Direct Hits (deluxe)

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Tracklist

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1Mr. Brightside
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman
producer:
Jeff Saltzman and The Killers
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (in 2004) and Island Records (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 33), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 51), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 378)
recording of:
Mr. Brightside
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
publisher:
The Killers Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:42
2Somebody Told Me
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman
producer:
Jeff Saltzman and The Killers
mixer:
Alan Moulder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 42)
recording of:
Somebody Told Me
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
3:17
3Smile Like You Mean It
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman
producer:
Jeff Saltzman and The Killers
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (in 2017)
music videos:
Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers
recording of:
Smile Like You Mean It
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:54
4All These Things That I’ve Done
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman
producer:
Jeff Saltzman and The Killers
mixer:
Alan Moulder
guest choir vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lizard King Records (in 2004) and Island Records (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 102)
recording of:
All These Things That I’ve Done
writer:
Brandon Flowers
5:01
5When You Were Young
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood and Alan Moulder
producer:
Flood, The Killers and Alan Moulder
music videos:
When You Were Young by The Killers and When You Were Young (no jump) by The Killers
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 230)
recording of:
When You Were Young
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:40
6Read My Mind
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood and Alan Moulder
producer:
Flood, The Killers and Alan Moulder
music videos:
Read My Mind by The Killers
recording of:
Read My Mind
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:06
7For Reasons Unknown
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood and Alan Moulder
producer:
Flood, The Killers and Alan Moulder
recording of:
For Reasons Unknown
writer:
Brandon Flowers
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:32
8Human
engineer:
Robert Root
producer:
The Killers and Stuart Price
assistant mixer:
Alex Dromgoole and Dave Emery
mixer:
Stuart Price
mixed at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
music videos:
Human by The Killers
recording of:
Human
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
4:09
9Spaceman
additional engineer:
Ted Sablay
engineer:
Robert Root
producer:
The Killers and Stuart Price
assistant mixer:
Alex Dromgoole and Dave Emery
mixer:
Stuart Price
mixed at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
recording of:
Spaceman
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:43
10A Dustland Fairytale
engineer:
Robert Root
producer:
The Killers and Stuart Price
assistant mixer:
Alex Dromgoole and Dave Emery
mixer:
Stuart Price
mixed at:
Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
recording of:
A Dustland Fairytale
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
3:45
11Runaways
recording engineer:
Brendan O’Brien and Robert Root
engineer:
John Catlin and Catherine Marks
additional producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Damian Taylor
producer:
Brendan O’Brien
assistant mixer:
Felix Rashman
mixer:
Alan Moulder
vocals:
Brandon Flowers
performer:
The Killers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Assault & Battery 1 in London, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Runaways by The Killers
recording of:
Runaways
lyricist:
Brandon Flowers
composer:
The Killers
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
4:04
12Miss Atomic Bomb
recording engineer:
Robert Root
programming, producer and mixer:
Stuart Price
additional keyboard:
Stuart Price
vocals:
Brandon Flowers
performer:
The Killers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
mixed at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Golden Ratio in Mile End, Montréal, Québec, Canada
music videos:
Miss Atomic Bomb by The Killers
recording of:
Miss Atomic Bomb
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
quotes music from:
Mr. Brightside
4:53
13The Way It Was
recording engineer and producer:
Brendan O’Brien
mixer:
Robert Root
vocals:
Brandon Flowers
performer:
The Killers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
recording of:
The Way It Was
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
3:51
14Shot at the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
recording of:
Shot at the Night
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:02
15Just Another Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
recording of:
Just Another Girl
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:22
16Mr. Brightside (original demo)
engineer:
Mike Sak
membranophone:
Matt Norcross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
recording of:
Mr. Brightside
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
publisher:
The Killers Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
4:22
17When You Were Young (Calvin Harris remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
Flood and Alan Moulder
producer:
Flood, The Killers and Alan Moulder
remixer:
Calvin Harris
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2013)
recording of:
When You Were Young
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
6:12
18Be Still
recording engineer:
Robert Root
producer and mixer:
Damian Taylor
vocals:
Brandon Flowers
performer:
The Killers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
mixed at:
Battle Born Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Golden Ratio in Mile End, Montréal, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Be Still
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Daniel Lanois
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
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