Released 22 September 2008 Label Fiction | Length 5:01 | |
B-side "Black Song"; various remixes Format 7" vinyl, CD single, digital download Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival, new wave | ||
"Death" is the second single by English indie rock band White Lies, released through Fiction Records. "Death" was initially released on CD and 7-inch vinyl on 22 September 2008, prior to the release of 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 their debut album. In the United States, the track was released as part of a four track extended play (EP), titled Death, alongside all United Kingdom-released B-sides.
Contents
"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-inch vinyl was released alongside various remixes by Crystal Castles and Haunts. The single reached number 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The 2009 re-release included further remixes by Chase & Status, Mistabishi, L'amour La Morgue and M83.
Music video
The music video for the 2008 release was filmed in Sweden by director Andreas Nilsson. A second Nilsson-directed video was released in promotion of the single's 2009 re-issue, for the Crystal Castles remix of the song.
Use in media
"Death" was used in the 2009 film Jennifer's Body and in the 2014 Ana Lily Amirpour indie vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.