"A Great Big Sled" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. It was recorded in mid-November 2006 with record producer Alan Moulder as a one-off track and the band's Christmas 2006 single. Moulder's wife Toni Halliday, the former lead vocalist of Curve, features on backing vocals.
"A Great Big Sled" | ||||
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Single by The Killers featuring Toni Halliday | ||||
from the album (Red) Christmas EP | ||||
Released | December 5, 2006 | |||
Recorded | November 2006 | |||
Genre | Rock, holiday music | |||
Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | Island - ISLR 16690-2 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Alan Moulder, The Killers | |||
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The song was released December 5, 2006download from the iTunes Store.[1] All of the proceeds from this song went to AIDS charities as part of Bono's RED campaign. A music video was released for the single, containing "candid" clips of the band members participating in various holiday celebration.
, as aChart performance
edit"A Great Big Sled" entered the UK Official Download Chart the week of December 18, 2006 at number 11.[2] The song also charted in the Billboard Hot 100 at number 54.[3]
Track listing
editCD: Island / ISLR 16690-2
edit- "A Great Big Sled" - 4:15
- US promo CD
Charts
editChart (2006) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
UK Download Chart | 11 |
References
edit- ^ "The Killers Record Christmas single". NME. 2006-11-23. Archived from the original on 25 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-23.
- ^ "Music Charts - The Official UK Top 40 Downloads: Week of Mon 18 Dec - llYahoo! Music UK". UK Official Download Chart. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2006-12-14). "Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' Secures Second Week At No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
External links
edit- "Great Big Sled" song Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine at AOL Music
- "Great Big Sled" video[permanent dead link] at Yahoo Music