Somebody to Die For

"Somebody to Die For"
Single by Hurts
from the album Exile
Released 21 July 2013 (2013-07-21)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012; Pellerin Studios
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre
Length 4:35
Label
Songwriter(s) Hurts
Producer(s)
Hurts singles chronology
"Blind"
(2013)		 "Somebody to Die For"
(2013)		 "Under Control"
(2013)

"Blind"
(2013)		 Somebody to Die For
(2013)		 "Under Control"
(2013)

"Somebody to Die For" is the third single by English synthpop duo Hurts from their second studio album "Exile", released on 21 July 2013.[1] The song is co-produced with Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, Moby). Jonas Quant produced the track for the single release.

Live performances

The duo premiered the track during a special live session at Spotify in January 2013 and on 17 May 2013 in an acoustic session for The Sun's Biz Sessions.[2][3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Frank Borin, who also directed the duo's second version of "Miracle" video in 2013. Visual effects were created by GloriaFX at Digital Ukraine.[4] It was filmed at the Salvation Mountain in the desert near Slab City just several miles from the Salton Sea in California. Video with around Christian imagery continues the religious theme of their video for "Blind".

Formats and track listing

  1. "Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
  2. "Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27
  3. "Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33
  4. "Exile" (Freemasons Club Mix) — 7:11
  1. "Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
  2. "Ohne Dich" — 4:31
  3. "Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27
  4. "Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33
  5. "Exile" (Freemasons Club Mix) — 7:11
  6. "Somebody to Die For" (Music Video) — 3:50

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 85
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 57
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 62
scope="row"Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 46

Release history

Country Date Format(s)
Belgium[9] 19 July 2013 Digital download
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Philippines
Singapore
Australia
Brazil
United Kingdom 21 July 2013
Germany[10] 30 August2013

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Lewis Corner (2013-06-10). "Hurts confirm new single 'Somebody To Die For'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  2. ↑ Spotify Sessions by Hurts on Spotify
  3. ↑ Making videos just Hurts - The Sun Biz Sessions
  4. ↑ "Hurts — Somebody To Die For DigitalUkraine - Visual effects company". DigitalUkraine. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hurts – Somebody to Die For" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Hurts – Somebody to Die For" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hurts – Somebody to Die For". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hurts – Somebody to Die For". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  9. ↑ "Somebody to Die For" digital single on various international iTunes stores:
  10. ↑ "Somebody to Die For - Single" (in German). Amazon.de. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Hurts - Exile (Deluxe) all performers". qobuz. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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