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“For Reasons Unknown” by The Killers
From the album Sam’s Town (2006)
“For Reasons Unknown” by The Killers appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations in 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album Sam’s Town. Its best result is #46 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #108 alternative song of 2007.
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"For Reasons Unknown" sits fifth on Sam's Town, the Killers' second album, from 2006, and in June 2007 it became the record's fourth single. Brandon Flowers wrote it alone, and Flood and Alan Moulder produced it with the band and mixed it.
The kicker is in the lineup: it's the only Killers studio recording with Flowers on bass, while regular bassist Mark Stoermer switches to guitar. Like the album, the single's sleeve shows a desert bighorn sheep, the state mammal of the band's home state of Nevada. The B-sides, a cover of Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" and an acoustic "Sam's Town", were taped live at Abbey Road Studios for Channel 4's Live from Abbey Road and later landed on Sawdust. Critics liked it, and it made the cut for the 2013 hits set Direct Hits.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 49 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 | 91 |
| 2007 | 73 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 105 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 95 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2007 | 129 |
| 2007 | 46 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 | 88 |
| 2007 | 75 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
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