Mr. Brightside

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"Mr. Brightside"
Single by The Killers
from the album Hot Fuss
Released June 10, 2004
Format 7" single, CD
Recorded 2002
Genre Post-punk revival
Length 3:42
Label Island / Lizard King
Certification Gold - ABPD Brazil[1]
The Killers singles chronology
"Somebody Told Me"
(2004)		 "Mr. Brightside"
(2004)		 "All These Things That I've Done"
(2004)
Alternate Covers
Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix
Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix

"Mr. Brightside" is a song performed by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. The song is featured on the group's debut album Hot Fuss and was written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning , a demo of the song is also featured on The Killers first Demo EP

The song was named 'Song of the Decade' by UK radio stations Absolute Radio and XFM.

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[edit] Response

[edit] Commercial

"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.

[edit] Track listings
"The Killers - Mr. Brightside [Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix]" excerpt
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Original 2004 UK CD Release

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

Original 2003 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)

US Promotional Release

  1. "Mr. Brightside (single version)"

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 2005 Single

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

European 2005 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)"

[edit] Chart performance

"Mr. Brightside" entered the Billboard Hot 100 ranked #40 on February 12, 2005,[2] and peaked at #10 on June 11.[3], thus making it a sleeper hit.

In June 2004, "Mr.Brightside" peaked at Number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and has since become one of the longest chart sitters in the 21st Century spending a total of "69 weeks in the UK Top 100". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=161. , its last appearance was in January 2010 , 6 years after its original UK release.


Chart (2004/2005) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 29
German Singles Chart 60
Italian Singles Chart 40
New Zealand Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 10
UK Indie Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 5

[edit] Polls

In the 2005 year-end rankings from Billboard, "Mr. Brightside" ranked 16th.

In Australia, the song was ranked #13 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004, and #38 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time

In 2009 it was voted at Number 2 in UK radio station XFM's 100 Greatest Songs Of All Time [4] and later that year was voted XFM's Greatest Song Of The Decade. [5]

On December 9 , 2009 it was again voted Song Of The Decade this time by another UK station Absolute Radio [6]

Polls Position
Absolute Radio's Song Of The Decade (UK) 1
XFM's 100 Greatest Songs Of The Decade (UK) 1
Channel 4's Greatest Songs of the Noughties (UK) 2
XFM's Greatest Songs Of All Time (UK) 2
NME's Best Tracks of 2004 (UK) [7] 5
Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004 (AUS) 13
Billboard's 2005 year end rankings (US) 16
Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time (AUS) 38
Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Best Songs of the Decade (US) 48

[edit] Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2005 Billboard Music Awards Digital Song of the Year Nominated
2005 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rock Video Nominated
Best Group Video Nominated
Best Art Direction Nominated
2005 MuchMusic Video Awards People’s Choice: Favorite International Group Nominated
Best International Video - Group Won
2005 TEC Awards Outstanding Record Production Single or Track Nominated
2006 Grammy Awards Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
2006 International Dance Music Awards Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track Nominated

[edit] Cover versions

The song has been covered in a swing/jazz style by Paul Anka on his 2007 covers album Classic Songs, My Way. English pop-rock band McFly covered the song as a B-side to their 2005 single, "I Wanna Hold You". Texas artist Playradioplay! covered the song on his 2007 EP The Frequency as well. Many other artists have performed live covers of the song, including American rock band Fall Out Boy, Coldplay and Scottish singer/songwriter Amy MacDonald. The song has also been covered by the Vitamin String Quartet, Boyce Avenue and on the UK television show Orange Unsigned Act by contestant Tommy Reilly (Scottish musician). A cappella versions include a version by Wheaton College's Gentlemen Caller's and Boston-based a cappella group Overboard for their 2006 album, "Shipwrecked".

[edit] Video

There are 2 videos for this song: the UK version is the original version and was The Killers first video; due to the fact that the band were on an independent record label the video was done with a low budget and was consequently very basic. When they were signed by Island Records in the US the band decided to film a higher budget video: the American video for this song stars Flowers, Izabella Miko, and Eric Roberts in a love triangle, taking place within the context of a burlesque show. Directed by Sophie Muller, it was inspired by the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.

The American version won a MTV VMA in 2004 for Best Rock Video.

The first version has 1 million views on YouTube. The second version has over 21 million views on YouTube.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=The%20Killers
  2. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 - Mr. Brightside". Billboard. 2005-02-19. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3057253&cdi=8278246&cid=02%2F19%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  3. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 - Mr. Brightside". Billboard. 2005-06-11. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3059149&cdi=8350003&cid=06%2F11%2F2005. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  4. ^ http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/xfms-top-100-songs-of-all-time
  5. ^ http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/mr-brightside-named-as-song-of-the-decade
  6. ^ http://songofthedecade.com/song/The+Killers/Mr+Brightside
  7. ^ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2008.html

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