"Bones" was the fifth and final single from ''
An End Has a Start'', the second album by
Editors
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. It was only released in
Continental Europe
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under the
PIAS label as a
download
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only single. It was released to help promote the band during the festival run and their support of
R.E.M.
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in July during their German shows.
R.E.M. Open Air Tour 2008
mlk.com, March 26, 2008, Accessed March 31, 2008 "Bones" was one of the first songs off ''An End Has A Start'' to be performed live, along with "The Weight Of The World" in 2006. It has since gone through many changes, most notably the bridge and outro of the song which was previewed via a short video made by the band months before the album came out.
Video
The video includes on stage and behind the scenes footage shot during the European tour in March and April 2008. It was directed by the band's bassist Russell Leetch
Russell Jonathan Leetch (born 5 March 1982) is the bass guitarist for Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors. He studied music technology at Staffordshire University where he met his fellow Editors band members. He went to secondary school at ...
.
Track listing
Digital download:
# "Bones" – 4:06
References
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2007 songs
2008 singles
Editors (band) songs
Song recordings produced by Jacknife Lee
PIAS Recordings singles
Songs written by Edward Lay
Songs written by Russell Leetch
Songs written by Tom Smith (musician)
Songs written by Chris Urbanowicz