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| Studio album by The Killers | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | November 2007–May 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-punk revival, New Wave[1] | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Island, Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Stuart Price | |||
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Day & Age is the third studio album by American rock band The Killers, released on November 24, 2008 in the UK, Canada and the US.[2] Frontman and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers stated that it is the band's "most playful record."[3] To date, Day & Age has sold over 2.8 million records worldwide.[4]
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Production
The band began writing the tracks for Day & Age while on the road during the Sam's Town tour. Producer Stuart Price had worked on some Killers remixes, but the band had still never met him until they connected in London in 2007. Price and the band had dinner, before returning to his home studio and recording the lead single "Human" in just two hours.[5] Work on the album was conducted on an international basis; demos that were made in Las Vegas were sent to producer Price in London over the Internet, who would then call back to discuss the recordings.[6][7] With the album largely done, the Killers met at their Las Vegas studio in May 2008 to put the finishing touches on the album.[5] Flowers stated that the concept for the album is a "continuation" of Sam's Town,[8] saying "it's like looking at Sam's Town from Mars".[5]
In an interview with The Quietus, Flowers said that songs on the album were inspired by Elton John, David Bowie and Lou Reed. [9]
When asked where the album's title came from, Flowers replied, "I don't know. You wait for moments. I just wait for it to come, and I knew that [Day & Age] was right when I had it."[8] The album's title is also part of the lyrics to two of the album's tracks: "Neon Tiger" and "The World We Live In."
The Killers selected Paul Normansell to create the artwork for the album. Portraits of the band members themselves are included in the album. These portraits can be seen at various parts of the "Human" video, as well as the cover of Day & Age and the CD insert. On December 8, 2008, Rolling Stone named the album cover for Day & Age the best album cover of 2008.[10] On December 15, Rolling Stone readers voted Day & Age the Album of the Year.[11]
In September 2009, Flowers commented on the album, stating:[12]
| “ | "It sits well with our other two albums. It's obviously a little more on the pop end of things; it's not quite as masculine as Sam's Town, but I like it. "Spaceman" is such a playful tune, it makes my body do things I've never done before. "Human" is one of our best recordings so far. I don't think we've made our best album yet, and that makes me happy, to know it's still out there." | ” |
Chart performance
The album has been certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Spain. The album has also been certified Gold in the US, Austria, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. This makes Day & Age the Killers' most far reaching international album.
The album debuted at number one in the UK albums chart selling over 200,000 copies in its first week.[13] It reached number 6 in the USA selling over 193,000 copies in its first week.[14] It has since gone 3x Platinum in the United Kingdom selling 1,000,816 copies (19th July 2009) [15] and 1x Platinum in Australia[16] and New Zealand,[17] and was certified Gold in the United States[18] and Greece.[19]
The album sold more than 2,700,000 copies in the first year of its release. To date, Day & Age has sold 2.8 million records worldwide
Singles
The first single from the album, "Human", was released to radio on September 22, 2008, and became available for download on September 30, 2008.[20] The band performed "Human" and "Spaceman" on the October 4, 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live.[20] They released the video for "Human" in October 2008.
"Spaceman" was released for download on November 4, 2008 in the US. The vinyl edition was released in the US on November 18, 2008, and included a free download of the album from Island Records. The music video was released in January 2009.
It has been confirmed that the third single will vary from continent to continent. "The World We Live In" will be the third single in Europe and Australia while "A Dustland Fairytale" will be the third single in the United States.[21]
As with the album cover, the singles' covers were designed by Paul Normansell and consist of the same individual band member images that appear in the album's booklet. Dave Keuning's picture was used for the "Human" cover, and the "Spaceman" cover was Brandon Flowers. Ronnie Vannucci's picture features on the single "The World We Live In". Mark Stoermer is on the cover for the single, "A Dustland Fairytale".[citation needed]
Additionally, the band released a video for "Goodnight, Travel Well" in partnership with MTV EXIT, UNICEF, and USAID in order to raise awareness about human trafficking. It premiered globally on MTV on July 13th 2009[22] and on UNICEF's YouTube page the next day.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Killers.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Losing Touch" | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Human" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Spaceman" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Joy Ride" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "A Dustland Fairytale" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "This Is Your Life" | 3:41 |
| 7. | "I Can't Stay" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Neon Tiger" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "The World We Live In" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Goodnight, Travel Well" | 6:51 |
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| 11. | "A Crippling Blow" | 3:36 | |||||||
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| 11. | "A Crippling Blow" | 3:37 | |||||||
| 12. | "Forget About What I Said" | 2:57 | |||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 11. | "Tidal Wave" | 4:13 | |||||||
| 12. | "Forget About What I Said" | 2:57 | |||||||
| 13. | "Human" (Thin White Duke Remix) (Pre-order only) | ||||||||
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| # | Title | Length | |||||||
| 11. | "A Crippling Blow" | 3:36 | |||||||
| 12. | "Forget About What I Said" (Pre-order only) | 2:57 | |||||||
Personnel
- Daniel de los Reyes – Percussion
- Alex Dromgoole – Mixing Assistant
- Dave Emery – Mixing Assistant
- Brandon Flowers – Group Member
- Dave Keuning - Group Member
- The Killers – Producer
- Tommy Marth – Saxophone
- Paul Normansell – Artwork, Paintings
- Stuart Price – Producer, Mixing
- Robert Root – Engineer
- Ted Sablay – Engineer
- Mark Stoermer – Group Member
- Ronnie Vannucci – Group Member
- Tim Young – Mastering
Chart history
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| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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| US Billboard 200[citation needed] | 6 | Gold | 700,000+ |
| Australian Albums Chart | 4 | Platinum[23] | 100,000+ |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 9 | Gold | 10,000+ |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 12 | ||
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 41 | ||
| Brazil ABPD Top 20 Albums[24] | - | 18,000+ | |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 6 | Platinum[25] | 100,000+ |
| Croatian International Albums Chart[26] | 6 | ||
| Danish Albums Chart | 19 | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 12 | Gold | 30,000+ |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 17 | ||
| French Albums Chart | 57 | 20,000+ | |
| German Albums Chart | 8 | Gold[27] | 120,000+ |
| Greek Albums Chart | 1 | Gold | 7,500+ |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1 | 4× Platinum [28] | 60,000+ |
| Italian Albums Chart | 21 | Gold | 42,000+ |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 26 | ||
| Mexican Albums Chart | 3 | Platinum | 70,000+ |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 2 | Platinum[29] | 15,000+ |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 5 | ||
| Spanish Albums Chart | 9 | Platinum | 80,000+ |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 8 | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 4 | Gold[30] | 20,000+ |
| UK Albums Chart[15] | 1 | 3× Platinum[15] | 1,107,137 |
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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| 2009 | BRIT Awards | Best International Album | Nominated |
| 2009 | Shockwaves NME Awards | Best Album | Nominated |
| 2009 | Shockwaves NME Awards | Best Album Artwork | Nominated |
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Q | UK | 50 Best Albums of the Year | 2008 | 22[31] |
| New York Post | US | Top 10 Albums of the Year | 2008 | 2[32] |
| Rolling Stone | US | Readers’ Top 30 Albums of 2008 | 2008 | 1[33] |
| Rolling Stone | US | Top Album Covers of 2008 | 2008 | 1[34] |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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| Japan | November 19, 2008 | Universal | CD, download | UICL-1085 |
| Italy | November 21, 2008 | Universal | CD, download | 602517872875 |
| Australia | November 22, 2008 | Island | CD, download | 1785121 |
| United Kingdom | November 23, 2008 | Mercury | Download | |
| CD | 1785121 | |||
| Vinyl LP | 1785123 | |||
| United States, Canada | November 18, 2008 | Island | Vinyl LP, download | B0012197-01 |
| November 24, 2008 | CD | B0012197-02 |
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External links
- The Killers
- The Killers official site, from Island Records
- The Killers official site (U.K.), from the Vertigo label
| Preceded by Spirit: Deluxe Edition by Leona Lewis |
UK number one album November 30, 2008 – December 7, 2008 |
Succeeded by The Circus by Take That |
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