"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 second single.
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. It was the final song written for the album.
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.
The cover artwork is by African-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. 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.
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.
Awards and accolades YearCeremonyAwardResult2021MTV Video Music AwardBest Rock
Uproxx listed it as No. 5 on its Best Songs of 2020. NME listed it as No. 14 on its Best Songs of 2020.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Imploding the Mirage.
Personnel The Killers Brandon Flowers – vocals, synth, organ, glockenspiel Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Jonathan Rado – production, bass, organ, guitar, cello, string synth, piano Shawn Everett – production, recording, mixing Ivan Wayman – engineering Robert Root – engineering Ariel Rechtshaid – mixing Bobby Lee Parker – guitar Rob Moose – strings Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keys Brian D'Addario – acoustic guitar Emily Lazar – mastering
Studios Recorded at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles), Electro-Vox Recording Studios (Los Angeles), and Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas) Mixed at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles) and Effie Street Studios (Los Angeles) Mastered at The Lodge (New York City)
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peakposition Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) 79Wales (OCC) 41
Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) 35 US Alternative Songs (Billboard) 32
Release history Region Date Format Label Various June 17, 2020 Island
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