Here with Me (The Killers song) Here with Me (The Killers song) "Here with Me" is a single from American rock band The Killers' fourth studio album, "Battle Born". It was released as the third single from the album on December 16, 2012, and was written by Brandon Flowers and Fran Healy. The track "Here with Me" received mixed reviews from critics. Some critics criticized the lyrics "don't want your picture on my cell phone, I want you here with me" for being too sentimental, but praised the horns-and-strings instrumental composition. Other critics praise The Killers for being able to authentically bridge the song and the
The Killers band The Negative Ponies. The band were keen on Stoermer joining them on a permanent basis, but he was initially reluctant to commit. They had first approached him to be the second guitarist when they were considering turning the band into a five-piece, "possibly more like the Strokes, with a keyboard". Stoermer mentioned later on that he could also play bass. The band had continued as a three-piece trying out other bassists until November 2002, when Stoermer eventually accepted the invitation to join. According to Ryan Pardey who booked many of the band's early shows "They (The Killers) became a