Mr. Brightside

 

"Mr. Brightside"
Single by The Killers from the album Hot Fuss
Released	24 May, 2004
Format	7" single, CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Post-punk revival, New Wave
Length	3:42
Label	Island / Lizard King
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. 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.

Track listings

Original UK CD Release

1. "Mr. Brightside"
2. "Smile Like You Mean It"
3. "On Top"
4. "Who Let You Go"

Original UK 7" Single Release

1. "Mr. Brightside (A)" - there is a sound effect of shuffling cards.
2. "Smile Like You Mean It (B)"

Limited to 500 copies - White Vinyl (LIZARD007X)

Re-Release UK CD 1

1. "Mr. Brightside (radio edit)"
2. "Change Your Mind"

Re-Release UK CD 2

1. "Mr. Brightside (Album Version)"
2. "Somebody Told Me (Insider Remix)"
3. "Midnight Show (SBN Live Session)"
4. "Mr. Brightside (Enhanced Video Section)"

Re-Release UK Red 7"

1. "Mr. Brightside"
2. "who Let You Go"

Australian Limited Edition Tour Single

1. "Mr. Brightside"
2. "Somebody Told Me (Josh Harris Remix)"
3. "Who Let You Go"
4. "Mr. Brightside video"

European Single

1. "Mr. Brightside"
2. "Somebody Told Me (Insider Remix)"

European Maxi single

1. "Mr. Brightside"
2. "Somebody Told Me (Insider Remix)"
3. "Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)"
4. "Mr. Brightside (Original Version Video)"

US 12"

1. "Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)"
2. "Mr. Brightside (The Lindbergh Palace club Remix)"
3. "Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Dub)"
4. "Mr. Brightside (The Lindbergh Palace Radio Remix)"
5. "Mr. Brightside (The Lindbergh Palace Dub)"

Trivia

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• In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Mr. Brightside" at number 33 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
• It has recently been covered by British indie band Television Personalities and appears on their album Are We Nearly There Yet?.
• It was featured in the film The Holiday.
• It was featured in Latin American TV commercial of Pantene about "Brightness of Hair".
• It was the theme tune to Jamie's School Dinners.
• PlayRadioPlay! has done a cover of the song and appeared on the the Frequency E.P.
• McFly, a British pop rock band, covered the song in 2005.
• The American music video was shot in an abandoned bagel factory in Staten Island, New York.
• It was covered by popular Connecticut a cappella ensemble Hawkapella.

External links

• Watch "Mr. Brightside" on Youtube
• Watch "Mr. Brightside" Alternate Version on Youtube
• Song Lyrics

The Killers
Brandon Flowers | Dave Keuning | Mark Stoermer | Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
Discography
Albums: Hot Fuss | Sam's Town
Compilations: Sawdust
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" | "Shadowplay" | "Tranquilize" | "Don't Shoot Me Santa"
Related articles
Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) | Island Records | Las Vegas | "Crystal"

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