My Own Soul's Warning Explained

My Own Soul's Warning
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Album:Imploding the Mirage
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"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 third single from the album.[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.”

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."

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

The band leaked the intro to the song during a live stream on Instagram in April 2020, two months before it was released.[5]

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.[6] [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.[7]

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.[8]

Awards and accolades

Uproxx listed it as No. 5 on its Best Songs of 2020.[9] NME listed it as No. 14 on its Best Songs of 2020.[10]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Imploding the Mirage.[11]

Recording locations

Personnel

The Killers

Additional personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 35
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 32

Notes and References

  1. The Killers Won't Heed 'My Own Soul's Warning' on New Song. Jon. Blistein. Rolling Stone. June 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: The Killers release new single 'My Own Soul's Warning'. . June 17, 2020.
  3. How the Killers Started Over Again. Andy. Greene. Rolling Stone. May 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-12 . Brandon Flowers Reviews Every Album By The Killers . 2024-06-27 . UPROXX . en-US.
  5. The Killers - Instagram Live (24/04/2020) . 2020-04-24 . AmbrixMUSE . 2024-06-27 . YouTube.
  6. News: Killers Tease New Short Film With Grand 'Caution' Video. Jon Blistein. Rolling Stone. March 20, 2020. April 18, 2020.
  7. The Killers Announce Album Release Date, Plus 'My Own Soul's Warning' Video. July 16, 2020. Billboard.
  8. Web site: Johnson. Josh. The Killers premiere new "My Own Soul's Warning" video. ABC News Radio. 2020-08-22. 2020-08-20. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: The 50 Best Songs Of 2020. Uproxx.com. December 2, 2020. December 7, 2021.
  10. Web site: The 50 best songs of 2020. Nme.com. December 8, 2020. December 7, 2021.
  11. . liner notes . . . 2020 . B0032028-02.
  12. Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 41/2020 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . February 22, 2022.
  13. Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020 . Billboard . December 7, 2020.
  14. Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 27, 2020.