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Vertigo Records. The phrase "Battle Born" appears on the state flag of Nevada, and is the name of the band's home studio where the majority of the album was recorded. Recorded following an extended hiatus, the band worked with five producers during the recording of the album: Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan O'Brien, Stuart Price and Daniel Lanois.
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Battle Born - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about The Killers' album. For the Five Finger Death Punch song, see Battle Born (song). Battle Born is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Killers, released on September 1. Vertigo Records in the UK and the following day on Island Records in the US.[3] The phrase "Battle Born" appears on the state flag of Nevada and is the name of the recording studio owned by the band, where the majority of the album was recorded. Recorded following an extended hiatus, the band worked with five producers during the recording of the album: Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan O'Brien, Stuart Price, and Daniel Lanois.
Battle Born is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Killers, released on September 17, 2012, through Vertigo Records in the UK and the following day on.
Background and recording[edit]Following the completion of the band's Day & Age World Tour in January 2. Killers announced that the band would be entering an extended hiatus. During this time, frontman Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer released solo albums, Flamingo (2. Another Life (2. 01. Ronnie Vannucci releasing a studio album with his side- project, Big Talk, and recording with Mt. Desolation. Regarding the band's hiatus, Flowers noted, "Dave needed to see his kid and rest up. That was just how it worked.
And so we ended up going off and doing solo things, and spending our time that way, and that was good, too. It was a good experience. It definitely taught us different ways of thinking about music."[4]In October 2. Initial sessions were strained, with Flowers noting that the band members spent "about a week just eyeballing each other in a room."[4] The composition of the album's first single, "Runaways", marked a turning point in their reunion, with Flowers noting: "That and "Miss Atomic Bomb" were the backbone of this record. They made me feel we were on the right track."[4]Working at their Las Vegas studio, Battle Born, the band worked with producers Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Brendan O'Brien, Stuart Price, and Daniel Lanois.[7] Initially, the band had wanted to work with just one, but scheduling proved difficult for each.[8]The album was partially mixed by Alan Moulder, who also worked on the band's first two albums.[9]Release[edit]On June 7, 2. The Killers released a trailer for Battle Born.[1. The track listing was announced on August 1.
The album' first single was "Runaways", which received its first radio play on July 1. The single was leaked on Tumblr only hours before its official radio preview.[1.
Battle Born was released on September 1. United Kingdom and on September 1. United States. A week later, on September 2.
Commercial performance[edit]The album debuted at number 3 in the US on the Billboard 2. The album was their fourth consecutive number- one album in the UK and Ireland, despite same- week releases from Pink and Kanye West. Battle Born sold 9. UK in its opening week, at that point the third- highest opening of 2. The album also debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 1. The album reached the top 1.
Critical reception[edit]Battle Born has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic—which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 1. Metascore of a 6. Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote: The Killers themselves have always gone for the gold, boldly aiming to fill exotic stadiums with full- throated anthems about big ideas. Like the band's previous output, Battle Born only knows how to be epic: Opener "Flesh and Bone" begins as a glitchy Soft Cell throwback before rapidly expanding into a glorious fireworks- and- brimstone sermon, while "Miss Atomic Bomb" drives into the desert sunset in a convertible fueled by echoey guitars and glistening- eyed nostalgia. These are big songs, determined to deliver photo- finish climaxes every few seconds.[2. The Guardian's Kate Mossman gave the album three out of five stars, saying: With stagey soundscapes more Meat Loaf than Springsteen, and lines overloaded with postcard imagery ("Your star- spangled heart took a train for the coast"), you struggle to find the energy till the third or fourth listen, when "Heart of a Girl" (co- written with Daniel Lanois) and "From Here on Out" (which sounds just like the Eagles) reveal themselves to be the sweetest, most sincere explorations of a kind of US rock that will always raise hairs on the necks of those who like this sort of thing.[2.
Accolades[edit]Battle Born was voted the second Best Album of 2. Rolling Stone magazine.[2. Fuse's staff listed it as the 2. Best Album of 2. 01. Publication. Country. Accolade. Year. Rank. Fuse[2. 9]USThe 4.
Best Albums of 2. Rolling Stone[2. 8]USThe Best Albums of 2. Readers' Poll. 20. Track listing[edit]Battle Born marks the first time someone other than a member of the band has received a writing credit on a Killers studio album; Daniel Lanois has credits on three songs, and Fran Healy co- wrote "Here with Me". Flesh and Bone" Flowers.
Lillywhite, Taylor. Runaways" Flowers. O'Brien, Lillywhite, Taylor. The Way It Was" The Killers, Lanois. O'Brien. 3: 5. 14."Here with Me" Flowers, Healy. O'Brien. 4: 5. 25."A Matter of Time" The Killers. Taylor, Lillywhite.
Deadlines and Commitments" Flowers. Taylor. 4: 2. 27."Miss Atomic Bomb" Flowers, Vannucci. Price. 4: 5. 38."The Rising Tide" Flowers.
The Killers. 4: 1. Heart of a Girl" The Killers, Lanois. Lillywhite, Lanois. From Here on Out" Flowers.
Lillywhite. 2: 2. Be Still" Flowers, Lanois. Taylor. 4: 3. 31. Battle Born" The Killers. Lillywhite. 5: 1.
Carry Me Home" Flowers. Price. 3: 4. 51. 4."Flesh and Bone" (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)Flowers. Lillywhite, Taylor. Prize Fighter" Flowers, Vannucci. Lillywhite. 4: 3.
Be Still" (alternate version)Flowers, Lanois. Taylor. 4: 1. 81. Runaways" (Michel Remix)Flowers (song), The Killers (music)O'Brien, Lillywhite, Taylor. Personnel[edit]The Killers. Technical personnel.
Steve Lillywhite – production (tracks 1, 5, 9, 1. Damian Taylor – production (tracks 1, 5, 6 and 1. Brendan O'Brien – production and recording (tracks 2–4), mixing (track 4)Stuart Price – production and mixing (track 7 & 1. Daniel Lanois – production (track 9)The Killers – production (track 8)Robert Root – recording (tracks 1, 2, 5–1. Alan Moulder – mixing (tracks 2, 5 and 1. Emily Lazar – mastering engineer. Joe La. Porta – mastering engineer.
Kenta Yonesaka – assistant engineer (tracks 5 and 1. Catherine Marks – mixing engineer (track 2)John Catlin – mixing engineer (track 2)Felix Rashman – mixing assistant (track 2)Additional musicians. Stuart Price – keyboards and programming (track 7)Damian Taylor – keyboards and programming (tracks 9 and 1. Las Vegas Master Singers; Antoinette Bifulco, Elizaveta Polyanskaya, Chiara De. Jesus, Susan Easter, Jenna Tracey, Brian Neau, Jeff Stults, Jonathan Baltera, Kaymen Carter, Bob Tracey – backing vocals (tracks 9 and 1. Alissa Fleming – violin (track 1. Jennifer Eriksson – violin (track 1.
Nate Kimball – trombone (track 1. Isaac Tubb – trumpet (track 1. Artwork. Warren Fu – art direction and design.
Martin Gomez – layout. Williams + Hirakawa – photography. Wyatt Boswell – additional photographs. Kristen Yiengst – art and photography production.
Doug Joswick – package production. Charts and certifications[edit]Weekly charts[edit]Year- end charts[edit]Certifications[edit]References[edit]^"Interview: Brandon Flowers Talks The Killers’ ‘Direct Hits’, M8. Collaboration, Underappreciated Singles". The Killers: Battle Born". The Killers reveal new album title - Battle Born". Rekwired (Yerevan). May 2. 8, 2. 01. 2.
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