"Death" is the second single by English

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band White Lies, released by

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. "Death" was initially released on CD and

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on 22 September 2008, prior to the release of their debut album, '' To Lose My Life...'' The track was then re-released on 22 June 2009 on multiple formats as the band's fifth and final single from the album. In the United States, the track was released as part of a four-track

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titled ''Death'', alongside all United Kingdom-released

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s. "Death" was the second track written by White Lies, after " Unfinished Business". The 2008 release of "Death" contained one B-side, "Black Song", while the 7" vinyl was accompanied by various remixes by

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and Haunts. The single reached No. 52 on the

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. The 2009 re-release included further remixes by

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, Mistabishi, L'amour La Morgue and M83.

Music video

The music video for the 2008 release was filmed in

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by director Andreas Nilsson. A second Nilsson-directed video was released in promotion of the single's 2009 reissue, for the Crystal Castles remix of the song.

Use in media

"Death" was used in the 2009 film ''

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'' and in the 2014

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'' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night''. The song was also used in the official trailer for season 3 of the hit

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Track listings

2008 release

;CD # "Death" – 5:01 # "Death (

Remix)" – 4:46 ;7" vinyl (1) # "Death" – 5:01 # "Black Song" – 3:47 ;7" vinyl (2) # "Death" – 5:01 # "Death ( Haunts Remix)" – 5:53 ;US CD EP # "Death" – 5:01 # "Black Song" – 3:47 # "Death (Crystal Castles Remix)" – 4:46 # "Death (Haunts Remix)" – 5:53

2009 release

;7" vinyl (1) # "Death" – 5:01 # "Nothing to Give ( M83 Remix)" – 6:24 ;7" vinyl (2) # "Death (Crystal Castles Remix)" – 4:46 # "Death (Mistabishi Remix)" – 4:48 ;UK

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EP # "Death (

Remix)" – 4:55 # "Death (Mistabishi Remix)" – 4:48 # "Death ( L'amour la Morgue Edition)" – 4:39 # "Nothing to Give (M83 Remix)" – 6:24

References

External links

* {{authority control 2008 singles White Lies (band) songs Song recordings produced by Ed Buller 2008 songs Fiction Records singles