Killers Release Their Debut “Hot Fuss” On Vinyl

The five-time Grammy nominated release features the hit singles, “Mr. Brightside,” “Somebody Told Me,” “All These Things That I’ve Done” and “Smile Like You Mean It”.

Many of the songs on Hot Fuss were recorded as home demos by vocalist-keyboardist Brandon Flowers in the closet of Dave Keuning’s apartment for the acoustics. The album’s debut single, “Mr. Brightside,” became a hit single in the U.K. after the band signed with the indie label Lizard King Records.  The album’s second official single, “Somebody Told Me,” accompanied by a music video which paid homage to New Order, peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, but went to #3 in the U.K. upon its re-release in January 2005.

Other highlights of Hot Fuss include the Sweet Inspirations – who previously toured with Elvis Presley – providing the gospel choir on the album’s third single, “All These Things That I’ve Done” (with its refrain, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier”) and “Andy, You’re a Star,” along with “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” and “Midnight Show,” two parts of a murder trilogy the band would complete with “Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf,” from their 2007 compilation album, Sawdust.  The album’s fourth single, “Smile Like You Mean It,” a song the band claimed to have written in eight minutes, reached #11 on the U.K. Singles Chart and #15 on the Billboard U.S. Modern Rock tally.

The Killers are currently working on a new album slated to be released in 2017.

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Track listing

Hot Fuss (one-LP vinyl)

Side A:

1. “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine”
2. “Mr. Brightside”
3. “Smile Like You Mean It”
4. “Somebody Told Me”
5. “All These Things That I’ve Done”

Side B:

1. “Andy, You’re a Star”
2. “On Top”
3. “Change Your Mind”
4. “Believe Me Natalie”
5. “Midnight Show”
6. “Everything Will Be Alright”

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