Day & Age
Day & Age is the third studio album by American rock band the Killers. It was released on November 18, 2008, by Island Records.[1] Frontman and lead vocalist Brandon Flowers described it as the band's "most playful record".[2] As of May 2015, Day & Age had sold three million copies worldwide.[3] Following the release of the album, the band embarked on the Day & Age World Tour.
"I Can't Stay" redirects here. For the Soulsavers song, see The Light the Dead See.Day & Age
November 18, 2008
April–September 2008
Battle Born (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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- Stuart Price
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Singles[edit]
The first single from the album, "Human", was released to radio on September 22, 2008, and became available for download on September 30, 2008.[10] The band performed "Human" and "Spaceman" on the October 4, 2008, episode of Saturday Night Live.[10] They released the video for "Human" in October 2008.
"Spaceman" was released digitally on November 4, 2008, in the US. The vinyl edition was released in the US on November 18, 2008, and included a free download of the album from Island Records. The music video premiered in January 2009.
"The World We Live In" was released as the third single in Europe and Australia, while "A Dustland Fairytale" served as the third single in the United States.[11] The single "The World We Live In" has been described as "a song that gives you a Disney/floating-in-the-air feeling" by music critic Brian Narvaez.
As with the album cover, the singles' covers were designed by Paul Normansell and consist of the same individual-band-member images that appear in the album's booklet. Dave Keuning's picture was used for the "Human" cover, and the "Spaceman" cover was Brandon Flowers. Ronnie Vannucci Jr.'s picture features on the single "The World We Live In". Mark Stoermer is on the cover for the single "A Dustland Fairytale".
Additionally, the band released a video for "Goodnight, Travel Well" in partnership with MTV EXIT, UNICEF, and USAID in order to raise awareness about human trafficking. It premiered globally on MTV on July 13, 2009,[12] and on UNICEF's YouTube page the next day.[13]
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Promotion[edit]
In support of the album, the Killers embarked on their third concert tour, the Day & Age World Tour. The tour became their biggest effort to date, with sold-out shows across six continents.
Commercial performance[edit]
Day & Age debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 193,000 copies in its first week.[35] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 27, 2009,[36] and by July 2012, it had sold 774,000 copies in the United States.[37] Day & Age debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 200,299 copies sold in its first week, becoming the band's third consecutive number-one studio album on the chart.[38] On February 12, 2010, it was certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[39] As of August 2020, the album had sold 1.31 million copies in the United Kingdom.[40]
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