- Death (song)
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"Death" Single by White Lies from the album To Lose My Life... B-side "Black Song"; various remixes Released 22 September 2008 Format 7" vinyl, CD single, digital download Genre Indie rock,[1] post-punk, new wave Length 5:01 Label Fiction Writer(s) White Lies Producer Ed Buller, Max Dingel White Lies singles chronology "Unfinished Business"
(2008)"Death"
(2008)"To Lose My Life"
(2009)
"Farewell to the Fairground"
(2009)
"Death"
(re-issue)
(2009)
"Bigger than Us"
(2011)"Death" is the second single by English indie rock[1] band White Lies, released through Fiction Records. "Death" was initially released on CD and 7-inch vinyl on 22 September 2008, prior to the release of To Lose My Life...[2] The track was then re-released on 22 June 2009 on multiple formats, as the band's fifth and final single from their debut album.[3] In the United States, the track was released as part of a four track extended play (EP), titled Death, alongside all United Kingdom-released B-sides.
"Death" was the second track written by White Lies, after "Unfinished Business".[4] The 2008 release of "Death" contained one B-side, "Black Song", while the 7-inch vinyl was released alongside various remixes by Crystal Castles and Haunts. The single reached number 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The 2009 re-release included further remixes by Chase & Status, Mistabishi, L'amour La Morgue and M83.
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Music video
The music video for the 2008 release was filmed in Sweden by director Andreas Nilsson. A second Nilsson-directed video was released in promotion of the single's 2009 re-issue, for the Crystal Castles remix of the song.
Track listings
2008 release
- CD
- "Death" – 5:01
- "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix) – 4:46
- 7" vinyl (1)
- "Death" – 5:01
- "Black Song" – 3:47
- 7" vinyl (2)
- "Death" – 5:01
- "Death" (Haunts Remix) – 5:53
- US CD EP
- "Death" – 5:01
- "Black Song" – 3:47
- "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix) – 4:46
- "Death" (Haunts Remix) – 5:53
2009 release
- 7" vinyl (1)
- "Death" – 5:01
- "Nothing to Give" (M83 Remix) – 6:24
- 7" vinyl (2)
- "Death" (Crystal Castles Remix) – 4:46
- "Death" (Mistabishi Remix) – 4:48
- UK iTunes EP
- "Death" (Chase & Status Remix) – 4:55
- "Death" (Mistabishi Remix) – 4:48
- "Death" (L'amour la morgue Edition) – 4:39
- "Nothing to Give" (M83 Remix) – 6:24
References
- ^ a b "White Lies - To Lose My Life". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/white-lies. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ "White Lies Release 'Death'". The Fly. 2008-09-04. http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/news/top-news-stories/2838/white-lies-release-%27death%27. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "White Lies - Death (re-release)". Banquet Records.com. http://www.banquetrecords.com/WLTEMPCD02. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Doherty, Niall (January 2009). "The Great Depression". The Fly. pp. 21–24. http://www.authoritydesign.com/whitelies/white_lies_the_fly.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
External links
White Lies Studio albums To Lose My Life... • RitualEPs Unfinished Business • The RemixesSingles "Unfinished Business" • "Death" • "To Lose My Life" • "Farewell to the Fairground" • "Bigger than Us" • "Strangers" • "Holy Ghost" • "The Power & the Glory"Related articles Discography • Fiction RecordsCategories:- 2008 singles
- White Lies (band) songs
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