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"A Dustland Fairytale"
Song

"A Dustland Fairytale" is a song by American rock band The Killers. The song is said to be about frontman Brandon Flowers' parents.[1]

On May 11, The Killers performed "A Dustland Fairytale" live on the Late Show with David Letterman with a complete orchestra. [2]

Release

The song will be released as the third single from the band's third studio album Day & Age in North America. In the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia, the third single will be "The World We Live In".[3]

Charts

In December 2008, "A Dustland Fairytale" charted in the UK Top 200 on Album Track Downloads alone, at number 158.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 158
Chart (2009)
US Modern Rock[5] 40

Music video

The video was directed by Anthony Mandler who also directed Killers videos for "Tranquilize" and "When You Were Young"[6] It was released on US iTunes on June 8, 2009.[7]

The video will get its UK premiere on June 16 at 11.40pm on Channel 4. [8]

The video shows an older man, smoking with a tattoo of the number 7 on one of his fingers. It then reflects on a younger man, "Joey", showing the same 7 on the finger, dressed in a leather jacket, white shirt and leather pants and about to fight a member of another gang, "Billy", for his own gang, the "Sevens". Throughout the video, it shows the younger man dating a brunette girl, while it shows the older man going to all the locations shown, reflecting on the memories of his youth. Interdispersed with this is a letter that the man has, showing that he has just been released from prison, which gives a clue to the result of the initial fight - he kills Billy. The final shot is of an older Joey visiting a house, ringing the doorbell to find an older brunette woman answer the door, and they embrace.

References

  1. ^ "Songfacts.com A Dustland Fairytale". Retrieved May 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Dustland Live on David Letterman". David Letterman. Retrieved May, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Dustland for North America". Billboard. Retrieved April, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "UK Chart Peak". zobble.de. Retrieved December, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "US Mod Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June,2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Behind The Scenes". last.fm. Retrieved June, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Official Video". YouTube. Retrieved June, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Killers Video Exclusive". Radio Times. Retrieved June, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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