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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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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rinaxused wrote:
absolute classic. You don't feel anything when you listen to this, your not human. [2]
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shmobbie wrote:
this song will get stuck in your head for months...trust me
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Ferdokki wrote:
I agree with sneggyuser. =) "When You Were Young" is so catchy and thrilling!
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Ferdokki wrote:
God, I love this song so much! X)
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MYELECTROMARK wrote:
best song of all time
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Kaisikudo wrote:
Awesome. My brother and I are playing an acoustic duet of this song for our schools Music Festival.
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shakira-66 wrote:
wooow.. this song is sooo nice :D
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Angela_Amaranth wrote:
the only song i like by them...but what a song :]
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skyasakite wrote:
I'm not ashamed to say that I used to be majorly obsessed with this song. I love it. :)
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sgttrouser wrote:
One kicking great song with great use of keys and anthemic lines throughout. Definitely keen to see this band live in Aus one day.
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Erin2311 wrote:
"Destiny is calling me!" I Love this band!!
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Novzebra wrote:
awesome...just awesome
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