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2007 compilation album by The Killers
Sawdust is a
compilation album by American
rock band
the Killers , released on November 9, 2007, by
Island Records . The album consists mostly of
B-sides , but also includes a number of previously unreleased tracks. The songs on the album were recorded between 2002 and 2007.
Background
The album was first mentioned by
Brandon Flowers in an interview with
Billboard in late August 2007.
[13]
Rolling Stone revealed the name of the compilation in its "Smoking Section" on September 6, 2007.
[14] Sawdust was inspired by B-sides collections such as
Oasis '
The Masterplan ,
the Smashing Pumpkins '
Pisces Iscariot and
Nirvana 's
Incesticide .
[15]
"Our most
metal song is 'All the Pretty Faces' on Sawdust …" observed guitarist
Dave Keuning . "That's a part of who I am. When you're in eighth grade, you're into
AC/DC and
Metallica . And any guitarist who says they weren't is fucking lying."
[16]
The UK and Australian editions of the compilation included an additional track "Change Your Mind" as it was replaced with "
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll " on original release of
Hot Fuss album there.
Commercial performance
Sawdust debuted at number 12 on the US
Billboard 200 , selling 82,000 copies in its first week.
[17] The album was certified platinum by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on April 4, 2008,
[18] and had sold 493,000 copies in the United Kingdom by August 2020.
[19] It was also certified platinum by the
Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) for sales of 15,000 copies.
[20]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Release 1. "
Tranquilize " (featuring
Lou Reed ) (
NYC , Summer '07)
Brandon Flowers Previously unreleased 3:45 2. "
Shadowplay " (
Sam's Town sessions, '06)
Music From The Motion Picture Control 4:07 3. "All the Pretty Faces" (Sam's Town sessions, '06) "
When You Were Young " single 4:46 4. "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" (Dave's apartment, '02 and
Las Vegas , Fall '07) Flowers Previously unreleased 3:38 5. "Sweet Talk" (Sam's Town sessions, '06 and Las Vegas, Fall '07) Previously unreleased 4:19 6. "Under the Gun" (
Hot Fuss sessions, '03 and Las Vegas, Fall '07) Re-recorded version previously unreleased, original version from "
Somebody Told Me " single 2:34 7. "Where the White Boys Dance" (Sam's Town sessions, '06) Flowers "When You Were Young" single 3:26 8. "Show You How" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03) Flowers "Somebody Told Me" single 2:46 9. "Move Away" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)
Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 3:50 10. "
Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll " (Hot Fuss sessions, '03 and Las Vegas, Fall '07)
Flowers
Keuning
Stoermer
Vannucci
Re-recorded version previously unreleased, original version from
Hot Fuss 4:17 11. "Who Let You Go?" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)
Flowers
Keuning
Vannucci
Stoermer
"
Mr. Brightside " single 3:43 12. "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03) "Somebody Told Me" single 3:50 13. "
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town " (
BBC sessions, '05)
Mel Tillis "
Smile Like You Mean It " single 3:05 14. "Daddy's Eyes" (Sam's Town sessions, '06) Flowers "
Bones " single 4:15 15. "Sam's Town" (
Abbey Road Version) (Abbey Road sessions, '06) Flowers "
For Reasons Unknown " single 3:44 16. "
Romeo and Juliet " (Abbey Road sessions, '07)
Mark Knopfler "For Reasons Unknown" single 5:28 17. "
Mr. Brightside " (
Jacques Lu Cont 's Thin White Duke Remix) "Mr. Brightside" single 10:40 18. "Questions with the Captain" (hidden track) Previously unreleased Total length: 72:13
Additional track on UK and Australian editions Title Writer(s) Release 17. "Change Your Mind" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)
Hot Fuss 3:13
Production
Flood : tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14
Alan Moulder : tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14
The Killers : tracks 1-12, 14, 17, also "Change Your Mind" on UK and Australian editions
Stuart Price : tracks 4, additional production on track 5
Jeff Saltzman: tracks 6, 8, 10-12, 17, also "Change Your Mind" on UK and Australian editions
Jacques Lu Cont: remix producer on track 17
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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