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Album: Direct Hits
# Song Title   Time
1)    Mr. Brightside More Info... 0:03
2)    Somebody Told Me More Info... 0:03
3)    Smile Like You Mean It More Info... 0:04
4)    All These Things That I've Done More Info... 0:05
5)    When You Were Young More Info... 0:03
6)    Read My Mind More Info... 0:04
7)    For Reasons Unknown More Info... 0:03
8)    Human More Info... 0:04
9)    Spaceman More Info... 0:04
10)    A Dustland Fairytale More Info... 0:03
11)    Runaways More Info... 0:04
12)    Miss Atomic Bomb More Info... 0:05
13)    The Way It Was More Info... 0:04
14)    Shot at the Night More Info... 0:04
15)    Just Another Girl More Info... 0:04
 
Album: Direct Hits
# Song Title   Time
1)    Mr. Brightside More Info... 0:03
2)    Somebody Told Me More Info... 0:03
3)    Smile Like You Mean It More Info... 0:04
4)    All These Things That I've Done More Info... 0:05
5)    When You Were Young More Info... 0:03
6)    Read My Mind More Info... 0:04
7)    For Reasons Unknown More Info... 0:03
8)    Human More Info... 0:04
9)    Spaceman More Info... 0:04
10)    A Dustland Fairytale More Info... 0:03
11)    Runaways More Info... 0:04
12)    Miss Atomic Bomb More Info... 0:05
13)    The Way It Was More Info... 0:04
14)    Shot at the Night More Info... 0:04
15)    Just Another Girl More Info... 0:04
 
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  • Recording information: Battle Born Studio, Las Vegas; Cornerstone Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Criterion Studios, London; Killthemessenger Studio, Las Vegas; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas; The Hearse, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Photographers: Colin Lane; Torey Mundkowsky; Wyatt Boswell.
  • Almost ten years after "Mr. Brightside" helped turn the Killers into new millennial rock sensations, the time has come for a hits collection. Calling the compilation Direct Hits -- a punning title that feels timeless but has rarely been used before, a nifty encapsulation of the group's style and attributes -- the Killers cannily use the singles-centric conceit to showcase the band at their overblown best, emphasizing their arena-sized neo-new wave just slightly over their Springsteenisms. Both are on display on the two new songs -- "Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl," songs that sound as if U2, Springsteen, and the Cars created a supergroup in 1988 -- but the main benefit of Direct Hits, especially for those listeners who have always doubted the skills of the Killers, is how the operatic ambitions of Sam's Town feel not so extravagant when bookended by selections from Day & Age and Battle Born. All three of the albums -- which are represented by three cuts a piece -- sound strong here but what really has lasted are those singles from 2004's Hot Fuss, especially the initial breakthroughs "Mr. Brightside" and "All These Things That I've Done," which now seem to capture a particular moment in time and yet also transcend it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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