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My Mistakes Were Made for You

My Mistakes Were Made for You

2008 single by The Last Shadow Puppets


"My Mistakes Were Made for You" is the third single released by The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released on 20 October 2008 in the United Kingdom on Domino Records,[1] featuring three b-sides: a live version of the album track "Separate and Ever Deadly" plus two covers.[2] The US-only 8-song expanded EP was released in digital format on 21 October and on CD on 4 November 2008. It was the final release of the band's first period of activity.

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The song was inspired by Scott Walker's song "The Old Man's Back Again", off his album Scott 4.[3] The song also appears to glean influences from Noel Harrison's "The Windmills of Your Mind".[4]

Music video

The video for "My Mistakes Were Made for You" was shot at Pinewood studios and directed by Richard Ayoade. The music video shows Turner on a crashed car with Alexa Chung, his then girlfriend. Kane appears later. It won best video award at the NME Awards 2009.[5]

The video was inspired by Federico Fellini's cult film Toby Dammit.[6]

Reception

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For Pitchfork, Marc Hogan wrote, "The Last Shadow Puppets' album blows up its creators' musical and lyrical vision to late-1960s cinematic proportions. The My Mistakes Were Made for You EP is more like your average set of special-edition DVD extras." Adding, "No new original material, no radical departures, just an unnecessary glimpse behind the curtain."

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, except where noted; all music is composed by The Last Shadow Puppets

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Charts

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References

  1. "My Mistakes Were Made For You". 20 October 2008 via Amazon.
  2. "Last Shadow Puppets announce Arcade Fire-featuring single | NME.COM". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. "My Mistakes Were Made For You". Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. "Ashley". PopjunkielLondon.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. "The Last Shadow Puppets - News". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
  6. "What's behind Richard Ayoade's loser act?". The Guardian. 1 October 2008.
  7. Hogan, Marc (2 December 2008). "The Last Shadow Puppets: My Mistakes Were Made for You EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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