Mr. Brightside
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| Single by The Killers | ||
| from the album Hot Fuss | ||
| Released | 24 May 2004 | |
| Format | 7" single, CD | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Synth rock | |
| Length | 3:42 | |
| Label | Island / Lizard King | |
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| The Killers singles chronology | ||
| "Somebody Told Me" (2004) |
"Mr. Brightside" (2004) | "All These Things That I've Done" (2004) |
"Mr. Brightside" is a song written and performed by The Killers. The song is featured on the group's debut album Hot Fuss.
Three music videos have been made for "Mr. Brightside" - the first being just a simple black and white video of The Killers performing the song intertwined with shots of a woman. The second, a Moulin Rouge!-inspired video, filmed in the setting of a turn-of-the-century bordello, was directed by Sophie Muller and starred Eric Roberts and Izabella Miko. The third was made in cooperation with MTV2 and NCSoft using graphics from NCSoft's MMORPG Lineage 2. It originally aired in MTV2's "Video Mods" segment and is now being used by NCSoft to promote Lineage 2. This third video also sees consistent airplay in both MTV Europe and MTV Asia.
"Mr. Brightside" has reached number one in the charts of various countries. It was a number 10 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Official UK Singles Chart. Whilst it hasn't performed well in the charts, it is one of the most frequently played songs at clubs and discos. The song was also nominated for a Grammy in 2006 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, but it lost to a live version of "This Love" by Maroon 5. The song was featured on a televised advertisement for JJB circa 2003.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7" Single Release
- "Mr. Brightside (A)" - there is a sound effect of shuffling cards.
- "Smile Like You Mean It (B)"
Limited to 500 copies - White Vinyl (LIZARD007X)
[edit] Original CD Release
- "Mr. Brightside"
- "Smile Like You Mean It"
- "On Top"
- "Who Let You Go"
[edit] CD 1
- "Mr Brightside (radio edit)"
- "Change Your Mind"
[edit] CD 2
- "Mr Brightside"
- "Somebody Told Me (Insider re-mix)"
- "Midnight Show (SBN session)"
- "Mr Brightside video"
[edit] Limited Edition Tour Single 2
- "Mr Brightside"
- "Somebody Told Me (Josh Harris Remix)"
- "Who Let You Go"
- "Mr Brightside video"
[edit] Trivia
- Mr Brightside was voted at #1 by BBC Radio 1 Listeners when asked to vote on Student Anthems.
- It has recently been covered by British indie legends Television Personalities and appears on their new album Are We Nearly There Yet? (album)
- It was featured in The Holiday starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black and Kate Winslet
- It was featured in Latin American TV commercial of Pantene about "Brightness of Hair"
- It was the theme tune to Jamie's School Dinners
- Some David Bowie fans accuse the Killers of "ripping off" Bowie's song Queen Bitch (off Hunky Dory)
- PlayRadioPlay! has done a cover of the song and it to appear on the The Frequency EP
[edit] External links
| The Killers |
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| Brandon Flowers | Dave Keuning | Mark Stoermer | Ronnie Vannucci Jr. |
| Discography |
| Albums: Hot Fuss | Sam's Town |
| Singles: "Somebody Told Me" | "Mr. Brightside" | "All These Things That I've Done" | "Smile Like You Mean It" | "When You Were Young" | "Bones" | "A Great Big Sled" | "Read My Mind" | "For Reasons Unknown" |
| Related articles |
| Marrakesh Records | Island Records | Las Vegas | "Crystal" |
