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{{Infobox song

| name = Caution

| cover = The Killers - Caution.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = the Killers

| album = Imploding the Mirage

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

* Subtle McNugget (Los Angeles)

* Electro-Vox (Los Angeles)

* Battle Born (Las Vegas)

| genre =

* Pop rock

* heartland rock

* synth-pop

| length =

* 4:29 (album version)

* 3:48 (radio edit)

| label = Island

| writer =

* Brandon Flowers

* Mark Stoermer

* Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

* Alex Cameron

* Shawn Everett

* Jonathan Rado

| producer =

* Jonathan Rado

* Shawn Everett

| prev_title = Land of the Free

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Fire in Bone

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

|}}

"'Caution'" is a song by American rock band the Killers from their sixth studio album, 'Imploding the Mirage' (2020). It was released on March 12, 2020, as the lead single from the album, and features a guitar solo by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The track topped the 'Billboard' Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay charts.

Background



The cover artwork is "Golden Breeze" by American artist Thomas Blackshear.

Music video



The music video is a sneak peek from a forthcoming short film with director Sing Lee tied to the Killers upcoming album 'Imploding the Mirage'. 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. A stage play is being enacted, a story of young love, some family drama and family intrigue with police intervening and so on. There is also footage of the Killers performing at what is seemingly a local venue.

In popular culture



This song appears in video games Dirt 5 and Forza Horizon 5

Awards



Pitchfork ranked Caution the 94th best song of 2020.

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Imploding the Mirage'.

Recording locations

* 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)

* Mastered at The Lodge (New York City)

Personnel

'The Killers'

* Brandon Flowers vocals, synth

* Ronnie Vannucci Jr. drums, percussion

* Mark Stoermer bass, guitar

'Additional personnel'

* Jonathan Rado production, string synth, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, drones

* Shawn Everett production, recording, mixing

* Ivan Wayman engineering

* Robert Root engineering

* Lindsey Buckingham guitar

* Blake Mills guitar, bass, bass IV

* Lucius background vocals

* Emily Lazar mastering

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Release history



References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:Island Records singles

Category:The Killers songs

Category:Songs written by Brandon Flowers

Category:Songs written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr.

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