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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 ]
The album's music is mostly influenced by new wave and post-punk. Hot Fuss spawned four commercially and critically successful singles: "Mr. Brightside", "Somebody Told Me", "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It". The album reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Lizard King struck a one album five-year license with The Killers and, as their debut single in September 2003, “Mr Brightside” began to make major underground waves in the UK.
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]
The Killers delivered a hit-after-hit concert at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday night, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album “Hot Fuss” and also paid ...
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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 ...