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"Mr. Brightside" is the debut single of American rock band the Killers. [11] It is taken from their debut studio album, Hot Fuss (2004). Written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning , it was one of the first songs the Killers ever wrote. [ 12 ]
Stylistically, "Somebody told Me" has been cited as alternative rock, [3] new wave, [4] dance-rock, [5] and disco. [6] The song is in the verse-chorus form. The intro of the song is a B ♭ m chord, leading into the first verse, which consists of a B ♭ m–E ♭ m–B ♭ chord progression repeated twice, followed by a pre-chorus of G ♭ –A ♭ –B ♭ m chord progression repeated twice.
Which is why “Mr Brightside”, a 20-year-old song, has become the student sing-along du jour, as “Losing My Religion” was to 1991, “Common People” was to 1995 and, well, “Mr ...
Hot Fuss is the debut studio album by American rock band the Killers, released on June 7, 2004, in the United Kingdom and on June 15, 2004, in the United States by Island Records. The album's music is mostly influenced by new wave and post-punk .
On August 19, 2003, the song "Mr. Brightside" premiered on DJ Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show in the UK. [20] [21] The Killers traveled to London the following month to spend a week playing at live music venues across the city. On September 29, 2003, the song "Mr. Brightside" was released in the UK on a limited number of CDs and vinyl records. [22]
"Mr. Brightside" is by the Las Vegas band, The Killers. It's been around for nearly 21 years (released Sept. 29, 2003), and has gone from being just a hit song — it peaked at No. 10 on the ...
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The song has proven to be one of the Killers' most successful singles, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as their first number one on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. Only "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" would stay longer on the chart and have more pop airplay. It is also their highest-charting single to date in ...