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| Released | November 9, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2007 | |||
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| Length | 72:13 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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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.
| 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 there.
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Release | Length |
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| 1. | "Tranquilize" (featuring Lou Reed) (NYC, Summer '07) | Brandon Flowers | Previously unreleased | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Shadowplay" ( Sam's Town sessions, '06) | Music From The Motion Picture Control | 4:07 | |
| 3. | "All the Pretty Faces" (Sam's Town sessions, '06) |
| "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) |
| Previously unreleased | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Under the Gun" ( Hot Fuss sessions, '03 and Las Vegas, Fall '07) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Re-recorded version previously unreleased, original version from Hot Fuss | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Who Let You Go?" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03) |
| "Mr. Brightside" single | 3:43 |
| 12. | "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03) |
| "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) |
| "Mr. Brightside" single | 10:40 |
| 18. | "Questions with the Captain" (hidden track) | Previously unreleased | ||
| Total length: | 72:13 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Release | Length |
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| 17. | "Change Your Mind" (Hot Fuss sessions, '03) |
| Hot Fuss | 3:13 |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| 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. | ||
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