My Mistakes Were Made for You
2008 single by The Last Shadow Puppets
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"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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| Single by The Last Shadow Puppets | ||||
| from the album The Age of the Understatement | ||||
| Released | 20 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Songwriters | Alex Turner, Miles Kane | |||
| Producer | James Ford | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Mistakes Were Made For You" on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
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| The Age of the Understatement track listing | ||||
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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
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
All lyrics are written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, except where noted; all music is composed by The Last Shadow Puppets.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Paris Summer[8]" (Guest vocals by Alison Mosshart) (live from The Olympia, Paris) (Hazlewood) | 3:38 |
| 3. | "My Little Red Book" (live from New Theatre, Oxford) (David/Bacharach) | 2:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Paris Summer" (Guest vocals by Alison Mosshart) (live from The Olympia, Paris) (Hazlewood) | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Separate and Ever Deadly" (live from New Theatre, Oxford) | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Separate and Ever Deadly" (live from New Theatre, Oxford) | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Paris Summer" (Guest vocals by Alison Mosshart) (live from The Olympia, Paris) (Hazlewood) | 3:38 |
| 4. | "My Little Red Book" (live from New Theatre, Oxford) (David/Bacharach) | 2:42 |
| 5. | "The Age of the Understatement" (acoustic) | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Standing Next to Me" (acoustic) | 2:26 |
| 7. | "The Meeting Place" (acoustic) | 2:51 |
| 8. | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" (acoustic) | 2:58 |
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| European Hot 100 Singles | 87 |
| French Singles Chart[9] | 64 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 75 |
| UK Singles Chart | 81 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[10] | 1 |