Flowers offended by misheard lyrics

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers is upset fans have been mocking the lyrics of his new single - because he laboured over the misheard line for weeks.

Flowers has come under criticism for the band's new song 'Human', in which he sings: "Are we human, or are we dancer?" - which some listeners claim sounds more like, "Are we denser?"

But the rocker wishes people would take the time to learn the tune's actual wording - because he slaved over the line, which was inspired by a Hunter S. Thompson quote.

He says: "That sucks a bit. I don't like, 'Are we denser?' as an alternative. I really care what people think but people don't seem to understand 'Human'.

"They think it's nonsense. But I was aching over those lyrics for a very long time to get them right."

'Human' appears on new LP 'Day & Age', the US band's third studio album.