Mr. Brightside (3:47)
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“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. The song was written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers and guitarist Dave Keuning and was one of the first songs written by the band, originating from a cassette given to Flowers by Keuning, to which Flowers penned the lyrics. The song was written about Flowers’ ex-girlfriend who was cheating on him. Flowers has stated on the band’s website that the song is about a man in a love triangle with a whore.
“Mr. Brightside” entered the Billboard Hot 100 ranked #40 on February 12, 2005, and peaked at #10 on June 11. In the 2005 year-end rankings from Billboard, “Mr. Brightside” ranked 16th. The song 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 video won a MTV VMA in 2004 for Best Rock Video.
“Mr. Brightside” entered the Billboard Hot 100 ranked #40 on February 12, 2005, and peaked at #10 on June 11. In the 2005 year-end rankings from Billboard, “Mr. Brightside” ranked 16th. The song 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 video won a MTV VMA in 2004 for Best Rock Video.
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gungh0 wrote:
Oh Yeah ! Prefer their older songs to their new album.
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trumancapote09 wrote:
"i just can't look...it's killing me" and you actually believe him.
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kol0292 wrote:
´cause I´m Mr. Brightside.
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cvn2nvc wrote:
its something about this song. I just cant stop listening to it!
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lastleak wrote:
hi. guy!!! love you,very very !!!! I have even heard of each of your songs////
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PatriciaIbanez wrote:
The last sunday I saw The Killers live.. in Santiago, Chile, this song was one of the best of the show, amazing!
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Bonofidefan wrote:
obsessive paranoia at it's best.......Love this song.
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marianaspears wrote:
one of my all time favourite songs ever! [2]
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benj987 wrote:
Song of the decade????
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hattiemay wrote:
one of my all time favourite songs ever!
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GUTI_4ever wrote:
Una de las mejores canciones del mundo, q xvr rola =) Arriba Perú =)
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octbaby25 wrote:
one of the best live shows
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jasp3rhal3 wrote:
awesome
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Schattenpups wrote:
i´m mrs brightside
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peeves111 wrote:
only killers song i like.
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alanz89bullets wrote:
cool...!!
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dippyke wrote:
7,117,275 plays : OOOO
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isadora_empire wrote:
their best song, absolute classic. You don't feel anything when you listen to this, your not human. [2] awesome, awesome, awesome,awesome,awesome...there're no words to describe
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BenLoz wrote:
This song gets stuck in your head FOR YEARS shmobbie... Trust me ;-) Great song, great band, lov'em since the first day I listened to them back in 2003.
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pornoholic wrote:
Dave smiled at me while playing this song, and whenever I listen to this song all those feelings come back to me.
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