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Genius Annotation

This is the first track from the Killers' 2004 debut, Hot Fuss. Written by lead singer Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer, it is one of their most popular and critically acclaimed songs, and depicts an interrogation of the narrator over the death of his ex-lover.

It is also a part of the Killers' alleged “Murder Trilogy”, three songs detailing the murder of a girl named Jenny. While this track is chronologically the first to be released, it’s the third part of the narrative, following “Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf” (the preparations of the killer-to-be) and “Midnight Show” (the murder itself).

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