Only the Young (song)

For the song by Journey, see Only the Young.
"Only the Young"
Single by Brandon Flowers
from the album Flamingo
Released October 12, 2010 (USA)
Format Download
Recorded Early 2010
Genre Synthpop, New Wave
Length 4:19
Label Island
Writer(s) Brandon Flowers
Producer Stuart Price
Brandon Flowers singles chronology
"Crossfire"
(2010)		 "Only the Young"
(2010)		 "Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts"
(2011)

"Only the Young" is the second solo single from singer-songwriter and The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers, from his debut album Flamingo. The song was written by Flowers and produced by Stuart Price.

Contents

Music video

The video was filmed in Flowers' hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada and is directed by Sophie Muller, who previously directed a video for The Killers song, Mr. Brightside.[1] It has more than 2 million views as of March 2011.[2]

Reception

Critical

Entertainment Weekly encouraged readers to download the tune, calling it a "bittersweet lament."[3]

Track listing

Promo CD single
  1. "Only the Young (Radio Edit)" – 4:02
  2. "Only the Young (Album Version)" – 4:19
  3. "Only the Young (DJ Lynnwood Radio Edit)" – 3:31
  4. "Only the Young (DJ Lynnwood Extended Remix)" – 7:20
  5. "Only the Young (DJ Lynnwood Remix - No Bridge)" – 6:43
  6. "Only the Young (DJ Lynnwood Dubstrumental)" – 6:38
Other remixes

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 29
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[6] 68
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 143

References

  1. ^ http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/11/01/brandon-flowers-only-the-young-video/
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBENjCPS8LI
  3. ^ Levine, Mike (August 2010), "A KILLER SOLO PROJECT". Electronic Musician. 26 (8):32-36
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Brandon Flowers – Only The Young" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Brandon Flowers – Only The Young" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Brandon Flowers – Only The Young" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  7. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
Brandon Flowers
Studio albums
Singles
"Crossfire" • "Only the Young" • "Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts"
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