Sawdust is a album of re-recorded B-sides, rarities, covers and remixes by the Las Vegas rock band The Killers. The album was released in various markets between November 9 and November 13, 2007, when it was released in the United States.[1] The album was first mentioned by Brandon Flowers in an interview with Billboard in late August,[2] and Rolling Stone revealed the name of the compilation in its "Smoking Section" on September 6, 2007.[3]
Background
Sawdust was inspired by B-sides collections such as Oasis' The Masterplan, The Smiths' Hatful of Hollow, Smashing Pumpkins' Pisces Iscariot and Nirvana's Incesticide.[4] The actual CD's design is that of a tree's cross-section.
Response
The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 82,000 copies in its first week.[5] It also peaked at number 2 on iTunes, just below Alicia Keys' As I Am.[citation needed] To date it has sold 982,640+ copies worldwide.[citation needed] As of March 15, 2008, the album has sold 283,871 copies in the US.[dated info] Sawdust has sold more than 350,000 copies in the UK and has been certified Platinum[6] It was certified Platinum in Ireland for sales of 15,000 copies.[7]
Track listing
Bonus tracks
| "Change Your Mind" |
From Hot Fuss U.S. version.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and United Kingdom bonus track) |
3:11 |
| "Read My Mind (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)" |
From the "Read My Mind" single.
(United States iTunes pre-order bonus track) |
10:29 |
Chart history
Awards
Song-writing credits
- "Tranquilize" (Flowers)
- "Shadowplay" (Curtis/Sumner/Hook/Morris)
- "All the Pretty Faces" (Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer)
- "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" (Flowers)
- "Sweet Talk" (Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci)
- "Under the Gun" (Flowers/Keuning)
- "Where the White Boys Dance" (Flowers)
- "Show You How" (Flowers)
- "Move Away" (Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer)
- "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll" (Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci)
- "Who Let You Go?" (Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci)
- "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" (Flowers/Keuning)
- "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (Tillis)
- "Daddy's Eyes" (Flowers)
- "Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version)" (Flowers)
- "Romeo and Juliet" (Knopfler)
- "Change Your Mind (U.K. bonus track)" (Flowers/Keuning)
- "Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)" (Flowers/Keuning)
References
- ^ Thompson, Paul (2007-10-15). "The Killers Prep Rarities Comp, Do Xmas Single, Tour". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45857-the-killers-prep-rarities-comp-do-xmas-single-tour. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ Benson, John (2007-08-23). "Killers Corralling Rarities For B-Sides Album". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003630149. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Smoking Section: Fiona Apple, Kanye West, The Killers and Tom Petty". Rolling Stone. 2007-09-06. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/06/smoking-section-fiona-apple-kanye-west-and-tom-petty/. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Killers Talk About Two New LPs, Duet With Lou Reed". MTV. 2007-08-27. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567956/20070827/killers_the.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'", Billboard, November 21, 2007.
- ^ "Sawdust BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33201. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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- ^ "The Killers record brand new track with Lou Reed". NME. 2007-08-27. http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/30721. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "Biography: The Killers". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/killers_the/bio.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ a b "Official Album Chart". The Official UK Year-End Top 200 Charts for 2008. ChartsPlus. p. 5. Retrieved on April 22, 2009.
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