"Somebody to Die For" is the third single by English musical duo Hurts from their second studio album "

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", released on 21 July 2013. The song is co-produced with

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( Lana Del Rey,

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produced the track for the single release.

Live performances

The duo premiered the track during a special live session at

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in January 2013 and on 17 May 2013 in an acoustic session for '' The Sun'' ''Biz Sessions''.

Music video

The

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was directed by Frank Borin, who also directed the duo's second version of "

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" video in 2013.

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were created by

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at Digital Ukraine. It was filmed at the

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in the desert near

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just several miles from the

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. Video with around Christian imagery continues the religious theme of their video for " Blind".

Formats and track listing

*Digital EP #"Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20 #"Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27 #"Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33 #"Exile" (

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Club Mix) — 7:11 *German EP #"Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20 #"Ohne Dich" — 4:31 #"Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27 #"Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33 #"Exile" (

Club Mix) — 7:11 #"Somebody to Die For" (Music Video) — 3:50

Charts

Release history

Personnel

* Hurts —

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, programming,

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— co-producer, single version *

— engineer, producer * Jakob Hermann — engineering * Duncan Fuller — assistant engineering * Pete Watson —

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* Paul Walsham —

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* Wil Malone — conductor, performance arranger * Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dermot Crehan, Emil Chakalov, Emlyn Singleton, Gaby Lester, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Liz Edwards, Maciej Rakowski, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Hanson, Rita Manning, Tom Pigott-Smith, Warren Zielinski — violin * Andy Parker, Bruce White, Garfield Jackson, Rachel Stephanie Bolt, Steve Wright, Vicci Wardman — viola * Allen Walley, Mary Scully, Steve Mair — bass

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2013 singles 2013 songs Hurts songs Sony Music singles RCA Records singles