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And that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-killers\/all-these-things-that-ive-done\">&#8220;All These Things That I&#8217;ve Done&#8221;<\/a>, its third single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musically, the song was inspired by a combination of artists. Flowers has said the bass comes from David Bowie&#8217;s &#8220;Slow Burn&#8221;. Meanwhile, its gospel elements were inspired by U2&#8217;s albums <em>Joshua Tree<\/em> and <em>All That You Can&#8217;t Leave Behind<\/em>. In the chorus, Flowers imitates Lou Reed&#8217;s vocal delivery. 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The convo was about his work with the US Army in a program that mentored soldiers who had been injured and diagnosed with PTSD returning from the war in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Pinfield watched the band rehearse in drummer Ronnie Vannucci&#8217;s garage, Flowers offered to drive him back to his hotel. And instead, the two ended up chatting in the hotel bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So, he went home that night, and their old manager, Braden Merrick, calls me on the phone, and goes, &#8216;Hey Matt, Brandon wrote a song about you. 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