Sawdust (album)

Sawdust is a compilation album by American rock band the Killers, released on November 9, 2007, by Island Records. The album consists mostly of B-sides, but also includes a number of previously unreleased tracks. The songs on the album were recorded between 2002 and 2007.

Sawdust
Compilation album by the Killers
Released	November 9, 2007 (2007-11-09)
Recorded	2002–2007
Genre	Alternative rock[1] indie rock post-punk revival
Length	72:13
Label	Island
Producer	Flood the Killers Alan Moulder Stuart Price Jeff Saltzman
The Killers chronology
Sam's Town (2006) Sawdust (2007) Day & Age (2008)
Singles from Sawdust
"Shadowplay" Released: October 8, 2007 "Tranquilize" Released: October 12, 2007

Background

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
BBC Music	Favorable[4]
Billboard	Favorable[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
Melodic	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
NME	6/10[9]
Now	3/5[10]
Pitchfork	5.5/10.0[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]

The album was first mentioned by Brandon Flowers in an interview with Billboard in late August 2007.^[13] Rolling Stone revealed the name of the compilation in its "Smoking Section" on September 6, 2007.^[14] Sawdust was inspired by B-sides collections such as Oasis' The Masterplan, the Smashing Pumpkins' Pisces Iscariot and Nirvana's Incesticide.^[15]

"Our most metal song is 'All the Pretty Faces' on Sawdust…" observed guitarist Dave Keuning. "That's a part of who I am. When you're in eighth grade, you're into AC/DC and Metallica. And any guitarist who says they weren't is fucking lying."^[16]

The UK and Australian editions of the compilation included an additional track "Change Your Mind" as it was replaced with "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" on original release of Hot Fuss album in those countries.

Commercial performance

Sawdust debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, selling 82,000 copies in its first week.^[17] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on April 4, 2008,^[18] and had sold 493,000 copies in the United Kingdom by August 2020.^[19] It was also certified platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) for sales of 15,000 copies.^[20]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Release	Length
1.	"Tranquilize" (featuring Lou Reed) (NYC, Summer '07)	Brandon Flowers	Previously unreleased	3:45
2.	"Shadowplay" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)	Ian Curtis Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner	Music From The Motion Picture Control	4:07
3.	"All the Pretty Faces" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)	Flowers Dave Keuning Mark Stoermer	"When You Were Young" single	4:46
4.	"Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf" (Dave's apartment, '02 and Las Vegas, Fall '07)	Flowers	Previously unreleased	3:38
5.	"Sweet Talk" (Sam's Town sessions, '06 and Las Vegas, Fall '07)	Flowers Keuning Stoermer Ronnie Vannucci Jr.	Previously unreleased	4:19
6.	"Under the Gun" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03 and Las Vegas, Fall '07)	Flowers Keuning	Re-recorded version previously unreleased, original version from "Somebody Told Me" single	2:34
7.	"Where the White Boys Dance" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)	Flowers	"When You Were Young" single	3:26
8.	"Show You How" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)	Flowers	"Somebody Told Me" single	2:46
9.	"Move Away" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)	Flowers Keuning Stoermer	Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3	3:50
10.	"Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03 and Las Vegas, Fall '07)	Flowers Keuning Stoermer Vannucci	Re-recorded version previously unreleased, original version from Hot Fuss	4:17
11.	"Who Let You Go?" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)	Flowers Keuning Vannucci Stoermer	"Mr. Brightside" single	3:43
12.	"The Ballad of Michael Valentine" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)	Flowers Keuning	"Somebody Told Me" single	3:50
13.	"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (BBC sessions, '05)	Mel Tillis	"Smile Like You Mean It" single	3:05
14.	"Daddy's Eyes" (Sam's Town sessions, '06)	Flowers	"Bones" single	4:15
15.	"Sam's Town" (Abbey Road Version) (Abbey Road sessions, '06)	Flowers	"For Reasons Unknown" single	3:44
16.	"Romeo and Juliet" (Abbey Road sessions, '07)	Mark Knopfler	"For Reasons Unknown" single	5:28
17.	"Mr. Brightside" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)	Flowers Keuning	"Mr. Brightside" single	10:40
18.	"Questions with the Captain" (hidden track)		Previously unreleased
Total length:				72:13

Additional track on UK and Australian editions

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Release	Length
17.	"Change Your Mind" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03)	Flowers Keuning	Hot Fuss	3:13

Production

• Flood: tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14
• Alan Moulder: tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14
• The Killers: tracks 1–12, 14, 17, also "Change Your Mind" on UK and Australian editions
• Stuart Price: tracks 4, additional production on track 5
• Jeff Saltzman: tracks 6, 8, 10–12, 17, also "Change Your Mind" on UK and Australian editions
• Jacques Lu Cont: remix producer on track 17

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–2009) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 66 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 10 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 72 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 93 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 53 Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 13 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29] 202 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[30] 24 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 18 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 29 Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 7 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[34] 80 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 33 UK Albums (OCC)[36] 7 US Billboard 200[37] 12 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[38] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[39] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] 100 UK Albums (OCC)[41] 79 Chart (2008) Position UK Albums (OCC)[42] 104 US Billboard 200[43] 140

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[44]	Platinum	40,000^
Australia (ARIA)[45]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[46]	Gold	50,000‡
Ireland (IRMA)[20]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Platinum	493,000[19]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.