"Somebody to Die For" | ||||
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Single by Hurts | ||||
from the album Exile | ||||
Released | 21 July 2013 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2012; Pellerin Studios (Gothenburg, Sweden) |
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Length | 4:35 | |||
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Writer(s) | Hurts | |||
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Hurts singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody to Die For" is the third single by English synthpop duo Hurts from their second studio album "Exile", released on 21 July 2013. The song is co-produced with Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, Moby). Jonas Quant produced the track for the single release.
The duo premiered the track during a special live session at Spotify in January 2013 and on 17 May 2013 in an acoustic session for The Sun's Biz Sessions.
The music video was directed by Frank Borin, who also directed the duo's second version of "Miracle" video in 2013. Visual effects were created by GloriaFX at Digital Ukraine. It was filmed at the Salvation Mountain in the desert near Slab City just several miles from the Salton Sea in California. Video with around Christian imagery continues the religious theme of their video for "Blind".