MR. BRIGHTSIDE
THE KILLERS
SONGWRITERS: BRANDON FLOWERS &
DAVID KEUNING
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: HOT FUSS
LABEL: ISLAND RECORDS
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE
ROCK
YEAR: 2003
The Killers are
an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers(lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning(lead guitar, backing vocals). The band went
through a number of early lineup changes, but by 2002 they had settled on a
lineup of Flowers, Keuning, Mark Stoermer(bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie
Vannucci Jr.(drums,
percussion). The band's name is derived from a logo on the bass drum of a
fictitious band portrayed in the music video for the New Order song "Crystal".
The band has
released six consecutive chart-topping studio albums: Hot Fuss(2004), Sam's Town(2006), Day & Age(2008), Battle
Born(2012), Wonderful Wonderful(2017), and Imploding
the Mirage(2020).
They have also released a B-sides and rarities compilation, Sawdust(2007); a live album, Live from the Royal Albert Hall(2009); a greatest-hits
album, Direct Hits(2013);
and a Christmas compilation, Don't
Waste Your Wishes(2016).
Since 2016 and 2017 respectively, both
Stoermer and Keuning have had extended periods of hiatus from the band, though
both remain official members. Stoermer mostly retired from touring, citing both
exhaustion from the road and lingering effects from a pyrotechnics accident,
while Keuning has released a solo album. Despite his hiatus from touring, Stoermer has
participated in recording sessions for Wonderful Wonderful and Imploding the
Mirage, and it was announced that both Stoermer and Keuning were participating
in recording Pressure Machine, set to be released on August 13, 2021. Ted Sablay, who had served as a touring keyboardist and
rhythm guitarist for the band since 2006, assumed lead guitar duties for live
shows in Keuning's absence, while bassist Jake Stanton has taken Stoermer's
place in live shows. With Sablay moving to lead guitar, the band
hired Taylor Milne and Robbie Connolly to play rhythm guitar and keyboards
live.
The Killers
are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, and the most
successful act to ever emerge from Nevada, selling more than 28 million records worldwide,
including 10.8 million in the US alone. They have performed in over 50
countries and on six continents, headlining venues such as Madison
Square Garden,
Wembley
Stadium and
Glastonbury
Festival (2007
and 2019).
"Mr.
Brightside" is the first single released by American rock band the Killers. It was released as the band's debut single and
is featured on 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. Two music videos were made for the song: the first one was shot in black
and white and features the band performing in an empty room. The second one,
based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, was filmed for the song's re-release.
The song was first released on September 29,
2003. It became more popular upon its re-release in 2004, peaking at number 10
in both the United States and the United Kingdom. It is the Killers' best-selling song in the US, where
it has sold over 3.5 million copies. In the United Kingdom it has also sold
over 3.5 million copies and is the longest charting single on the UK Singles
Chart Top 100 with 260 weeks (5 years) on the chart and is the most-streamed
track released prior to 2010. It is also one of the top fifteen most downloaded
rock tracks ever in the United Kingdom.
"Mr.
Brightside" was named "Song of the Decade" by UK radio stations Absolute Radio and XFM, and in April 2010 Last.fm
revealed that it was the most listened to track since the
launch of the online music service, with the track being played over 7.66
million times. In October 2010, it was voted ninth in the Greatest Guitar Riffs
of the 21st Century so far by Total Guitar magazine. Additionally, in 2010 Rolling Stone listed
"Mr. Brightside" as the forty-eighth best song of the 21st century.
Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss
Now I'm falling
asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but
She's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress, now, let me go
And I just can't
look, it's killing me
And taking control
Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
I'm coming out of my
cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
(It was only a kiss)
It was only a kiss
Now I'm falling
asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but
She's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress, now, let me go
'Cause I just can't
look, it's killing me
And taking control
Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
I never
I never
I never
I never.
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