Mr. Brightside

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“Mr. Brightside”
Single by The Killers from the album Hot Fuss
Released	29 September 2003 (UK) 24 May 2004 (UK re-release) 24 May 2004 (US) 6 December 2004 (AUS)
Format	7" single, CD
Recorded	2004
Genre	Post-punk revival
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 performed by 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.

Contents 1 Music videos 2 Response 2.1 Commercial 3 Track listings 4 Chart performance 5 External links

[edit] Music videos

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,^{[citation needed]} 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^{[citation needed]}.

[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. The song was featured on the show, Jamie Oliver's School Dinners, a televised advertisement for JJB circa 2003, a Latin American commercial for Pantene hair products in 2007 and a Lifestyle Sports ad in Ireland around the time of its release. "Mr. Brightside" also features in the 2006 film The Holiday written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Amanda (played by Cameron Diaz) dances to the song alone on her first night in England.

The song structure itself is rather unusual for a pop song, discarding the standard verse-chorus-bridge style for a da capo al coda structure.

The song's Jacques Lu Cont remix also appeared on OST of Keinohrhasen, a German Romance film starring Til Schweiger. The song has been covered by the Swing Jazz singer Paul Anka on his 2007 album Classic Songs, My Way.

[edit] Track listings

Original 2004 UK CD Release

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

Original 2005 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

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	10
US Billboard Hot 100	10
Italian Singles Chart	40

[edit] External links

• Watch "Mr. Brightside" on Youtube
• Watch "Mr. Brightside" Original (Black and White) Version on Youtube
• Watch "Mr. Brightside" MTV2/NCSoft (Lineage II) Version on Youtube
• Song Lyrics

v • d • e The Killers Brandon Flowers • Dave Keuning • Mark Stoermer • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Albums Hot Fuss • Sam's Town • Third studio album 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 Discography • Awards and nominations • Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) • Island Records • "Crystal"