"Caution" is a song by American

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from their sixth studio album, ''

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'' (2020). It was released on March 12, 2020, as the lead single from the album, and features a guitar solo by former

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guitarist

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. The track topped the ''Billboard''

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charts.

Background

The cover artwork is "Golden Breeze" by American artist

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Music video

The music video is a sneak peek from a forthcoming short film with director Sing Lee tied to the Killers upcoming album ''

''. The film will premiere on

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. The music video has snippets reminding of an Americana theme. There are a number of stories going on. A stage play is being enacted, a story of young love, some family drama and family intrigue with police intervening and so on. There is also footage of the Killers performing at what is seemingly a local venue.

In popular culture

This song appears in video games

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Awards

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ranked Caution the 94th best song of 2020.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''.

Recording locations

* Recorded at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles),

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(Los Angeles), and

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(Las Vegas) * Mixed at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles) * Mastered at The Lodge (New York City)

Personnel

The Killers *

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– vocals, synth * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, percussion *

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– bass, guitar Additional personnel *

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– production, string synth, acoustic guitar,

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, drones *

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– production, recording, mixing * Ivan Wayman – engineering * Robert Root – engineering *

– guitar *

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– guitar, bass, bass IV *

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– background vocals *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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