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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic(64/100)[1]
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]
The A.V. Club(B)[3]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME(7/10)[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Slant Magazine [9]
Spin(8/10)[10]
The Daily Telegraph[11]

Battle Born is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Killers, released on September 17, 2012 on Vertigo Records.[12] 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.

Background and recording

Following the completion of the band's Day & Age World Tour in January 2010, The 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 (2010) and Another Life (2011), with drummer 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."[13]

In October 2011, the band ended its hiatus to begin work on a fourth studio album.[14][15] Initial sessions were strained, with Flowers noting that the band members spent "about a week just eyeballing each other in a room."[13] The composition of 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."[13]

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.[16] Initially, the band had wanted to work with just one but scheduling provided difficult for each.[17]

The album was partially mixed by Alan Moulder who also worked on the band's first two albums.[18]

Release

On June 7, 2012, The Killers released a trailer for their new album Battle Born.[19] The track listing was announced on August 16.[20] The album' first single "Runaways", which received its first radio play on July 10.[21] The single was leaked on Tumblr only hours before its official radio preview.[22] Battle Born was released on September 17, 2012 in the United Kingdom and on September 18 in the United States. A week later, on September 25, the album was released as a vinyl disc.[20]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 3 in the US on the Billboard 200, selling over 113,000 copies in its opening week and maintaining a top 10 position in the second week.[23] 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 94,000 copies in the UK in its opening week, at that point the third-highest opening of 2012.[24] The album also debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart selling 12,000 copies.[25]

Track listing

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, whilst Fran Healy co-wrote "Here with Me".

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Flesh and Bone"FlowersLillywhite, Taylor4:01
2."Runaways"FlowersO'Brien, Lillywhite, Taylor4:04
3."The Way It Was"Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci and LanoisO'Brien3:51
4."Here with Me"Flowers and HealyO'Brien4:52
5."A Matter of Time"Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, VannucciTaylor, Lillywhite4:11
6."Deadlines and Commitments"FlowersTaylor4:22
7."Miss Atomic Bomb"Flowers and VannucciPrice4:53
8."The Rising Tide"FlowersThe Killers4:17
9."Heart of a Girl"Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci and LanoisLillywhite, Lanois4:34
10."From Here On Out"FlowersLillywhite2:27
11."Be Still"Flowers and LanoisTaylor4:33
12."Battle Born"Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, VannucciLillywhite5:13
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Carry Me Home"FlowersPrice3:45
14."Flesh and Bone" (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)FlowersLillywhite, Taylor5:45
15."Prize Fighter"Flowers, VannucciLillywhite4:38
Exclusive edition bonus tracks (selected retailers)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Be Still" (Alternate Version)Flowers, LanoisTaylor4:18
17."Runaways" (Michel Remix)FlowersO'Brien, Lillywhite, Taylor4:21

Personnel

Charts and certifications

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