Rut (song)


"Rut" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful. It was serviced to UK hot adult contemporary radio on December 9, 2017, as the album's third and final single. The accompanying music video, directed by Danny Drysdale, was released on January 9, 2018, and depicts a woman who suffers from loneliness and depression at several points in her life, from a childhood to adulthood. The single peaked at number 10 on the New Zealand Heatseeker Singles chart. It's The Bands final single to feature the lead guitarist Dave Keuning Who offically left the band that time. Also the bands final album to be recorded as a quartet.

Composition

In an episode of the Song Exploder podcast on October 6, 2017, Brandon Flowers explained that the lyrics of "Rut" were inspired by his wife, Tana Mundkowsky, who struggles with posttraumatic stress disorder due to a traumatizing childhood. "The song is from my wife's point of view, and it's from her perspective. And it's about resilience. So, she's singing to me. It's almost like this submission, it's her accepting like, 'I'm facing this thing'", Flowers said. The pitch on Flowers' vocals was altered to make his voice sound more feminine.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wonderful Wonderful.

The Killers