| "For Reasons Unknown" | ||||||||||
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| 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 (UK) | |||||||||
| Format | 7", CD single, Digital download | |||||||||
| Genre | Post-punk revival | |||||||||
| Length | 3:32 | |||||||||
| Label | Mercury (UK) | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Brandon Flowers | |||||||||
| Producer | Flood, Alan Moulder, The Killers | |||||||||
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"For Reasons Unknown" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers and was written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers. It 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] and also the fourth and final North American single.
When the song is played live, bassist Mark Stoermer plays guitar on this track, with vocalist Brandon Flowers playing the bass.
It became one of their lowest charting singles 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] Singer Brandon Flowers has stated that they did not "promote" the single like previous ones, stating four singles for the album was too much, wishing they didn't release Bones as a single.
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, and later featured on their compilation album Sawdust.
It is rumored that the song was inspired by Flowers' paternal grandmother and her battle with Alzheimer's.
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UK CD:
UK 7":
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. The video premiered on Australian music channels on August 3, 2007.
This video has over 2 million views on YouTube.
Billboard said of the track, "this synth-free rocker opens with ominous multitrack vocals and grinding fuzz guitars and builds to a huge pop chorus as Flowers dances on the edge of a relentlessly pumped groove."[3]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 53 |
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