{{Infobox song | name = Fire in Bone | cover = Fireinbonecover.jpg | alt = | type = promotional single | artist = the Killers | album = Imploding the Mirage | released = April 24, 2020 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Synthpop<ref name="Sacher">{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=The Killers release new song "Fire In Bone" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-killers-release-new-song-fire-in-bone/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> | length = 3:53 | label = Island | writer = * Brandon Flowers * Mark Stoermer * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. * Stuart Price | producer = * Jonathan Rado * Price * Shawn Everett | misc = {{External music video|header=Visualizer video|type=song|{{YouTube|3Nx24VAjK6Q|"Fire in Bone"}}}} }}
"'''Fire in Bone'''" is a song by American rock band the Killers, as the sixth track from their sixth studio album, ''Imploding the Mirage'' (2020). It was released on April 24, 2020, as the first promotional single from the album.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2020-04-24 |title=The Killers tell us about their epic new single 'Fire In Bone' and rescheduled UK and Ireland tour dates |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-uk-stadium-tour-2021-postponed-new-single-fire-bone-imploding-mirage-2652738 |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Sacher">{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=The Killers release new song "Fire In Bone" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-killers-release-new-song-fire-in-bone/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> A visualizer video was released the same day.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nx24VAjK6Q |title=The Killers - Fire In Bone (Visualizer Video) |date=2020-04-23 |last=TheKillersVEVO |access-date=2025-09-11 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
== Background and release == "Fire in Bone" was announced by the Killers on social media on April 21, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QRQDBlCkx/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> According to frontman Brandon Flowers, "Fire in Bone" is one of the band's "favorite album tracks."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Killers |first=The |date=April 21, 2020 |title=Ladies and Gentlemen! |url=https://x.com/thekillers/status/1252674869172432898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1252674869172432898%7Ctwgr%5Ee869a062bf05bb887d04fa408c2b3703f0c87a9f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelineofbestfit.com%2Fnews%2Flatest-news%2Fthe-killers-are-releasing-new-single-fire-in-bone-on-friday |access-date=September 10, 2025 |website=X}}</ref> In an interview with Mormon-based podcast ''The Foyer'', Flowers said the song was "so beautiful. It's just... it just transcends... we did this record with two producers, Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado... And it's just so, it just touches your heart."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Patrick |date=January 13, 2021 |title=A Conversation with Brandon Flowers |url=https://artsci.usu.edu/history-cultures-ideas/religious-studies/the-foyer-resources/season-1/transcripts/a-conversation-with-brandon-flowers.txt |access-date=September 11, 2025}}</ref> Flowers also remarked how he's "been lucky enough to have that experience a lot in my life. I’m grateful and I’m thankful for it, but it reminded me of the first album [''Hot Fuss''], when those moments happened a lot" in an interview to ''NME.''
The song was written by the then-three members of the Killers, Flowers, Mark Stoermer, and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., as well as producer Stuart Price, known for producing most of the Killers' third studio album ''Day & Age'', as well as Brandon Flowers' debut solo album ''Flamingo''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-09 |title=Killers singer discusses long-distance LP |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a95601/killers-singer-discusses-long-distance-lp/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |title=The Killers' Brandon Flowers reveals solo album details – exclusive {{!}} News {{!}} NME.COM |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/51046 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515080050/https://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/51046 |archive-date=2010-05-15 |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=www.nme.com |language=en}}</ref> The song was produced by Price, as well as Jonathan Rado and Shawn Everett, who produced the rest of ''Imploding the Mirage.'' "Fire in Bone" is the only song to be produced by Price on the album.<ref name=":0" />
The cover artwork is "Two Peacocks" by American artist Thomas Blackshear.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THOMAS BLACKSHEAR II |url=https://www.thomasblackshearii.com/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=THOMAS BLACKSHEAR II |language=en-US}}</ref>
"Fire in Bone" was released on April 24, 2020, on streaming services as well as CD in Europe.<ref>{{Citation |title=The Killers - Fire In Bone |date=2020 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1761882-The-Killers-Fire-In-Bone |access-date=2025-09-12 |language=en}}</ref> Brandon Flowers later praised the song, saying "[i]t winks at you and you’re hooked. You just want to chase it."<ref name=":1" />
== Reception == "Fire in Bone" received positive reviews from critics. Sam Sodomsky from ''Pitchfork'' called the song "a pitch-perfect ’80s tempest—an exquisitely layered Thomas Dolby-style funhouse [song]" before adding on that Flowers sings "straight from the heart, eyes closed, arms outstretched" in the final chorus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |title=The Killers: "Fire in Bone" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/the-killers-fire-in-bone/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Bethany Carter of ''Redbrick Magazine'' remarked that "the sheer genius of creating a song with such a spirited melody and simplistic lyrics is what makes the track feel alive."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Bethany |date=2020-05-23 |title=Single Review: The Killers - Fire in Bone {{!}} Redbrick Music |url=https://www.redbrick.me/single-review-the-killers-fire-in-bone/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Redbrick}}</ref> Christopher Connor of ''Indie is not a Genre'' praised the song for "its distinctive chiming guitars and there is definitely more than a hint of Bruce Springsteen to be found, both in the beat and lyricisms" and rated the song 3.5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connor |first=Christopher |date=2020-04-24 |title=The Killers - Fire In Bone (Single Review) |url=https://www.indieisnotagenre.com/the-killers-fire-in-bone-single-review/ |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=Indie is not a genre |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' described it as a "quirky, funky new track."<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=2020-04-24 |title=The Killers Delay 'Imploding the Mirage' LP, Unveil New Song 'Fire in Bone' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-killers-fire-in-bone-song-989279/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504040504/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-killers-fire-in-bone-song-989279/ |archive-date=2020-05-04 |access-date=2025-09-12 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Credits and personnel == Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of ''Imploding the Mirage''.<ref name=":0">{{cite AV media notes |title=Imploding the Mirage |type=deluxe edition liner notes |author=The Killers |author-link=The Killers |publisher=Island Records |year=2021 |id=B0032028-02}}</ref>
=== Studios ===
* Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles) – recording, mixing * Electro-Vox Recording Studios (Los Angeles) – recording * Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas) – recording * The Lodge (New York City) – mastering
=== Personnel ===
==== The Killers ====
* Brandon Flowers – vocals, synth * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, guitar * Mark Stoermer – Bass VI
==== Additional personnel ====
* Jonathan Rado – string synth, acoustics, harmonica, Fairlight * Stuart Price – synths, guitar, bass
=== Technical ===
* Jonathan Rado – production * Shawn Everett – production, recording, mixing * Ivan Wayman – engineering * Robert Root – engineering * Stuart Price – production * Alan Moulder – mixing * Emily Lazar – mastering
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|27|artist=The Killers|song=|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2025|refname=}} |}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable" !Region !Date !Format !Label !<abbr>Ref.</abbr> |- !Various | rowspan="2" |April 24, 2020 | * Digital download * streaming | rowspan="2" |Island | align="center" |<ref name=":2" /> |}
== References ==
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