastering locations

  • Cornerstone Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) – mixing (tracks 1, 3)
  • Eden Studios (London) – mixing (tracks 2, 4)
  • The Town House (London) – mixing (tracks 2, 4)
  • Assault & Battery (London) – mixing (tracks 5–7, 11)
  • Olympic Studios (London) – mixing (tracks 8–10)
  • Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas, Nevada) – mixing (tracks 12–14, 18)
  • The Exchange Mastering (London) – mastering (track 17)
  • Golden Ratio (Montreal) – mixing (track 18)
  • The Lodge (New York City) – mastering

The Killers

Additional musicians

  • Stuart Price – additional keyboards, programming (track 11)
  • Matt Norcross – drums (track 16)

Technical

  • Jeff Saltzman – production, recording (tracks 1–4)
  • The Killers – production (tracks 1–10)
  • Mark Needham – mixing (tracks 1, 3)
  • Alan Moulder – mixing (tracks 2, 4–7, 11, 17); production, recording (tracks 5–7, 17)
  • Flood – production, recording, mixing (tracks 5–7, 17)
  • Mark Gray – additional engineering (tracks 5–7)
  • Neeraj Khajanchi – additional engineering (tracks 5–7)
  • Max Dingel – additional engineering (tracks 5–7)
  • Andy Savours – mix engineering (tracks 5–7)
  • Stuart Price – production, mixing (tracks 8–10, 12, 15)
  • Robert Root – engineering (tracks 8–10); recording (tracks 11, 12, 14, 15, 18); mixing (tracks 13, 14)
  • Dave Emery – mixing assistance (tracks 8–10)
  • Alex Dromgoole – mixing assistance (tracks 8–10)
  • Ted Sablay – additional engineering (track 9)
  • Brendan O'Brien – production, recording (tracks 11, 13)
  • Steve Lillywhite – additional production (track 11)
  • Damian Taylor – additional production (track 11); production (track 18)
  • Catherine Marks – mix engineering (track 11)
  • John Catlin – mix engineering (track 11)
  • Felix Rashman – mix assistance (track 11)
  • Anthony Gonzalez – production (track 14)
  • Mike Sak – engineering (track 16)
  • Calvin Harris – remix (track 17)
  • Simon Davey – mastering (track 17)

Artwork

  • Warren Fu – art direction
  • Andy West – design, layout
  • Colin Lane – photography
  • Williams + Hirakawa – photography
  • Torey Mundkowsky – photography
  • Wyatt Boswell – photography
  • Kristen Tiengst – art and photography production
  • Tai Linzie – art and photography production
  • Andy Proctor – package production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50]Gold35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[52]3× Platinum752,500[51]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Hits_(The_Killers_album)

Artist(s)

Veröffentlichungen von The Killers die im OTRS erhältlich sind/waren:

Imploding The Mirage ¦ Sawdust ¦ Battle Born ¦ Direct Hits ¦ Live From The Royal Albert Hall ¦ Hot Fuss ¦ Wonderful Wonderful ¦ Pressure Machine

The Killers auf Wikipedia (oder andere Quellen):

The Killers sind eine US-amerikanische Rockband aus Las Vegas, Nevada, die 2001 gegründet wurde. Der Name stammt von einer gleichnamigen fiktiven Band aus dem Musikvideo zum Song Crystal von New Order.

Geschichte

Gründung (2001–2002)

Dave Keuning setzte eine Annonce in eine Zeitung, in der er um Mitglieder für eine neue Band warb. Brandon Flowers sah diese Annonce und entschloss sich, seine alte Band namens Response Blush zu verlassen und etwas Neues zu beginnen. Flowers und Keuning verband, dass sie beide Fans der Band Oasis sind. So ließen sie sich schon bei ihrer ersten Single Mr. Brightside von dieser Band inspirieren. Später kamen die anderen beiden Bandmitglieder Ronnie Vannucci und Mark Stoermer durch Castings hinzu.

Hot Fuss (2003–2006)

The Killers veröffentlichten ihr Album Hot Fuss im Juni 2004 in Großbritannien mit Marrakesh Records, und in den USA mit Island Records. Schon Hot Fuss erhielt 4× Platin. Die Single-Auskopplungen dieses Albums sind Mr. Brightside, welches sofort die Top 10 in Großbritannien erreichte, All These Things That I’ve Done und Somebody Told Me. Mr. Brightside steht dort seitdem in den Top 100; 2021 waren es über fünf Jahre.[1]

Der Song All These Things That I’ve Done wird am Ende des Filmes Mord und Margaritas gespielt. Eine Remix-Version von Mr. Brightside kommt im deutschen Film Keinohrhasen vor. Im Film Liebe braucht keine Ferien wird der Song an einer Stelle von Cameron Diaz gesungen.

Sam’s Town (2006–2007)

Sam’s Town, das zweite Album der Band, erreichte in den USA in der ersten Woche Platz 2 der Charts, in Großbritannien stieg es in den Albumcharts auf Platz 1 neu ein. Es wurde von den Werken von U2, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty und anderen beeinflusst.[2][3] Der Name bezieht sich auf Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, ein Hotel mit Casino in Las Vegas, der Heimatstadt der Band. Die mit einem Bikini bekleidete Frau auf dem Cover der CD ist Sängerin und Model Felice LaZae.

Bei den BRIT Awards gewannen sie am 14. Februar 2007 die Auszeichnung sowohl als beste internationale Band als auch mit Sam’s Town für das beste internationale Album.

Laut eigener Aussage sind die Killers von Queen, U2, New Order und Muse beeinflusst worden, denen sie ihren Preis bei den EMAs für das beste Rockalbum widmeten. Das macht sich ebenfalls bei der Auswahl der Produzenten bemerkbar, denn The Killers haben sich bei der Arbeit an ihrem zweiten Album Verstärkung bei Flood und Alan Moulder geholt, die schon oft mit U2 zusammengearbeitet haben. Im Video zu All These Things That I’ve Done führte Anton Corbijn Regie, der für seine visuellen Ergebnisse besonders bei U2 bekannt ist. Für den Videoclip zu Bones konnte 2006 Tim Burton als Regisseur gewonnen werden.[4]

The Killers coverten mehrere Bands und Sänger, wie zum Beispiel von Joy Division Shadowplay, von Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet oder von Morrissey Why Don’t You Find Out for Yourself. Des Weiteren gab es auch eine Coverversion von Helter Skelter der Beatles, gemeinsam mit den Vines.

The Killers, 2006

Auf dem Album Disco 4 der Pet Shop Boys befindet sich ein PSB-Remix von Read My Mind, der mit zusätzlichen Vocals von Neil Tennant erweitert wurde.

Sawdust (2007–2008)

Ihr drittes Album Sawdust enthält B-Seiten der vorhergegangenen Singles, Raritäten und neue Songs. Es wurde im November 2007 veröffentlicht. Die erste Single des Albums, Tranquilize, die in Zusammenarbeit mit Lou Reed entstand, kam bereits im Oktober 2007 auf den Markt.

Day & Age (2008–2010)

Im November 2008 erschien ihr drittes Studioalbum mit dem Titel Day & Age. Produzent war Stuart Price. Die erste Single Human war ursprünglich schon für Sawdust geplant. Der Song wurde im Jahr 2009 in einem Werbespot von Sky Deutschland verwendet. Auch Nike hatte im Jahr 2008 mit All These Things That I’ve Done vom Album Hot Fuss auf einen Song der Band als Werbeträger gesetzt, ebenso Christian Dior 2009 mit Shadowplay aus dem Album Sawdust.[5]

Pause (2010–2011)

Im Januar 2010 gaben The Killers bekannt, dass sie nach den letzten Konzerten der „Day & Age“-Tour eine längere Pause einlegen wollen. Sie müssten sich nach sechs Jahren, die sie fast nur in Sachen Band unterwegs waren, erholen, wie Gitarrist Keuning mitteilte. Diese Pause solle aber nicht die Trennung von The Killers bedeuten.[6]

Brandon Flowers nutzte diese Zeit, um an einem Soloalbum zu arbeiten, das den Namen Flamingo trug und am 3. September 2010 erschien.[7] Auch Mark Stoermer und Ronnie Vannucci veröffentlichten während der Auszeit der Band mit Another Life und Big Talk eigene Soloalben.

Wie bereits in den vorangegangenen Jahren erschien auch im Dezember 2010 ein Weihnachtssong. Der Erlös der Single Boots kommt wohltätigen Zwecken zugute.[8] Beim Lollapalooza Festival 2011 in Chile feierten The Killers ihr Live-Comeback.[9] Ebenfalls für einen wohltätigen Zweck wurde im Dezember 2011 die (RED) Christmas EP veröffentlicht.

Battle Born (2012)

Im September 2012 erschien das vierte Studioalbum der Killers. Es wurde am 14. September 2012 in Deutschland veröffentlicht.[10] Es ist laut der Band stilistisch nicht an Day & Age angelehnt, sondern ist gitarrenlastiger.[11] Der Titel lautet Battle Born in Anspielung auf die harte Seite des American Way of Life.[12]

“In a sense, all Americans are battle born. Our ancestors came here for something better.”

– Brandon Flowers: rekwired.com[13]

Runaways ist die erste Singleauskopplung aus dem Album und war am 10. Juli 2012 zum ersten Mal in verschiedenen US-Radiosendern zu hören.[14]

Am 11. November 2012 traten The Killers bei den MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 in Frankfurt am Main auf[15] und am 10. November 2013 bei den MTV Europe Music Awards 2013 in Amsterdam.

Am 22. September 2017 erschien das nunmehr fünfte Studioalbum unter dem Titel Wonderful Wonderful.

Aktivismus und Philanthropie

Die Band spielte auf Einladung des US-Präsidenten Barack Obama am 4. Juli 2010 vor dem Weißen Haus als Teil der Feierlichkeiten zum Unabhängigkeitstag der USA, was Flowers als eine „monumentale Ehre“ bezeichnete.[16] Flowers, Keuning und Stoermer spielten auch bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung am 8. Juli 2010 in Nevada für Obama und den Mehrheitsführer des US-Senats Harry Reid, der wiedergewählt werden sollte.[17]

Seit dem Jahr 2006 haben die Killers jährliche Weihnachts-Singles und -videos veröffentlicht zur Unterstützung der Hilfsorganisation Product Red und ihres Engagements gegen AIDS, Tuberkulose und Malaria.[18]

Diskografie

Studioalben

JahrTitel
Musiklabel		Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen
(Jahr, Titel, Musiklabel, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)		Anmerkungen
 DE AT CH UK US RockTemplate:Charttabelle/Wartung/Charts inexistent
2004Hot Fuss
Island Def Jam (UMG)		DE75
Gold
Gold

(6 Wo.)DE		AT60
(7 Wo.)AT		CH48
(26 Wo.)CH		UK1
Achtfachplatin
×8
Achtfachplatin

(255 Wo.)UK		US7
Dreifachplatin
×3
Dreifachplatin

(98 Wo.)US		Rock22
(8 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 7. Juni 2004
Verkäufe: + 7.000.000[19]
2006Sam’s Town
Island Records (UMG)		DE6
Gold
Gold

(19 Wo.)DE		AT5
(15 Wo.)AT		CH9
(8 Wo.)CH		UK1
Fünffachplatin
×5
Fünffachplatin

(126 Wo.)UK		US2
Platin
Platin

(42 Wo.)US		Rock2
(31 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 29. Juni 2006
Verkäufe: + 5.000.000[20]
2008Day & Age
Island Records (UMG)		DE8
Platin
Platin

(30 Wo.)DE		AT9
Gold
Gold

(20 Wo.)AT		CH4
Gold
Gold

(21 Wo.)CH		UK1
Vierfachplatin
×4
Vierfachplatin

(70 Wo.)UK		US6
Gold
Gold

(42 Wo.)US		Rock2
(20 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 21. November 2008
Verkäufe: + 3.000.000[21]
2012Battle Born
Island Records (UMG)		DE2
(8 Wo.)DE		AT3
(7 Wo.)AT		CH2
(9 Wo.)CH		UK1
Platin
Platin

(26 Wo.)UK		US3
(18 Wo.)US		Rock1
(18 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 14. September 2012
Verkäufe: + 1.000.000[21]
2017Wonderful Wonderful
Island Records (UMG)		DE8
(3 Wo.)DE		AT10
(3 Wo.)AT		CH8
(4 Wo.)CH		UK1
Gold
Gold

(21 Wo.)UK		US1
(5 Wo.)US		Rock1
(8 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 22. September 2017
Verkäufe: + 188.000
2020Imploding the Mirage
Island Records (UMG)		DE6
(4 Wo.)DE		AT4
(3 Wo.)AT		CH2
(5 Wo.)CH		UK1
Silber
Silber

(10 Wo.)UK		US8
(2 Wo.)US		Rock1
(2 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 21. August 2020
Verkäufe: + 100.000
2021Pressure Machine
Island Records (UMG)		DE7
(3 Wo.)DE		AT5
(3 Wo.)AT		CH4
(6 Wo.)CH		UK1
(4 Wo.)UK		US9
(2 Wo.)US		Rock1
(2 Wo.)Rock
Erstveröffentlichung: 13. August 2021

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Auszeichnungen

  • ASCAP Awards
    • 2010: in der Kategorie „Vanguard Award“
  • Brit Awards
    • 2007: in der Kategorie „Best International Group“
    • 2007: in der Kategorie „Best International Album“ (Sam’s Town)
  • International Dance Music Awards
    • 2009: in der Kategorie „Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track“ (Human)
  • Meteor Ireland Music Awards
    • 2005: in der Kategorie „Best Live Performance Visiting Act“
  • MTV Europe Music Awards
  • MTV u Woodie Awards
    • 2004: in der Kategorie „The Breaking Woodie (Best Emerging Artist)“
  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • MuchMusic Video Awards
    • 2005: in der Kategorie „Best International Video - Group“ (Mr. Brightside)
  • NARM Awards
    • 2005: in der Kategorie „Pop/Rock Breakout Artist of the Year“
  • NME Awards (UK)
    • 2005: in der Kategorie „Best International Band“
    • 2007: in der Kategorie „Best Video“ (Bones)
    • 2008: in der Kategorie „Best International Band“
    • 2009: in der Kategorie „Best International Band“
    • 2013: in der Kategorie „Best International Band“
  • NME Awards (USA)
    • 2008: in der Kategorie „Best Band“
    • 2008: in der Kategorie „Best Track“ (Tranquilize)
  • Q Awards
    • 2006: in der Kategorie „Best Video“ (When You Were Young)
  • World Music Awards
    • 2005: in der Kategorie „World’s Best Selling New Group“

Literatur

  • Laura Dozier: The Killers. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89602-719-0.

Weblinks

Commons: The Killers – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

Quellen

  1. ↑ Mark Savage: Mr Brightside: The hit that just won't die. BBC.com, 1. April 2021; abgerufen am 9. April 2023.
  2. ↑ playlouder.com (Memento vom 25. Oktober 2006 im Internet Archive)
  3. ↑ angryape.com (Memento vom 18. März 2012 im Internet Archive)
  4. ↑ intro.de: Killers ft. Tim Burton. Skeletons, Darkness and some Romance. (Memento vom 30. September 2007 im Internet Archive)
  5. ↑ Dior Webseite: Enter > EXTRAS > MUSIQUE > ECOUTER SHADOWPLAW (Memento vom 10. April 2010 im Internet Archive)
  6. ↑ The Killers beenden ihre Band-Pause – Neues Album heißt "Battle Born". Der Westen, 11. Juli 2012, abgerufen am 8. März 2013.
  7. ↑ The Killers’ Brandon Flowers confirms solo album release. NME Online Magazine, abgerufen am 17. Mai 2010.
  8. ↑ The Killers:Boots. Financial Times-Online, abgerufen am 2. Januar 2011.
  9. ↑ The Killers headlinen Lollapalooza Chile. Lollapalooza, archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 12. Mai 2013; abgerufen am 28. Januar 2011.
  10. ↑ digijunkies.de
  11. ↑ Bringen the Killers 2012 ein neues Album. Universal Music, abgerufen am 28. März 2012.
  12. ↑ The Killers reveal Battle Born Album Trailer. Ehemals im Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar); abgerufen am 13. Juni 2012.@1@2Vorlage:Toter Link/rekwired.com (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar. Suche in Webarchiven)
  13. ↑ rekwired.com
  14. ↑ backstageol.com
  15. ↑ de.mtvema.com
  16. ↑ The Killers to play special July 4 concert at the White House. In: NME.COM. Abgerufen am 23. August 2016 (britisches Englisch).
  17. ↑ Harry Reid: The Killers Perform Nevada’s State Song "Home Means Nevada". 19. Oktober 2010, abgerufen am 23. August 2016.
  18. ↑ Dirt Sledding: The Killers 10th Annual Christmas Single for (RED) Featuring Ryan Pardey & Richard Dreyfuss – (RED). In: red.org. Archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 8. Dezember 2015; abgerufen am 23. August 2016.
  19. ↑ Rae Alexandra: Hate the Killers? Here's Why You Shouldn't. In: SF Weeky. 5. Dezember 2012, abgerufen am 12. Mai 2019 (englisch).
  20. ↑ Brittany Hodak: The Killers Celebrate 'Sam's Town' Anniversary With Vegas Extravaganza, Vinyl Reissue. In: Forbes. 31. August 2016, abgerufen am 12. Mai 2019 (englisch).
  21. ↑ a b Chase Hunt: Brandon Flowers of The Killers confident band will record another album. In: AXS. 9. Mai 2015, abgerufen am 12. Mai 2019 (englisch).
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