Boots (The Killers song)

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"Boots"
The Killers Boots.jpg
Single by The Killers
ReleasedNovember 30, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length5:28(single version)
4.43 (radio edit)
Label Island
Songwriter(s) The Killers
Producer(s) Stuart Price, Joe Chiccarelli, The Killers
The Killers singles chronology
"¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"
(2009)
"Boots"
(2010)
"The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
(2011)

"Boots" is a Christmas song by Las Vegas rock band The Killers, which was released as a digital download on November 30, 2010, [2] despite the band being on hiatus. [3] All proceeds from the song go to AIDS charities as part of the (PRODUCT)RED campaign, headed by Bono and Bobby Shriver.

Contents

The song continues The Killers' tradition of releasing a Christmas song every year, and is the fifth consecutive annual Christmas song since 2006, the others being "A Great Big Sled", "Don't Shoot Me Santa", "Joseph, Better You Than Me" and "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!". Lead singer Brandon Flowers is quoted as saying, "Our Christmas single with (RED) is one of our traditions as a band. We didn't want to let it fall by the wayside just because we're on hiatus; this cause is too important". [4]

All proceeds from the Christmas singles benefit the Product Red campaign.

This is the first Killers release to not feature their trademark neon light styled logo on the cover. Instead, the cover seems to be drawing inspiration from the DVD releases covers of the 1941 film Citizen Kane [5] and other 1940s-era black-and-white film title card logos.

The snowglobe with boots in it is also a reference to Citizen Kane, as the opening scene shows the main character, Charles Foster Kane, dying while looking into a snowglobe. [6]

The song features dialogue from the Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life .

Music video

The music video, directed by Jared Hess and T. C. Christensen, [7] premiered exclusively on the Starbucks website on December 1, 2010 (World AIDS Day) with Starbucks paying $0.05 for every view towards the cause. [8] The video begins with a clip of George Bailey praying from It's a Wonderful Life and features Brad Prowly aka "Super Bad Brad", a famous New York City street performer.

Response

Commercial

The song debuted at number three on the Billboard Holiday chart. [9]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart
53
Billboard Hot 100
79

Track listing

  1. "Boots" - 5:27

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