Released: 2 October 2006 (UK) | 3 October 2006 (USA) | 27 September 2006 (Japan) | 30 September 2006 (Australia)
Label: Island | Lizard King | Universal
Studio: Studio at The Palms, Paradise, Nevada
Producers: Flood | The Killers |Alan Moulder
Artists:
The Killers: Brandon Flowers – vocals, synthesizer | Dave Keuning – guitar | Mark Stoermer – bass | Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums
Additional Musicians
Corlene Byrd – backing vocals (track 11)
Louis XIV – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9)
Tommy Marth – saxophones
Neeraj Khajanchi – trombone
Adrina Hanson – strings
Maryam Haddad – strings
Tristan Moyer – strings

Artwork:
Art Direction & Design: Andy West
Photography – Anton Corbijn
Photo, Art Coordination: Kristen Yiengst
Package Production: Doug Joswick
Technical
Production | Recording | Mixing: Flood | Alan Moulder
Production: The Killers
Additional Engineering: Mark Gray | Neeraj Khajanchi | Max Dingel
Mix Engineering: Andy Savours
Mastering: Howie Weinberg

TRACK LISTING

1. Sam’s Town (Flowers)
2. Enterlude (Flowers)
3. When You Were Young (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci)
4. Bling (Confession of a King) (Flowers, Stoermer)
5. For Reasons Unknown (Flowers)
6. Read My Mind (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer)
7. Uncle Johnny (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer)
8. Bones (Flowers, Stoermer, Vannucci)
9. My List (Flowers)
10. This River is Wild (Flowers, Stoermer)
11. Why Do I Keep Counting? (Flowers)
12. Exitlude (Flowers)

Bonus Tracks

UK, Australian, European Special Editions
13. Where the White Boys Dance (Flowers)
Japanese Edition:
13. Where the White Boys Dance (Flowers)
14. All the Pretty Faces (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer)
French Edition:
13. When You Were Young (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke) (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci)
US Best Buy Bonus CD
13. All the Pretty Faces (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer)
14. Daddy’s Eyes (Flowers)
10th Anniversay LP Edition
13. Peace of Mind
14. Read My Mind (Pet Shop Boys Stars Are Blazing Mix)
Bonus DVD
1. When You Were Young (video – Jump Version)
2. When You Were Young (video – No Jump Version)
3. Making of When You Were Young

CHART POSITION

US (Billboard 200) – 2
UK (OCC) – 1
Also reached no 1 in Ireland | New Zealand | Scotland

CERTIFICATIONS

United Kingdom: 5 x Platinum
Ireland: 4 x Platinum
Canada: 2 x Platinum
Australia: 2 x Platinum
New Zealand: 2 x Platinum
United States: Platinum
Germany: Gold
Belgium: Gold
Argentina: Gold
Russia: Gold

AWARDS

2007
Winner of the Brit Award for Best International Album
Nominated for the MTV Australia Award for Album of the Year
Nominated for the Shockwaves NME Award for Best Album

MEDIA AWARDS

2010
Placed 1st in Rolling Stones Most Underrated Album of the Decade: Reader’s Poll
Placed 11th in Q’s Artists and Albums of the 21st Century

REVIEWS