The song, which is in the key of B major and written in common time, displays the band's move towards a more "heartland rock" style, as it is part of an album that was supposedly heavily influenced by the music of Bruce Springsteen.

[3] The visual style was inspired by the films Japón and Batalla en el Cielo directed by Carlos Reygadas.

Anthony Mandler was the video director and portrayed a very specific storyline, intercut with scenes of the band playing in situ.

As the woman runs through the town with tears in her eyes, the video flashes back to their joyous wedding, making it clear that they are husband and wife and that they were thoroughly happy together.

In this room the Killers are playing to a small crowd within the bar and in the drums says "Los Dientes Del Perro" as the band name, that in Spanish means "The Dog's Teeth".

She shares a prolonged look with Brandon Flowers as he sings the last verse, before turning away to attend to the man's instructions.

The final shot of the music video comes back to the first scene set next to wooden cross, with the woman still on the ground and her husband there with her.