For Reasons Unknown

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“For Reasons Unknown”
CD single cover art
Single by The Killers from the album Sam's Town
A-side	"For Reasons Unknown"
B-side	"Romeo and Juliet" (Live at Abbey Road Studios), "Sam's Town" (Live at Abbey Road Studios)
Released	June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)
Format	7", CD single, Digital download
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	3:32
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Brandon Flowers
Producer	Flood, Alan Moulder, The Killers
The Killers singles chronology
"Read My Mind" (2007) "For Reasons Unknown" (2007) "Shadowplay" (2007)
Sam's Town track listing
"Bling (Confession of a King)" (4) "For Reasons Unknown" (5) "Read My Mind" (6)

"For Reasons Unknown" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers and is the fifth track on their second album Sam's Town, released in October 2006. The song was released as the fourth single from that album in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2007.^[1]

When the song is played live, bassist Mark Stoermer plays guitar on this track, with vocalist Brandon Flowers playing the bass.

It became their lowest charting single in the UK to date, peaking at #53 on July 1, 2007. It spent only one week in the UK Top 75. This song was #78 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.^[2]

The B-sides are a cover of Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" and an acoustic version of "Sam's Town" both recorded live at Abbey Road Studios for the Channel 4 show "Live from Abbey Road".

[edit] Track listing

UK CD:

1. "For Reasons Unknown" - 3:31
2. "Romeo and Juliet" (Live at Abbey Road Studios) - 5:25

UK 7":

1. "For Reasons Unknown" - 3:31
2. "Sam's Town" (Live at Abbey Road Studios) - 5:25

[edit] Video

The video was premiered in UK on May 18 and it can be seen on International Music Feed and MTV Two as well as various other UK music channels. The video is shot in black and white, and has already premiered on MuchMusic in Canada. It has also been put up on YouTube. It features the band as cowboys in a desert. The video premiered on Australian music channels on August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03).

[edit] References

v • d • e The Killers Brandon Flowers • Dave Keuning • Mark Stoermer • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Albums Hot Fuss • Sam's Town • Third studio album Compilations Sawdust Singles "Somebody Told Me" • "Mr. Brightside" • "All These Things That I've Done" • "Smile Like You Mean It" • "When You Were Young" • "Bones" • "A Great Big Sled" • "Read My Mind" • "For Reasons Unknown" • "Shadowplay" • "Tranquilize" • "Don't Shoot Me Santa" Related Discography • Awards and nominations • Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) • Island Records • "Crystal"