Check out a documentary on the making of The Kills’ ‘The Last Goodbye’ video

2011 was a hell of a year for The Kills. 10 years after forming, “Blood Pressures” seemed to launch them from raw-sounding indie start-ups to full-fledged rock stars, with the catchiness of the new songs not detracting a bit from the down-and-dirty aesthetic that turned us all onto The Kills in the first place.

For the most part “Blood Pressures” delivered the bombastic, unhinged sound that makes The Kills exciting. Lead track “Future Starts Slow” might have been one of the most sultry rock songs of the year, so it was a little surprising when the video for “The Last Goodbye” became a viral hit and pinnacle of attention for the band.

Directed by actress Samantha Morton, the video for the quiet, drum-less song that is an aberration on “Blood Pressures” somehow became the moment when The Kills were exalted (at least by many on the internet) as true artists, rather than just another good band.

Perhaps it was its simplicity, or the hauntingly expressive close-ups of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince, or perhaps it was being directed by Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton, but “The Last Goodbye” has become something of a cultural high water mark for the band.

Now you can check out a six-minute documentary on the making of the video. The song itself may not make the Greatest Hits anthology, but the video will definitely become part of the band’s legacy and be remembered as one of the more notable videos of 2012.