My Own Soul's Warning

"My Own Soul's Warning"
Single by the Killers
from the album Imploding the Mirage
ReleasedJune 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)
Studio
Length4:34
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Brandon Flowers
Producer(s)
The Killers singles chronology
"Fire in Bone"
(2020) 		"My Own Soul's Warning"
(2020) 		"Dying Breed"
(2020)
First music video
"My Own Soul's Warning" on YouTube
Second music video
"My Own Soul's Warning" (Michael Hili Video) on YouTube

"My Own Soul's Warning" is a song by American rock band the Killers from their sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage (2020). It was released on June 17, 2020, as the album's third single.[1][2]

Background

Album lead track, "My Own Soul's Warning" was written near the end of the Imploding the Mirage sessions, when frontman Brandon Flowers was worried that the album didn't have a single and he started to panic.[3] It was the final song written for the album.[4]

The band struggled to get the right mix for the song, going through nearly 90 mixes of it, with Flowers describing it as a “stubborn son of a bitch.”[3]

Writing about the song for Apple Music, Flowers said that the song was about "repentance", which he acknowledged is "not a typical subject in a pop or rock song". He said he wanted to "write something that was meaningful to myself and that felt like it was going to transcend and resonate with a lot of people in a stadium or inside their headphones."[5]

It is Flowers' favourite song on the Imploding the Mirage album.[3]

The band leaked the intro to the song during a live stream on Instagram in April 2020, two months before it was released.[6]

The cover artwork is by American artist Thomas Blackshear.

Music videos

Two music videos have been made for the song.

First video

The first music video, released via YouTube on July 16, 2020, is a sneak peek from a forthcoming short film with director Sing Lee tied to the Killers' then-upcoming album Imploding the Mirage.[7][1] The film will premiere on Apple Music. The music video has snippets reminding of an Americana theme. There are a number of stories going on.[8]

Second video

The second music video, directed by Michael Hili, premiered on YouTube on August 20, 2020, just over a month after the first video. It features frontman Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. going on a road trip together in a pickup truck through cornfields and snow-covered forests.[9]

Awards and accolades

Year Ceremony Award Result
2021 MTV Video Music Award Best Rock Nominated

Uproxx listed it as No. 5 on its Best Songs of 2020.[10] NME listed it as No. 14 on its Best Songs of 2020.[11]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Imploding the Mirage.[12]

Recording locations

Personnel

The Killers

Additional personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] 27
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 39
Canada Rock (Billboard)[15] 4
Scotland (OCC)[16] 23
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 79
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 84
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 4
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[20] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 19
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[22] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[23] 35
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[24] 32

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various June 17, 2020
Island

References

  1. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (June 17, 2020). "The Killers Won't Heed 'My Own Soul's Warning' on New Song". Rolling Stone.
  2. ^ "The Killers release new single 'My Own Soul's Warning'". NME. June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Greene, Andy (May 5, 2020). "How the Killers Started Over Again". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ "Brandon Flowers Reviews Every Album By The Killers". UPROXX. August 12, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Imploding the Mirage by The Killers on Apple Music, August 21, 2020, retrieved June 27, 2024
  6. ^ AmbrixMUSE (April 24, 2020). The Killers - Instagram Live (24/04/2020). Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Jon Blistein (March 20, 2020). "Killers Tease New Short Film With Grand 'Caution' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Killers Announce Album Release Date, Plus 'My Own Soul's Warning' Video". Billboard. July 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Johnson, Josh (August 20, 2020). "The Killers premiere new "My Own Soul's Warning" video". ABC News Radio. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "The 50 Best Songs Of 2020". Uproxx.com. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "The 50 best songs of 2020". Nme.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Imploding the Mirage (liner notes). The Killers. Island Records. 2020. B0032028-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "The Killers – My Own Soul's Warning" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Killers – My Own Soul's Warning" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "The Killers Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 41/2020 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "The Killers Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  20. ^ "The Killers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "The Killers Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  22. ^ "The Killers Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  24. ^ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.