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"Crossfire"
Song
B-side"On the Floor (2.0)"

"Crossfire" is the debut solo single from singer-songwriter and frontman of The Killers, Brandon Flowers. Written by Flowers himself, and is produced by Brendan O'Brien.[1] It is the first single from his debut solo album, Flamingo.

History

"Crossfire" first appeared when it was leaked online on the weekend of June 12, 2010.[2] On June 14, it was premiered in the UK on the Zane Lowe Show on BBC Radio 1, where Flowers also gave an interview, stating that Ronnie Vannucci was occasionally present in the studio, and played drums[3]

Flowers said that it is his son Ammon's favourite song on the album.[1]

The video for the single was released on July 8, 2010 through the VEVO video service. It was directed by Nash Edgerton and features Charlize Theron.[4]

Chart performance

Year Single Peak chart positions
AUS
[5] 		BEL
(FL)
[6] 		CAN
[7] 		NLD
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		US
Alt
[7] 		US
Rock
[7]
2010 "Crossfire" 48 64 91 46 24 6 11

Tracklist

iTunes Download

  1. "Crossfire" - 4:17

Promo CD

  1. "Crossfire" (Radio Version) - 3:59
  2. "Crossfire" (Album Version) - 4:17
  3. "Crossfire" (Instrumental Version) - 4:17

10" Picture Disc

  1. "Crossfire" - 4:17
  2. "On the Floor" (2.0) - 3:10

References

  1. ^ a b Scaggs, Austin (June 25, 2010). "The Killers' Brandon Flowers: Why I'm Going Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Lee, Ann (15 June, 2010). "Brandon Flowers debuts solo single Crossfire". Metro. Retrieved 1 July, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ Murray, Robin (15 June, 2010). "The Killers Singer Talks Solo Album". Clash. Retrieved 1 July, 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Brandon Flowers' Official Website". Brandon Flowers Music. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  5. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/23790
  6. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s
  7. ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/artist/brandon-flowers/chart-history/620049
  8. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s
  9. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s
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