{{short description|2020 single by The Killers}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox song | name = My Own Soul's Warning | cover = My Own Soul's Warning.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = the Killers | album = Imploding the Mirage | released = {{Start date|2020|6|17}} | recorded = | studio = * Subtle McNugget (Los Angeles) * Electro-Vox (Los Angeles) * Battle Born (Las Vegas) | genre = | length = 4:34 | label = Island | writer = Brandon Flowers | producer = * Jonathan Rado * Shawn Everett | prev_title = Caution | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Dying Breed | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video|header=Music videos|{{plainlist| *{{YouTube|cHNVhrQZG6E|"My Own Soul's Warning"}} *{{YouTube|4go_DzY8wHc|"My Own Soul's Warning" (Michael Hili version)|link=no}}}}}} }}
"'''My Own Soul's Warning'''" is a song by American rock band the Killers from their sixth studio album, ''Imploding the Mirage'' (2020). It was released on June 17, 2020, as the album's second single.<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-killers-new-song-my-own-souls-warning-1016378/|title=The Killers Won't Heed 'My Own Soul's Warning' on New Song|first1=Jon|last1=Blistein|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-release-new-single-my-own-souls-warning-2687626|title=The Killers release new single 'My Own Soul's Warning'|website=NME |date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>
==Background== Album lead track, "My Own Soul's Warning" was written near the end of the ''Imploding the Mirage'' sessions, when frontman Brandon Flowers was worried that the album didn't have a single and he started to panic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-killers-new-album-imploding-the-mirage-interview-993654/|title=How the Killers Started Over Again|first1=Andy|last1=Greene|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> It was the final song written for the album.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=Brandon Flowers Reviews Every Album By The Killers |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/brandon-flowers-interview-reviews-every-album-killers-pressure-machine/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref>
The band struggled to get the right mix for the song, going through nearly 90 mixes of it, with Flowers describing it as a “stubborn son of a bitch.”<ref name=":0" />
Writing about the song for Apple Music, Flowers said that the song was about "repentance", which he acknowledged is "not a typical subject in a pop or rock song". He said he wanted to "write something that was meaningful to myself and that felt like it was going to transcend and resonate with a lot of people in a stadium or inside their headphones."<ref>{{Citation |title=Imploding the Mirage by The Killers on Apple Music |date=2020-08-21 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/imploding-the-mirage/1502453888 |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>
It is Flowers' favourite song on the ''Imploding the Mirage'' album.<ref name=":0" />
The band leaked the intro to the song during a live stream on Instagram in April 2020, two months before it was released.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM-PRo0iVKc |title=The Killers - Instagram Live (24/04/2020) |date=2020-04-24 |last=AmbrixMUSE |access-date=2024-06-27 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
The cover artwork is by African-American artist Thomas Blackshear.
==Music videos== Two music videos have been made for the song.
===First video=== The first music video, released via YouTube on July 16, 2020, is a sneak peek from a forthcoming short film with director Sing Lee tied to the Killers' then-upcoming album ''Imploding the Mirage''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-killers-caution-new-music-video-970528/|author=Jon Blistein|title=Killers Tease New Short Film With Grand 'Caution' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> The film will premiere on Apple Music. The music video has snippets reminding of an Americana theme. There are a number of stories going on.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-killers-album-release-date-my-own-souls-warning-video-9419811/|title=The Killers Announce Album Release Date, Plus 'My Own Soul's Warning' Video|date=July 16, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
===Second video=== The second music video, directed by Michael Hili, premiered on YouTube on August 20, 2020, just over a month after the first video. It features frontman Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. going on a road trip together in a pickup truck through cornfields and snow-covered forests.<ref name="ABC News Radio">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Josh|title=The Killers premiere new "My Own Soul's Warning" video|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/8/20/the-killers-premiere-new-my-own-souls-warning-video.html|website=ABC News Radio|access-date=2020-08-22|date=2020-08-20|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Awards and accolades== {| class="wikitable" |- !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Ceremony !align="left"|Award !align="left"|Result |- |align="left"|2021 |align="left"|MTV Video Music Award |align="left"|Best Rock | {{Nominated}} |}
''Uproxx'' listed it as No. 5 on its Best Songs of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/|title=The 50 Best Songs Of 2020|website=Uproxx.com|date=December 2, 2020|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref> ''NME'' listed it as No. 14 on its Best Songs of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/nme-best-songs-of-the-year-2020-2833773|title=The 50 best songs of 2020|website=Nme.com|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Imploding the Mirage''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Imploding the Mirage |type=liner notes |others=The Killers |publisher=Island Records |year=2020 |id=B0032028-02}}</ref>
===Personnel=== '''The Killers''' * Brandon Flowers – vocals, synth, organ, glockenspiel * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums, percussion
'''Additional personnel''' {{Div col}} * Jonathan Rado – production, bass, organ, guitar, cello, string synth, piano * Shawn Everett – production, recording, mixing * Ivan Wayman – engineering * Robert Root – engineering * Ariel Rechtshaid – mixing * Bobby Lee Parker – guitar * Rob Moose – strings * Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keys * Brian D'Addario – acoustic guitar * Emily Lazar – mastering {{Div col end}}
===Studios=== * Recorded at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles), Electro-Vox Recording Studios (Los Angeles), and Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas) * Mixed at Subtle McNugget Studios (Los Angeles) and Effie Street Studios (Los Angeles) * Mastered at The Lodge (New York City)
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|27|artist=The Killers|song=My Own Soul's Warning|rowheader=true|access-date=August 12, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|39|artist=The Killers|song=My Own Soul's Warning|rowheader=true|access-date=August 12, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|4|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 21, 2020}} |- {{singlechart|Scotland|23|date=20200626|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/airplay/41-2020|title=Schweizer Airplay Charts 41/2020 - hitparade.ch |publisher=hitparade.ch |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> | 79 |- {{single chart|UK|84|date=20200828|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|4|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=October 2, 2020}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|7|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 8, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|19|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|10|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=September 8, 2020}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/adult-alternative-songs |title=Adult Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="row"| US Alternative Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/alternative-songs|title=Alternative Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> | 32 |}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| Various | rowspan="2"| June 17, 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2"| Island | align="center"| |}
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