"Your Side of Town" is a song by American rock band the Killers, released as a non-album single on August 25, 2023, then later as the second single from their second greatest-hits album, Rebel Diamonds (2023).[2][3] A music video, directed by Tim Mattia, was released on October 5, 2023.[4]
"Your Side of Town" was announced by the Killers on social media on August 22, 2023.[7] Frontman Brandon Flowers remarked how in the song, he can "hear PetShop Boys, I hear New Order, [and] I hear Depeche Mode, but at the same time I really do feel like I can take ownership of it... it doesn't feel like a copy."[8] Flowers also added that the song is "reminiscent of what I would have been listening to as a teenager in Las Vegas. It's kind of a beautiful collision of these influences that we've had over the years, that continue to influence us today, obviously."[9]
"Your Side of Town" had its live debut at the Reading Festival on August 26, 2023, the day after it was released on streaming platforms.[12] The song was formally released as a non-album single on August 25, 2023, and later on Rebel Diamonds as the second single.[17] Your Side of Town, along with previous stand alone single Boy, was intended to be the second of two singles on a future eighth album, which was due for release in early 2023. The album was eventually scrapped, however, Flowers later said the singles would be released on an EP, which was also scrapped.[18] Your Side of Town, Boy, and a third track called Spirit, were released on Rebel Diamonds as original songs, similar to the two from their first greatest hits album, Direct Hits (2013), Shot at the Night and Just Another Girl.[17]
Music video
The music video for "Your Side of Town" was released on October 5, 2023. The video, directed by Tim Mattia, is shot entirely in black and white and follows a showgirl walking through Las Vegas, with cuts to Flowers singing "Your Side of Town". Later, it is revealed that the showgirl is stalking a young woman, before kidnapping her and presumably murdering her. The music video was described as "eerie" by UDiscoverMusic and "creepy" by NME.[4][19] The video has 1.1 million views on YouTube as of September 2025.[20]
Reception
"Your Side of Town" received positive reviews from critics. RSU Radio described the song as "loud and brimming with energy, strongly reminiscent of Daft Punk’s “Instant Crush” and the Pet Shop Boys mixed with New Order."[21] The song was described as having "a distinctly darker and more layered electronic-based sound, [with] the poetic lyricism that fans have come to know from The Killers’ songbook" by American Songwriter.[22] Vanyaland.com detailed the song as leaning "into the more dramatic dancefloor side of their ’80s synth-pop influences."[23]
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