Death (White Lies song)
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| Single by White Lies | ||||
| from the album To Lose My Life... | ||||
| B-side | "Black Song"; various remixes | |||
| Released | 22 September 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival, new wave | |||
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| Label | Fiction | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave, Jack Lawrence-Brown | |||
| Producer(s) | Ed Buller, Max Dingel | |||
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"Death" is the second single by English indie rock[1] band White Lies, released by Fiction Records. "Death" was initially released on CD and 7-inch vinyl on 22 September 2008, prior to the release of their debut album, 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 the album.[3] In the United States, the track was released as part of a four-track extended play 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" vinyl was accompanied by various remixes by Crystal Castles and Haunts. The single reached No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The 2009 re-release included further remixes by Chase & Status, Mistabishi, L'amour La Morgue and M83.
Music video
[edit]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 reissue, for the Crystal Castles remix of the song.
Use in media
[edit]"Death" was used in the 2009 film Jennifer's Body and in the 2014 Ana Lily Amirpour indie vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.[5] The song was also used in the official trailer for season 3 of the hit Netflix series, Sex Education.[6]
Track listings
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2008 release[edit]
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2009 release[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "White Lies - To Lose My Life". Clash. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ "White Lies Release 'Death'". The Fly. 2008-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "White Lies - Death (re-release)". Banquet Records.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Doherty, Niall (January 2009). "The Great Depression". The Fly. pp. 21–24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ Robinson, Tasha (2014-11-20). "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night". The Dissolve.
- ^ Sex Education | Season 3 | Official Trailer | Netflix, retrieved 2021-09-07
