Somebody to Die For

"Somebody to Die For"
Single by Hurts
from the album Exile
Released	21 July 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012; Pellerin Studios (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre	Synthpop electronic rock new wave
Length	4:35
Label	Major Label Sony RCA
Writer(s)	Hurts
Producer(s)	Hurts Jonas Quant Dan Grech-Marguerat
Hurts singles chronology
"Blind" (2013) Somebody to Die For (2013) "Under Control" (2013)

"Somebody to Die For" is the third single by English synthpop duo Hurts from their second studio album "Exile", released on 21 July 2013.^[1] The song is co-produced with Dan Grech-Marguerat (Lana Del Rey, Moby). Jonas Quant produced the track for the single release.

Live performances

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.^[2][3]

Music video

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.^[4] 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".

Formats and track listing

• Digital EP

1. "Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
2. "Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27
3. "Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33
4. "Exile" (Freemasons Club Mix) — 7:11

• German EP

1. "Somebody to Die For" (Radio Edit) — 3:20
2. "Ohne Dich" — 4:31
3. "Somebody to Die For" (Unplugged) — 3:27
4. "Somebody to Die For" (Franz Novotny Remix) — 6:33
5. "Exile" (Freemasons Club Mix) — 7:11
6. "Somebody to Die For" (Music Video) — 3:50

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5]	85
scope="row"	Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	57
scope="row"	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	62
scope="row"	Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	46

Release history

Country	Date	Format(s)
Belgium[9]	19 July 2013	Digital download
Netherlands
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Philippines
Singapore
Australia
Brazil
United Kingdom	21 July 2013
Germany[10]	30 August2013	Digital download CD

Personnel

• Hurts — keyboards, lyrics, music, programming, production
• Jonas Quant — co-producer, single version
• Dan Grech-Marguerat — engineer, producer
• Jakob Hermann — engineering
• Duncan Fuller — assistant engineering
• Pete Watson — piano
• Paul Walsham — drums
• 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^[11]

References

1. Lewis Corner (2013-06-10). "Hurts confirm new single 'Somebody To Die For'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
2. Spotify Sessions by Hurts on Spotify
3. Making videos just Hurts - The Sun Biz Sessions
4. "Hurts — Somebody To Die For DigitalUkraine - Visual effects company". DigitalUkraine. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
5. "Ultratop.be – Hurts – Somebody to Die For" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Hurts – Somebody to Die For" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Hurts – Somebody to Die For". Swiss Singles Chart.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hurts – Somebody to Die For". GfK Entertainment Charts.
9. "Somebody to Die For" digital single on various international iTunes stores:
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (BE). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "'Somebody to Die For - EP' van Hurts". iTunes Store (NL). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (FI). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (DK). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP av Hurts". iTunes Store (SE). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (NO). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP di Hurts". iTunes Store (IT). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (PT). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (RU). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (PH). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (SG). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (AU). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP de Hurts". iTunes Store (BR). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • "Somebody to Die For - EP by Hurts". iTunes Store (GB). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
   • ""Somebody to Die For - EP" von Hurts". iTunes Store (DE). 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
10. "Somebody to Die For - Single" (in German). Amazon.de. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
11. "Hurts - Exile (Deluxe) all performers". qobuz. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

External links

• Videoclip Somebody to Die For on YouTube
• Lurics on LyricWiki