Wonderful Wonderful (The Killers song)

2017 promotional single by The Killers

"Wonderful Wonderful"

Promotional single by The Killers
from the album  Wonderful Wonderful
Released| August 24, 2017
Genre|

* Post-punk
* gothic rock

Length| 5:10
Label| Island
Songwriter(s)|

* Brandon Flowers
* Mark Stoermer
* Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
* Jacknife Lee

Producer(s)| Jacknife Lee

"Wonderful Wonderful" is a song by American rock band The Killers for their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful (2017). It was released on August 24, 2017 as the first promotional single from the album.[1] Nearly a year later on August 23, 2018, the band released a music video for the title track.

## Background and release

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According to the band's vocalist Brandon Flowers, the idea for the title of the song and album came when he was in the desert and saw a storm coming his way: "I thought 'wonderful, wonderful' and I was able to use it in a song that I wrote with Mark, our bass player, and it ended being an important part of the record."[2] He also mentioned that "Wonderful Wonderful" has "some of the coolest production on the record." Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. revealed that no idea was too weird or out-of-the-box in Jacknife Lee's studio: "It looked like a kid's playroom with Legos everywhere, except instead of Legos, it was pedals and wires and a lot of experimentation."[3] Flowers also explained that the song finds the band going to "darker territories" than they've ever been into before: "I hear things in it that remind me of things that I grew up loving. Also, that I haven't been able to touch upon and that was helpful. I started it with Mark, our bass player, and he's more a minor key type of a guy and he brought that out of me."

The song premiered on August 24, 2017 on Beats 1 as Zane Lowe's World Record.[4] It was then released on digital retailers and streaming services as the album's first promotional single.[5][6]

## Composition

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"Wonderful Wonderful" is a post-punk and gothic rock song with a decidedly minor-key composition, filled with mournful horn lines and glitchy electronic accents. It was composed by Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vanucci Jr. and Jacknife Lee, who was also responsible for producing the song.[7][8][9]

## Critical reception

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The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Kory Grow from Rolling Stone called the track a "dusky mood piece that recalls later Depeche Mode and maybe a little Talk Talk".[10] Mark Savage of BBC News said the song is "built around a wonderfully menacing bassline with Flowers in full ranting preacher mode".[11] Musically, Stereogum's Pranav Trewn opined the song is a "fascinating swirl of influences that expands The Killers' palette for once not by reaching up for bigger choruses and grander gestures, nor by dressing old Springsteen affectations in a glam moonlight, but rather through pushing outward the range of sounds in their arsenal."[12]

## Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Wonderful Wonderful.[13]

### Recording locations

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* Recorded at 11th Street Records (Las Vegas, Nevada), The Garage (Topanga, California) and Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas, Nevada) – recording
* Mastered at Metropolis (London)

### Personnel

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The Killers

* Brandon Flowers – vocals, keys
* Mark Stoermer – bass, guitar
* Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums

Additional personnel

* Matt Bishop – recording engineering
* Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
* Rich Costey – mixing
* Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
* Malcolm Harrison – assistant recording engineering
* Jacknife Lee – guitar, keyboards, production, programming, recording engineering
* Robert Root – recording engineering

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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United Kingdom | August 24, 2017  | Digital download, streaming | Island | [5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "The Killers unveil cinematic title track from 'Wonderful Wonderful'". NME. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
2. ^ "Brandon Flowers: 'I regret the negativity and arrogance of when The Killers started out'". NME. July 11, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
3. ^ "Inside the Killers' New Album: 'It's the Closest Thing We've Done to Sam's Town'". EW.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
4. ^ "The Killers Release New Song "Wonderful Wonderful": Listen". Spin. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
5. ^ a b "Wonderful Wonderful (2017) | The Killers". 7digital (UK). August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
6. ^ a b "Wonderful Wonderful by The Killers on Spotify". Spotify. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
7. ^ "From the Killers, some kind of 'Wonderful' - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
8. ^ "The Killers Share The Ominous Title Track From 'Wonderful Wonderful'". Uproxx. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
9. ^ "Wonderful Wonderful by The Killers on TIDAL". Tidal. (see 'Track Info'). Retrieved September 17, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)
10. ^ "The Killers Talk 'Grown-Up' New Album 'Wonderful Wonderful'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
11. ^ Savage, Mark (July 28, 2017). "How Mike Tyson inspired The Killers". BBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
12. ^ "The Killers 'Wonderful Wonderful' Review". Stereogum. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
13. ^ The Killers (2017). Wonderful Wonderful (deluxe edition liner notes). Island Records. B0027259-02.

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The Killers

* Brandon Flowers
* Dave Keuning
* Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
* Mark Stoermer

List of the Killers band members

Studio albums|

* Hot Fuss
* Sam's Town
* Day & Age
* Battle Born
* Wonderful Wonderful
* Imploding the Mirage
* Pressure Machine

Compilation albums|

* Sawdust
* Direct Hits
* Don't Waste Your Wishes
* Rebel Diamonds

Live albums|

* Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Extended plays|

* (Red) Christmas EP

Singles|

* "Mr. Brightside"
* "Somebody Told Me"
* "All These Things That I've Done"
* "Smile Like You Mean It"
* "When You Were Young"
* "Bones"
* "Read My Mind"
* "For Reasons Unknown"
* "Shadowplay"
* "Tranquilize"
* "Human"
* "Spaceman"
* "The World We Live In"
* "A Dustland Fairytale"
* "Runaways"
* "Miss Atomic Bomb"
* "Here with Me"
* "Shot at the Night"
* "Just Another Girl"
* "The Man"
* "Run for Cover"
* "Rut"
* "Caution"
* "My Own Soul's Warning"
* "Dustland"

Other songs|

* "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
* "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"
* "Wonderful Wonderful"
* "Some Kind of Love"

Christmas songs|

* "A Great Big Sled"
* "Don't Shoot Me Santa"
* "Joseph, Better You than Me"
* "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"
* "Boots"
* "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
* "I Feel It in My Bones"
* "Christmas in L.A."
* "Joel the Lump of Coal"
* "Dirt Sledding"

Concert tours|

* Hot Fuss Tour
* Battle Born World Tour
* Wonderful Wonderful World Tour
* Imploding the Mirage Tour
* Rebel Diamonds Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* The Heavy Entertainment Show
* Ray Suen
* Tommy Marth
* Ted Sablay
* Ryan Pardey
* Big Talk
* Big Talk
* Straight In No Kissin'
* Izabella Miko
* Flamingo
* Another Life
* The Desired Effect
* Dark Arts
* Prismism

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