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Artist Biography For The Killers

There Are Multiple Artists Using This Name 1. The Killers Is An American Rock Band From Las Vegas Nevada Formed In 2001. They Got The Name From The Fictional Band The Killers In The Video For New Order's Song Crystal. As Of 2021 The Band Has Released Six Studio Albums Which Have Sold 28 Million Records Worldwide. The Early Years Initially The Killers Played At Large Clubs In Las Vegas. With The Band's Line-Up Stable And Their Repertoire Of Songs Expanding The Band Began To Attract Attention From Talent Bookers Local Agents Major Label Scouts — And A UK Representative For Warner Bros. Though The Warner Bros Representative Passed On The Band He Took The Demo Back With Him Showing It To A Friend Who Worked At UK London-Based Indie Label Lizard King Records now Marrakesh Records . The Killers Then Signed In The Summer Of 2002 To A British Label. Hot Fuss They Released Their Debut Album Hot Fuss On June 2004 In The United Kingdom And US on Island Records . Their First Single Was Somebody Told Me. The Band Also Had Chart Success With Their Singles Mr. Brightside Which Reached The Top 10 In The UK When Released And All These Things That I've Done. Sam's Town The Band Started Recording Its Second Album Sam's Town On February 15 2006 At The Palms Hotel/Casino In Las Vegas. It Was Released On October 2006. The First Single When You Were Young Debuted On Radio Stations In Late July 2006. In Late August 2006 It Was Offered As A Downloadable Track Before The Album's Debut. The Single Then Entered The Chart On Downloads Alone At #5 And The Following Week On Its Official Release Went To #2 In The UK. The Video Clip Of The Second Single Bones Was Directed By Tim Burton. The Third Single Was Read My Mind. The Video For It Was Filmed In Tokyo Japan. The Last One Was For Reasons Unknown Released In June 2007. The Album Sold Over 700 000 Copies Worldwide In The First Week Of Release With A No. 2 Debut On The United World Chart. Sawdust Compilation The Compilation Album Sawdust Containing B-Sides Rarities And Some New Material Was Released On November 12 2007. The Album's First Single Tranquilize A Collaboration With Lou Reed Was Released On October 2007. The Band Also Released Their Cover Of Joy Division's Song Shadowplay On The U.S. ITunes Store. The Album Contains Songs Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town a The First Edition Cover Romeo And Juliet a Dire Straits Cover And A New Version Of Move Away previously Available On The Spider-Man 3 Soundtrack . One Of The Tracks On Sawdust Is Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf The First But Previously Unreleased Part Of The So Called Murder Trilogy In Which It Is Followed By Midnight Show Then Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine. Red Christmas EP In 2006 Songfacts Reported That The Killers Were Recognized For Their Work With Bono's Product Red Campaign Which Is Dedicated To Fighting AIDS In Africa. In The Same Year They Have Released Their First Christmas Themed Song And Music Video A Great Big Sled In Aid Of The Charity Followed By Don't Shoot Me Santa On December 1 2007. Their Festive Tunes Have Subsequently Became An Annual Event And Red Christmas EP Intended To Raise Money For The Product Red Campaign On November 29 2011. Day & Age The Third Album Day & Age Was Released On 25th November 2008 24th November For The UK . The Album's First Single Human Was Debuted On 22nd September And On The 30th September The Single Was Made Available On ITunes With Many Radio DJ's Suggesting It Was The Best Single By The Killers Yet. Killers Frontman Brandon Flowers Said in December 2008 That He Thinks That His Band "will Be Bigger Than U2 Eventually And Sooner Than You Might Think". He Told The Daily Telegraph That "U2 Are Unbelievable But They're Getting Old. It Feels Like It's Time". The Album Was Reviewed At Silent Soundwaves. Battle Born The Band Was On Hiatus But Returned To The Studio To Record Their Fourth Studio Album In Early 2011. Songfacts Reported That Runaways The First Single From The New Album Was Released On July 10 2012. The Killers' Fourth Studio Album Battle Born Was Released On 18 September 2012. It Took 15 Months To Record It. The Band Began Working On It After They Took A Touring Break For A Little Over A Year. The Album Had Five Producers With The Killers Producing One Song By Themselves The Rising Tide. The Debut Single Was Runaways Followed By Miss Atomic Bomb And Here With Me. Wonderful Wonderful In 2015 Brandon Flowers And Dave Keuning Began To Discuss Recording A Fifth Studio Album. The Band Recorded The Album Between September 2016 And May 2017 With Production By Jacknife Lee. Band Members Dave Keuning And Mark Stoermer Both Announced That They Would Take A Break From Touring. The Killers' Fifth Studio Album Wonderful Wonderful Was Released On September 22 2017 Debuting At #1 On The Billboard 200. Stoermer Imploding The Mirage On November 15 2019 The Killers Announced Their Sixth Studio Album Titled Imploding The Mirage For A Spring 2020 Release. On March 12 2020 The Album's Lead Single "Caution" Was Released Featuring A Guitar Solo By Former Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Buckingham Said Of The Band "There’s Such A Strong Center To What They’re Doing. Their Material Is So Well Crafted That It Cuts Across A Lot Of Generational Lines." Brandon Flowers Also Confirmed That Guitarist Dave Keuning Was Still On Hiatus And Did Not Participate In Recording The Album. On April 25 2020 "Caution" Reached Number One On Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart Setting A Record Of 13 Years And 6 Months Since The Band's Last Number-One Song On The Chart. The Killers' Sixth Studio Album " Imploding The Mirage" Was Released On August 21 2020. It Debuted At #8 On The Billboard 200. Influences Much Of The Killers' Music Is Based On British Influences And On The Music Of The 1980s Particularly New Wave. Flowers Has Also Said In Interviews That The Larger-Than-Life Sound Of Many Of The Band's Songs Is Due To The Influence Of Living In Las Vegas A City Where Everything Is About Flash And Who Can Top Whom. They Appreciate Post-Punk Bands That Sprang Up During The 80's Such As Joy Division And They Are Also Avowed Fans Of New Order with Whom Flowers Has Performed Live Pet Shop Boys Dire Straits David Bowie The Smiths Morrissey Depeche Mode U2 Queen Oasis And The Beatles. Their Second Album Was Said To Be Greatly Influenced By Bruce Springsteen's Music And Lyrics. Their Line-Up Is Brandon Flowers vocals Keyboards Dave Keuning guitar Backing Vocals Mark Stoermer bass Guitar Backing Vocals Ronnie Vannucci Jr. drums Percussion . 2. The Killers Was An Uruguayan Rock Band From The Early 1970s Which Released An Album Good Bye In 1972. 3. The Killers Was An American Hardcore Band From Chicago IL From The 1990s Founded By Former Members Of Charles Bronson. They Released Records On Hater Of God And Gloom And Had Split Records With A.P.B. & 9 Shocks Terror. Reminds Of Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live Meets The Oath. 4. The Killers aka Insanity And The Killers Was An American Band From Cleveland Ohio. They Released One 7″ On Huh? Oh? In 1981. 5. The Killers Was A British Punk Rock Band From England Formed In 1977 though Released Their First 7" I Don't Care As Joe Cool & The Killers . In 1978 They Released Their One And Only Album Called Killer By Then They Had Dropped The Joe Cool And Released The Record Under This Name. 6. The Killers Was A Brazilian Garage Rock Band That Released One Album In 1964 Titled The Killers. The Band Members Were João Bosco drums Luiz Carlos bass Guitar João Carlos lead Guitar And Gustavo rhythm Guitar Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Shot at the Night

"Shot At The Night" Is A Song By Rock Band The Killers. The Song Serves As The Lead Single From The Band's Second Compilation Album Direct Hits. The Track Was Unveiled On September 16 2013 The 10th Anniversary Of The Band's First London Show And Sent Immediately To Mainstream Radio. The Song Was Produced By M83's Anthony Gonzalez Who Had Supported The Band On Their Day & Age World Tour. 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." Regarding The Band's Collaboration With Gonzalez Vocalist Brandon 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." The Music Video For The Song Was Unveiled On September 26 2013 And Was Directed By Roboshobo Who Had Previously Worked With The Band On Christmas Charity Singles 'The Cowboy's Christmas Ball' And 'I Feel It In My Bones'. Regarding The Choice Of Director Lead Singer Brandon Flowers Noted "We Always Get A Ton Of Treatments For Videos Where Raunchiness And Debauchery Are At The Forefront Regardless Of What Fire The Song Is Stoking. We Liked That Robert's Treatment Was Different And Classy And He Pulled It Off." The Video Features Dark Shadows Actress Bella Heathcote And The Social Network Star Max Minghella. Heathcote Portrays A Working Class Hotel Maid At The Cosmopolitan Hotel In Las Vegas Clearly Unsatisfied With Her Mundane Lifestyle Matching The Song's Melancholic Lyrical Yearning "Give Me A Shot At The Night...". She Accidentally Encounters A Handsome Hotel Guest Portrayed By Minghella And His Friends. The Two Form An Instant Connection Leading Heathcote's Character To Abandon Her Shift And Explore Vegas By Night With Her New Found Love Interest Thus Getting Her Very Own "shot At The Night". According To The Nevada Film Commission The Young Woman Is Shown Working At The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino. The Video Features Famous Las Vegas Landmarks Such As Treasure Island The Stratosphere The Cosmopolitan Luxor Caesars And Downtown Las Vegas." Other Locations Include A Little White Wedding Chapel And Flamingo Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review Journal Ranked It As The #2 Best Music Video Filmed In Las Vegas."

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