Mr. Brightside

{{Short description|2003 single by the Killers}} {{redirect|Mr Brightside|the horse|Mr Brightside (horse)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Mr. Brightside | cover = Mr.-Brightside.jpg | alt = A purple cameo of a woman on a black background | type = single | artist = the Killers | album = Hot Fuss | B-side = * "Smile Like You Mean It" * "On Top" * "Who Let You?" * "Change Your Mind" | released = {{start date|2003|9|29}}<ref name="ukrel1"/><br>{{start date|2004|5|24}} (re-release)<ref name="ukrel2">{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=May 22, 2004}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = * Kill the Messenger (Henderson, Nevada) * Cornerstone (Berkeley, California) | genre = * Alternative rock<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/editorial/uncovered-mr-brightside/|title=(Un)Covered: Mr. Brightside|last=Devotta|first=Sam|date=November 29, 2017|website=idobi Radio|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510090516/https://idobi.com/editorial/uncovered-mr-brightside/|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{nowrap|new wave}}<ref name="stone"/><ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000305000|title=''Now That's What I Call Music 19'' (2005): Review |last=Kellman|first= Andy|access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> * synth-pop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/arts/music/the-killers-at-madison-square-garden.html|title=Arena-Rock Masters, Unafraid to Leave the Lights On|last=Pareles|first=Jon|website=New York Times|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422162925/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/arts/music/the-killers-at-madison-square-garden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{nowrap|pop rock}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/09/review-the-killers-wonderful-wonderful-is-less-than-wonderful|title=Review: The Killers' 'Wonderful Wonderful' is less than wonderful|last=Scarisbrick|first=Betsy|date=September 24, 2017|website=The Daily Tar Heel|access-date=June 11, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814144807/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/09/review-the-killers-wonderful-wonderful-is-less-than-wonderful|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "Billboard Pop 500">{{cite magazine|last= Billboard Staff|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= Billboard|url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date= October 19, 2023|access-date= February 24, 2024|quote= Not many pop-rock songs have the instantaneous ability to bring strangers together quite like "Mr. Brightside" can.|archive-date= December 3, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241203102727/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|url-status= live}}</ref> * power pop<ref>{{cite web|first=Bryan|last=Rolli|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-killers-panic-at-the-disco-las-vegas-number-one-albums-7988717/|title=The Killers and Panic! at the Disco: How the Two Veteran Rock Bands Took the Long Way to the Top|publisher=Billboard|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref> * synth-rock<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/with-hot-fuss-the-killers-caused-and-defined-a-scene-1798284045|title=With Hot Fuss, The Killers caused (and defined) a scene|last=Partridge|first=Kenneth|date=September 1, 2015|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612181545/https://www.avclub.com/with-hot-fuss-the-killers-caused-and-defined-a-scene-1798284045|url-status=live}}</ref> * post-punk<ref name= "Rolling Stone Staff 2018">{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 100 Greatest Songs of the Century – So Far|website= Rolling Stone|date= June 28, 2018|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/|access-date= May 31, 2023|quote= Except "Mr. Brightside," a frenzied mash of jealousy and paranoia, New Wave and post-punk that achieved chart success the Strokes could only dream of.|archive-date= September 24, 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250924152905/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-greatest-songs-of-the-century-so-far-666874/|url-status= live}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=43}} | label = * Island * Lizard King | writer = * Brandon Flowers * Dave Keuning | producer = * Jeff Saltzman * the Killers | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Somebody Told Me | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{External music video|header=Music videos|{{plainlist| *{{YouTube|LsHC8Hwnh30|"Mr. Brightside"}} *{{YouTube|gGdGFtwCNBE|"Mr. Brightside" (US version)|link=no}}}}}} }} "'''Mr. Brightside'''" is the debut single of American rock band the Killers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=May 27, 2005 |title=Retro rockets: The Killers' rock act takes off despite labeling as 1980s band |work=The Plain Dealer |department=Music. ''Friday!'' Magazine |page=4 |publication-place=Cleveland, Ohio |id={{NewsBank|10A5FC0C4DD928BC|subdomain=cleveland}}. Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1072440248/ 1072440248], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1072440357/ 1072440357]. {{ProQuest|292339540}}.}}</ref> It appears 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=The History Of 'Mr. Brightside' By The Killers, 10 Years Later |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/mr-brightside-history_n_3586432.html |website=The Huffington Post |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630091702/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/12/mr-brightside-history_n_3586432.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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, and the second one was based on the 2001 film ''Moulin Rouge!''.

The song was first released on September 29, 2003 but became more popular when re-released 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.<ref name="Yahoo Chartwatch 01-09-2013">{{cite news |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-jan-6-2013-first-top-10-225323414.html |title=Week Ending Jan. 6, 2013: The First Top 10 Hit of 2013 |author=Paul Grein |work=Chart Watch |publisher=Yahoo Music |date=January 9, 2013 |access-date=January 9, 2013 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022045513/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-jan-6-2013-first-top-10-225323414.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, it is the third biggest selling/streaming song of all time and is the longest-charting single on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100, having spent 498 weeks (nearly ten years) on the chart as of W/E 27 March 2026, and is the most streamed track released prior to 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/killers-mr-brightside-UK-biggest-song-not-number-1/ | title=The Killers' Mr Brightside overtakes Wonderwall to become the UK's Official biggest single of all time yet to reach Number 1 | website=Official Charts | access-date=May 9, 2024 | archive-date=May 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509214506/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/killers-mr-brightside-UK-biggest-song-not-number-1/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-killers-mr-brightside-uk-chart-milestone/|title=The Killers' 'Mr Brightside' Chalks up U.K. Chart Milestone|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=April 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 7, 2023|archive-date=January 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107134504/https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-killers-mr-brightside-uk-chart-milestone/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also one of the top fifteen most downloaded rock tracks ever in the United Kingdom<ref name="most downloaded">{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/90725/sex-on-fire-revealed-as-the-uks-most-downloaded-rock-song-of-all-time|title='Sex On Fire' revealed as UK's most downloaded rock song ever|author=Alexandra Pollard|work=gigwise.com|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505052936/http://www.gigwise.com/news/90725/sex-on-fire-revealed-as-the-uks-most-downloaded-rock-song-of-all-time|url-status=live}}</ref> and is the most successful single to never top the British charts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68920975 |title=Mr Brightside: The Killers' hit becomes the biggest song never to top charts |publisher=BBC News |date=2024-05-09 |access-date=2024-05-08 |language=en-GB |first1=Mark |last1=Savage |first2=Alex |last2=Taylor |department=Music}}</ref> It is one of only two songs (the other being Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You") to have been certified 10× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for 6 million units.

"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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/the-killers-mr-brightside-is-most-played-song-14772885.html|title=The Killers Mr Brightside is most played song|date=April 20, 2010|work=Belfast Telegraph}}</ref> It is the most streamed song on Spotify from the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ABHKGoOzxkaa28ttQV9sE | title=Top 100 most streamed songs on Spotify *Updated | website=Spotify | access-date=January 19, 2023 | archive-date=January 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119175823/https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ABHKGoOzxkaa28ttQV9sE | url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2010, it was voted ninth in the Greatest Guitar Riffs of the 21st century so far by ''Total Guitar'' magazine.<ref name="spinnermusic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/10/07/muse-plug-in-baby-voted-top-guitar-riff/ |title=Celebrity News, Gossip and Photo Galleries – HuffPost Celebrity UK |publisher=Spinnermusic.co.uk |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101036/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/10/07/muse-plug-in-baby-voted-top-guitar-riff/ }}</ref> Additionally, in 2010 ''Rolling Stone'' listed "Mr. Brightside" as the 48th-best song of the 2000s decade,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hermes |first=Will |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian |last3=Rosen |first3=Jody |last4=Sheffield |first4=Rob |date=Dec 24, 2009 – Jan 7, 2010 |title=50 Best Songs of the Decade |magazine=Rolling Stone |pages=59–62 |issue=1094/1095 |issn=0035-791X |id={{EBSCOhost|47123738}}. {{ProQuest|220174089}}.}} / {{Cite web |last= |date=Jan 10, 2010 |title=50 Best Songs of the Decade |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/50-best-songs-of-the-decade/ |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=Rolling Stone India |language=en-US}} / {{Cite web |last= |date=June 17, 2011 |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/ |access-date=2026-04-02 |website=Rolling Stone |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |language=en-US}}</ref> and in 2021, it was ranked number 378 in the same magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.<ref name="RS500">{{Cite magazine |date=September 15, 2021 |title=500 Best Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-killers-mr-brightside-2-1224960/ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429032339/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-killers-mr-brightside-2-1224960/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Recording and production== Lyrically, "Mr. Brightside" depicts a true story of Brandon Flowers' jealousy and paranoia when he walked into a bar in Las Vegas and found his girlfriend cheating on him.<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news|date=April 1, 2021|title=Mr Brightside: The hit that just won't die|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56601090|access-date=April 1, 2021|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401142834/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56601090|url-status=live}}</ref> "I was asleep and I knew something was wrong," he said. "I have these instincts. I went to the Crown and Anchor, a bar in Vegas, and my girlfriend was there with another guy."<ref name="BBC News" />

Guitarist Dave Keuning composed the music before meeting Flowers. Flowers then wrote lyrics and composed the chorus after hearing Keuning's ideas. Flowers credits the speed of the song's creation to its having only one verse. He says, "We went in and made demos pretty quickly after that, and it took a ton of time. That's also why there's not a second verse... I just didn't have any other lines, and it ended up sticking."<ref>Carley, Brennan (May 8, 2015). [http://www.spin.com/2015/05/brandon-flowers-interview-killers-10-favorite-songs/ "Brandon Flowers Lists His 10 Favorite Brandon Flowers Songs."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704024756/http://www.spin.com/2015/05/brandon-flowers-interview-killers-10-favorite-songs/ |date=July 4, 2015 }} SPIN. Retrieved June 6, 2015.</ref> Drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. is credited with creating the fast-paced drum beat in the first twenty-two seconds.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Breckenfeld |first=Ed |date=September 2005 |title=Off the Record: The Killers' Ronnie Vannucci - "Hot Fuss" |magazine=Modern Drummer (MD) |pages=104–105 |publication-place=Cedar Grove |volume=29 |issue=9 |id={{ProQuest|1313001}}.}}</ref> The "calling a cab" section of the song has both a musical and textual similarity to the middle section of the song "Queen Bitch" from David Bowie's album ''Hunky Dory'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-killers/7193 |title=NME Reviews – The Killers: Mr Brightside |date=September 15, 2005 |work=NME |access-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506030052/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-killers/7193 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/killers-brandon-flowers-talks-writing-mr-brightside-730129/ |title=Rolling Stone – The Killers: How We Wrote 'Mr. Brightside' |date=September 29, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 12, 2018 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114075424/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/killers-brandon-flowers-talks-writing-mr-brightside-730129/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{listen |filename= MrBrightside.ogg |title= "Mr. Brightside" |description = Sample of the song's chorus. |pos= left }}The song was mixed for its inclusion on ''Hot Fuss'' by Mark Needham, along with business partners Braden Merrick and Jeff Saltzman. The song was first created as a reference mix in just over half an hour "on an 8-input console, with no automation" according to Needham. Despite several subsequent remixes, the members of the Killers preferred the original one, which then made it onto the record. In recording the vocal effects, Saltzman used Echo Farm, sticking with the default vocal effects setting. Needham says it "overdrives the vocal a bit and sets an 84 ms delay."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://modernmixing.com/blog/2014/02/01/psychology-of-a-mix-engineer-mark-needham/|title=Mark Needham | Interview with The Killers Mixing Engineer|access-date=November 3, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026024153/https://modernmixing.com/blog/2014/02/01/psychology-of-a-mix-engineer-mark-needham/|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Mr. Brightside" is written in the key of D{{music|flat}} major<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dave |first1=Keuning |last2=Brandon |first2=Flowers |last3=Ronnie |first3=Vannucci |last4=Mark |first4=Stoermer |last5=Killers |first5=The |date=May 1, 2009 |title=Mr. Brightside |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0072605 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |website=Musicnotes.com |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421082346/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0072605 |url-status=live }}</ref> with a moderately fast tempo of around 148 BPM.

==History== An early demo of the song featured Dave Keuning on bass and Matt Norcross on drums, before Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci were members of the band. The original demo was officially released on the 2013 compilation album ''Direct Hits''. On the Killers' 2012 album ''Battle Born'', they released "Miss Atomic Bomb", which is considered{{by whom?|date=August 2025}} a companion song to "Mr. Brightside" lyrically.

In their first performance together as the Killers, Flowers and Keuning played "Mr. Brightside" as part of a two-song open-mic night set at Las Vegas' Cafe Roma. Of the performance, Flowers says "It was terrible, awful."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/brandon-flowers-20050421|title=Q&A: Brandon Flowers|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 21, 2005|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806170718/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/brandon-flowers-20050421|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2001, the group had recorded "Mr. Brightside" along with three other demos including "Desperate", "Replaceable", and "Under the Gun" at Mike Sak's Kill the Messenger Studio in Henderson, Nevada. They handed out a demo of the song for free during their shows in 2002. After signing with UK indie label Lizard King Records, the track was sent to radio as a buzz single{{clarify|date=October 2023}} and it was frequently played by BBC Radio 1 DJ's Zane Lowe and Steve Lamacq as well as being play-listed by XFM. Just one week after its April release, MTV2 secured a deal to air the song for a week.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 24, 2004 |title=Killers head MW CD talent thrillers  |magazine=Music Week |publisher=CMP / United Business Media |publication-place=London |issue=16 |issn=0265-1548 |id={{EBSCOhost|12933700}}. {{Gale|A116406246}}. {{ProQuest|232190567}}. |eissn=2052-2371}} (See also "1. The Killers — On Top" in "Nice Planet. We'll take it" on p. 11: {{EBSCOhost|12933864}}, {{Gale|A116406287}}, {{ProQuest|232237285}}.)</ref>

The Killers performed the song live on the rooftop of Caesars Palace during halftime of the Las Vegas Raiders' first-ever home game at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020; the halftime show was broadcast on U.S. television on ESPN and ABC's simulcast coverage of ''Monday Night Football''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Raiders Public Relations|title=The Killers set to rock halftime of the Raiders' home opener on Monday Night Football|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/the-killers-set-to-rock-halftime-of-the-raiders-home-opener-on-monday-night|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Raiders.com|date=September 16, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|date=September 21, 2020|title=Watch: The Killers perform Mr. Brightside during halftime on Monday Night Football|medium=Videotape|language=en|url=https://www.raiders.com/video/watch-the-killers-perform-mr-brightside-during-halftime-on-monday-night-football|access-date=September 22, 2020|location=Paradise, Nevada|publisher=Las Vegas Raiders|archive-date=October 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002012634/https://www.raiders.com/video/watch-the-killers-perform-mr-brightside-during-halftime-on-monday-night-football}}</ref>

==Reception== In one of the song's first reviews, ''The Washington Post'' stated, "dashing through the tune as if it were a power ballad on speed, Flowers and company had the capacity crowd pulsing along with glee."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=June 10, 2005 |title=For a Moment, The Killers Killed |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2005/06/10/for-a-moment-the-killers-killed/7b664020-d457-435b-b7ba-75548c549258/ |work=The Washington Post |department=Fashion |page=C2 |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |id={{Factiva|WP00000020050610e16a0002i}}. {{ProQuest|409823482|2605261267}}.}}</ref> "Mr. Brightside" became a popular song within the Las Vegas music scene with one reviewer calling it a "feel-good anthem that ranks as one of the best local tracks in a long time".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thekillersfansite.com/earlypics/article.jpg |title=The Killers |work=Las Vegas CityLife |last=Prevatt |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003100037/http://www.thekillersfansite.com/earlypics/article.jpg |archive-date=October 3, 2011 }}</ref> In positive reviews, ''NME'' said the song was filled with "ambition, sex, and noise"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/7193 |title=The Killers: Mr Brightside |date=October 8, 2003 |work=NME |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022180624/http://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/7193 |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''Rolling Stone'' described the song as having "swelled with anthemic majesty".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gitlin |first=Lauren |date=November 11, 2004 |title=The Killers |department=REVIEW: LIVE |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=116 |issue=961 |issn=0035-791X |id={{EBSCOhost|14950941}}. {{ProQuest|220205377}}.}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' considered "Mr. Brightside" to be the most overplayed song, and noted that it has been played "on the radio. In the supermarket. In the pub. The office. In a cab. Thrumming through your neighbours' wall. [...] Blasted out at every party or wedding you'll attend for the rest of your life."<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 31, 2021|title=Repeat offenders: what is the most overplayed song?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/31/what-is-the-most-overplayed-song|access-date=June 1, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, ''Paste'' ranked the song number 3 on their list of the 20 greatest Killers songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-killers/the-15-best-songs-by-the-killers-august-2020/#3-mr-brightside-|title=The 20 Best Killers Songs|first1=Lexi|last1=Lane|first2=Juan|last2=Gutierrez|work=Paste|date=August 25, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2022|archive-date=April 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415210649/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-killers/the-15-best-songs-by-the-killers-august-2020/#3-mr-brightside-|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2021, ''American Songwriter'' ranked the song number 1 on their list of the 10 greatest Killers songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-killers-top-10-songs/|title=The Killers Top 10 Songs|first=Catherine|last=Walthall|work=American Songwriter|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== "Mr. Brightside" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at No. 40 on February 12, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-02-12/hot-100 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 – Mr. Brightside |access-date=October 18, 2008 |date=February 12, 2005 |publisher=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916025439/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2005-02-12 |archive-date=September 16, 2017 }}</ref> and peaked at No. 10 on June 11,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-06-11/hot-100 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 – Mr. Brightside |access-date=October 18, 2008 |date=June 11, 2005 |publisher=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012185444/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-06-11/hot-100 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 }}</ref> thus making it a sleeper hit. The song reached 3.5 million in sales in 2016.<ref name="us sales">{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705145725/http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-6-16-16.pdf |title=Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 06/06/2016 |publisher=Nielsen SoundScan |url=http://www.defjampromo.com:80/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-6-16-16.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2005, "Mr. Brightside" was the sixth most downloaded song on iTunes and sold 889,323 digital copies in the US.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pizzello |first=Chris |date=June 14, 2005 |title=ITUNE'S TOP 10 DOWNLOADS / MAKING A KILLING  |work=Houston Chronicle |page=E3 |edition=2 STAR |id=Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1215966806/?match=1&terms=Brightside 1215966806]. {{ProQuest|396222773}}. |agency=Reuters. Source: Apple.com}} (Note: May 31, 2005, p. E3 [<nowiki/>Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1215912732/?match=1&terms=%22IPOD%27S%20TOP%2010%20DOWNLOADS%22 1215912732], {{ProQuest|396118676}}] said 5th as of May 25.)</ref><ref>[https://drownedinsound.com/news/551425-geeks-win-weezer-is-biggest-download-of-2005 Geeks win! =Weezer= is biggest download of 2005 / Music News // Drowned In Sound]</ref> To this day "Mr. Brightside" still has the highest popularity rating that iTunes offers, even after being available for purchase for nearly 20 years.{{Citation needed|reason=iTunes popularity ratings don't appear to exist anymore so this fact is outdated and not easily verifiable|date=October 2022}} Additionally, sales of ''Hot Fuss'' album reached over 5 million sales by 2006.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Garrity |first=Brian |last2=Waddell |first2=Ray |date=September 23, 2006 |title=The Killers / The boys from Las Vegas take a gamble on a new sound and look. Will they win big? / Just how meteoric was the Killers' rise?  |magazine=Billboard |pages=30, 32 |volume=118 |issue=38 |issn=0006-2510 |id=1003122660. {{EBSCOhost|22426247}}. {{Factiva|BBRD000020060920e29n0000v}}. {{Gale|A157363824}}. {{ProQuest|227220267}}.}} (Reproduced in [https://www.newspapers.com/image/777182907/?match=1&terms=%22About%20three%20months%20after%20they%20released%20their%20debut%20album%22 ''Ventura County Star'', Oct 5, 2006, ''TimeOut'', p. 20], and partially in [https://www.newspapers.com/image/125709522/?match=1&terms=%22About%20three%20months%20after%20they%20released%20their%20debut%20album%22 ''Arizona Republic'', Sep 19, 2006, p. E5].)</ref> The online music streaming service Last.fm reported in 2010 that "Mr. Brightside" was the most downloaded song on the website.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 20, 2010 |title=The Killers' 'Mr Brightside' most played song |id={{Factiva|HNASNI0020100420e64k000up}}. {{NewsBank|12F37EBDADA3E620}}. Nexis Uni [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a7Y8V-JWM0-YBWY-S0DP-00000-00 {{small|7Y8V-JWM0-YBWY-S0DP-00000-00}}]. {{ProQuest|436108045}}. |agency=Asian News International (ANI)}} (Syndicated to ''Hindustan Times'': Nexis Uni [https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn%3acontentItem%3a7Y8T-89B0-YBXP-91DH-00000-00 {{Small|7Y8T-89B0-YBXP-91DH-00000-00}}], {{ProQuest|469693268}}.)</ref> By July 2014, the song sold more than 820,000 copies in the United Kingdom,<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-pop-gem-63-the-killers-mr-brightside__4815/|title=Official Charts Pop Gem #63: The Killers – Mr Brightside|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=July 5, 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112061240/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-pop-gem-63-the-killers-mr-brightside__4815/|url-status=live}}</ref> making it the UK's No. 12 most downloaded rock track of all time.<ref name="most downloaded"/>

In April 2021, the song became the first to spend 260 weeks, or five years, on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="copsey">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-killers-mr-brightside-claims-record-breaking-260th-week-exactly-five-years-on-the-official-singles-chart-top-100__32800/|title=The Killers' Mr Brightside claims record-breaking 260th week – exactly five years – on the Official Singles Chart Top 100|last=Copsey|first=Rob|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=April 1, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref><ref name="moore">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-set-new-uk-chart-record-with-mr-brightside-2912306|title=The Killers set new UK chart record with 'Mr. Brightside'|last=Moore|first=Sam|website=NME|date=April 1, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2021|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401072008/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-set-new-uk-chart-record-with-mr-brightside-2912306|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2017}}, it had charted on the UK Singles Chart in 11 of the last 13 years,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/04/530079710/mr-brightside-will-never-die-and-heres-why |title='Mr. Brightside' Will Never Die, And Here's Why |first=Stephen |last=Thompson |date=June 4, 2017 |work=NPR Music}}</ref> including a 35-week run peaking at number 49 between July 2016 and March 2017.<ref name="MetChart">{{cite web |last1=Westbrook |first1=Caroline |title=Mr Brightside by The Killers has been in the UK charts every year since 2004 |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/20/mr-brightside-by-the-killers-has-been-in-the-uk-charts-every-year-since-2004-6650448/ |work=Metro |date=May 20, 2017 |access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> By 2026, the song's total number of weeks on the chart had surpassed 500.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23332/killers/]</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/04/17/the-killers-manage-an-incredible-historic-first-with-a-decades-old-hit/</ref>

The song was the UK's most streamed pre-2010 song, until it was surpassed by Oasis' "Wonderwall" in late 2018,<ref>{{citation |title=(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Remastered] |date=October 2, 1995 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1VW1MFNstaJuygaoTPkdCk |language=en |access-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116173453/https://open.spotify.com/album/1VW1MFNstaJuygaoTPkdCk |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2024|reason=Says nothing about the UK's most streamed pre-2010 songs in 2018 or Mr Brightside. The most it says is how popular Wonderwall is on Spotify worldwide compared to songs from the same album.}} and continued to be purchased for download hundreds of times a week by 2017.<ref name="200weeks"/> In March 2018, the song reached the milestone of staying in the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart for 200 weeks.<ref name="200weeks">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/why-the-killers-mr-brightside-refuses-to-leave-the-official-singles-chart-top-100__19190/ |title=Why The Killers' Mr Brightside refuses to leave the Official Singles Chart Top 100 |date=March 16, 2018 |first=Rob |last=Copsey |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 31, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522220907/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/why-the-killers-mr-brightside-refuses-to-leave-the-official-singles-chart-top-100__19190/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Explanations have included the song's popularity at parties, its popularity on streaming services, and the continued presence of the Killers as a popular live band in the UK.<ref name="MetChart" /><ref name="200weeks"/> According to the Official Charts Company, the song has been streamed 281 million times in the UK and has sold 3,520,000 copies there as of April 2021.<ref name="copsey"/>

In April 2026 "Mr. Brightside" reached 400 weeks in total on Ireland's singles charts, despite never having been in the Irish top forty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Aidan |date=April 10, 2026 |title='Mr Brightside' in Ireland |url=https://irishnumberones.com/2026/04/10/mr-brightside/}}</ref>

In May 2024, "Mr. Brightside" overtook Oasis' "Wonderwall" to become the UK's most successful song of all time that had not reached number 1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=The Killers' 'Mr Brightside' overtakes Oasis' 'Wonderwall' to smash huge UK singles record |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-mr-brightside-overtakes-oasis-wonderwall-for-uk-singles-record-3754740 |website=NME |access-date=20 May 2024 |date=9 May 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520100105/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-killers-mr-brightside-overtakes-oasis-wonderwall-for-uk-singles-record-3754740 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music videos== There are two videos for Mr. Brightside: the first version (also known as the UK version) was filmed in Staten Island, New York, and was directed by Brad and Brian Palmer under their studio Surround. Later on in the year and following the success of single "Somebody Told Me", their label Island Records decided to create a higher budget video for the US market: the second video (also known as the US version) was filmed in Los Angeles, California. Directed by Sophie Muller, the video stars Flowers, Izabella Miko, and Eric Roberts in a love triangle, occurring within the context of a burlesque show.

The US version won an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, beating other nominees such as John Legend ("Ordinary People"), Ciara ("1, 2 Step"), The Game ("Dreams"), and My Chemical Romance ("Helena").<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernard |first=Audrey J. |date=September 1–7, 2005 |title=Invigorating Diddy hosts amazing 2005 MTV Video Music Awards |work=New York Beacon |publisher=Big Red News / Smith Haj Group |page=27 |id={{ProQuest|367928248}}.}}</ref> The photos featured on the inner sleeve of the album ''Hot Fuss'' were shot on set during the filming of the UK version music video and were inspired by the black and white look of that video.

==Notable releases and cover versions== In 2005, Stuart Price released a remix of the song under his pseudonym Jacques Lu Cont. Reviewers were generally negative: for example, Michael Paoletta said this version "depletes the song of its energy and intensity". That same year, this song as well as two others by the Killers ("Smile Like You Mean It" and "Somebody Told Me") reached the ''Billboard'' Top 20 single chart.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sculley |first=Alan |date=June 8–14, 2005 |title=Killers on a rampage: Frontman Brandon Flowers makes a ''Fuss'' over the band's debut album |work=Merge |publisher=The Morning Call |page=[M]24 |publication-place=Allentown, Pennsylvania |volume=1 |issue=11 |id={{NewsBank|10A9EA646E3E2A5C}}. Newspapers.com [https://mcall.newspapers.com/image/284368189/ 284368189]. {{ProQuest|393161699}}.}}</ref><ref>Paoella, Michael. "Music: "Billboard" Picks – Singles: Dance – The Killers." Billboard – International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment March 5, 2005: n. pag. Print.</ref> An extended version of the Stuart Price remix of the song was featured on the Killers' 2007 B-side and rarities compilation, ''Sawdust''.<ref>Carlsson, V. (August 28, 2008). The Killers-Mr. Brightside (LYRICS). Retrieved September 25, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126044924/https://www.youtube.com/ |date=November 26, 2016 }}</ref><ref>Reen, C. (March 8, 2011). The Killers-Mr. Brightside (Thin White Duke Remix). Retrieved September 25, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126044924/https://www.youtube.com/ |date=November 26, 2016 }}</ref> During the Flamingo Road Tour for Brandon Flowers' solo record ''Flamingo'' in 2010, he performed the remix version with Stuart Price during his show at Brixton Academy and has since performed it on his tour as the show closer, again in the remix form.

The song has been covered by many artistes and in a range of styles, including an acoustic bluegrass version on CMH Records' ''Bluegrass Tribute to The Killers''<ref name=covers>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/lists/the-killers-mr-brightside-10-of-the-weirdest-covers-1269|work=NME|title=The Killers' Mr. Brightside: 10 of the Weirdest Covers|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2025|archive-date=August 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813030331/https://www.nme.com/lists/the-killers-mr-brightside-10-of-the-weirdest-covers-1269|url-status=live}}</ref> and an a capella version by MIT's Resonance.<ref name=covers/> Abi Sampa from ''The Voice UK'' series 2 recorded a mashup of "Mr. Brightside" and M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes".<ref name=covers/> Kelly Clarkson covered the version live on ''The Kelly Clarkson Show''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/kelly-clarkson-covers-the-killers-mr-brightside-video-9477950/|magazine=Billboard|title=Kelly Clarkson Tears Through 'Kellyoke' Cover of The Killers' 'Mr. Brightside': Watch|first=Glenn|last=Rowley|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2025}}</ref>

==In popular culture== "Mr. Brightside" has been extensively used in media.

In the season 2 episode "The New Era" of the teen drama series ''The O.C.'', which aired on December 2, 2004, the Killers play various songs from ''Hot Fuss'', including "Mr. Brightside", "Everything Will Be Alright", and "Smile Like You Mean It" during a scene involving a double-date in the Bait Shop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2021 |orig-date=May 9, 2020 |title=Remember when The Killers played in the bar on The OC? |url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-killers/remember-when-the-killers-played-on-the-oc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814095658/https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-killers/remember-when-the-killers-played-on-the-oc/ |archive-date=14 August 2022 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Radio X |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerber |first=Jamie |date=2020-09-13 |title=The OC: Every Real-Life Band That Played At The Bait Shop |url=https://screenrant.com/oc-show-bait-shop-real-bands-play/#the-killers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817103851/https://screenrant.com/oc-show-bait-shop-real-bands-play/ |archive-date=August 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=2017-07-11 |title=Remember when The Killers were on The OC? |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/remembering-when-the-killers-on-the-oc-2108076 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411022129/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/remembering-when-the-killers-on-the-oc-2108076 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the 2006 romantic comedy ''The Holiday,'' Amanda Woods (portrayed by Cameron Diaz) sets the CD player to play the song, then ironically dances to it and shout-screams the chorus while drunk and holding a glass of red wine, to avoid remembering the infidelity of her boyfriend Ethan (Edward Burns).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Sam |date=2018-03-07 |title=Coming Out of Our Cage: A look inside the 'Mr. Brightside' phenomenon / Behind 'Mr. Brightside,' a fan-favorite at UMich Football's Big House stadium |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/arts/coming-out-of-our-cage-a-look-inside-the-mr-brightside-phenomenon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924061338/https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/coming-out-of-our-cage-a-look-inside-the-mr-brightside-phenomenon/ |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=The Michigan Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallucci |first=Nicole |date=2020-06-15 |title='Mr. Brightside' by The Killers hits different now: Has she been calling "ACAB" all along? |url=https://mashable.com/article/the-killers-mr-brightside-acab-quarantine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113071210/https://mashable.com/article/the-killers-mr-brightside-acab-quarantine |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=2021-04-01 |title=Mr Brightside: The hit that just won't die |language=en-GB |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56601090 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124174041/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56601090 |archive-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Holiday Soundtrack (2006) {{!}} List of Songs |url=https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/133/The-Holiday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510140056/https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/133/The-Holiday |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=WhatSong |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newstead |first=Al |date=2021-09-30 |title=Mr. Brightside: The Killers' enduring hit that might live forever |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/the-killers-mr-brightside-feature-hit-that-lives-forever/13564986 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119054128/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/the-killers-mr-brightside-feature-hit-that-lives-forever/13564986 |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=triple j |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In the 2023 film ''Saltburn'', the song is briefly featured in a scene where Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) and Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) are driving.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Mr. Brightside" is the most-searched song from the Saltburn soundtrack |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/mr-brightside-is-the-most-searched-song-from-the-saltburn-soundtrack |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619100026/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/mr-brightside-is-the-most-searched-song-from-the-saltburn-soundtrack |url-status=live }}</ref>

Additionally, the song has been used in a variety of sporting events.

The song has become a tradition among Michigan Wolverines football fans at Michigan Stadium, where fans in excess of 110,000 sing along to the tune when it is played in the fourth quarter.<ref>{{cite web |last=James |first=Jordan |date=October 8, 2017 |title=Watch: Michigan Stadium sings 'Mr. Brightside' in rainstorm |url=https://247sports.com/article/video-michigan-stadium-sings-mr-brightside-in-rainstorm--108648148/ |access-date=February 2, 2018 |publisher=247Sports |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811214543/https://247sports.com/Article/Video-Michigan-Stadium-sings-Mr-Brightside-in-rainstorm--108648148/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Champion">{{cite web |last=Champion |first=Brandon |date=October 9, 2017 |title=Michigan students sing 'Mr. Brightside' as rain blasts the Big House |url=http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/10/michigan_students_sing_mr_brig.html |access-date=February 2, 2018 |publisher=MLive.com |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203123704/http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/10/michigan_students_sing_mr_brig.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While the track was first played in an October 2016 game against Wisconsin,<ref>{{cite web |last=Kahn |first=Andrew |date=October 21, 2021 |title=How 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers became a Michigan Stadium tradition |url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/10/how-mr-brightside-by-the-killers-became-a-michigan-stadium-tradition.html |access-date=January 3, 2025 |publisher=MLive.com |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104004050/https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/10/how-mr-brightside-by-the-killers-became-a-michigan-stadium-tradition.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the tradition rose to prominence in 2017 when the crowd sang the second half of the chorus a cappella during a rain-soaked Michigan State game.<ref name="Champion" /> It rose to further prominence during the resurgence in fortunes of the program in the early 2020s, including during the team's run to winning the 2023 national championship, their first since 1997. The ritual has inspired "Mr. Brightside" Michigan-themed merchandise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Jessica M. |title=How 'Mr. Brightside' Became a Generation's Anthem |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/music/mr-brightside-killers.html |website=The New York Times |date=2023-12-06 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208235836/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/music/mr-brightside-killers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the original release of ''EA Sports College Football 26'', the video game honors this tradition between the third and fourth quarters of games at Michigan Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Akinwumi |first1=Kayode |title=College Football 26 Soundtrack: Full Song List, Artists & Genre Breakdown |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-football/college-football-26-soundtrack-full-song-list-artists-genre-breakdown |website=sportskeeda |date=2025-07-12 |access-date=July 15, 2025 |archive-date=July 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250716085233/https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-football/college-football-26-soundtrack-full-song-list-artists-genre-breakdown |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=EA Orlando Engineering Team |title=Engineering Game Day Sounds: Behind EA Sports |url=https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/ea-orlando/news/engineering-game-day-sounds-behind-ea-sports |website=Electronic Arts |date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=April 2, 2026 |publisher=EA Orlando}}</ref>

The song featured in the 2017 AFL premiership celebrations by Jack Riewoldt of the Richmond Tigers, who sang the song in its entirety live alongside the Killers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2017 |title=Jack Riewoldt sings entirety of 'Mr. Brightside' with the Killers at 2017 Premiership Party |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jack-riewoldt-sings-entirety-of-mr-brightside-with-the-killers-at-2017-premiership-party/news-story/682a14f10b93ab5fbfc66b3bda80e455 |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020034818/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/jack-riewoldt-sings-entirety-of-mr-brightside-with-the-killers-at-2017-premiership-party/news-story/682a14f10b93ab5fbfc66b3bda80e455 |url-status=live }}</ref>

English darts player Nathan Aspinall uses the song as his walk-on music, often resulting in sing-alongs with audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sternik |first=Seb |date=2024-02-05 |title=Nathan Aspinall opens up on Mr. Brightside walk-on and reveals biggest problem with epic entrance |url=https://www.planetsport.com/darts/news/exclusive-nathan-aspinall-opens-mr-brightside-walk-reveals-biggest-problem-epic-entrance |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=PlanetSportcom |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108113145/https://www.planetsport.com/darts/news/exclusive-nathan-aspinall-opens-mr-brightside-walk-reveals-biggest-problem-epic-entrance |url-status=live }}</ref>

Starting in December 2023, the Buffalo Bills play the song in the fourth quarter of home games accompanied by a lyric video. Additionally, videos were posted of the song and the team's reaction at Bills tight end Dawson Knox's wedding to Alex Seefeldt in the summer of 2024.<ref name="Feldman">{{cite web |last1=Feldman |first1=AJ |title=How 'Mr. Brightside' became the Buffalo Bills' new anthem |url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/buffalo-bills/how-mr-brightside-became-the-buffalo-bills-new-anthem/ |website=RochesterFirst.com |date=January 18, 2025 |publisher=WROC |access-date=18 January 2025 |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119024600/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/buffalo-bills/how-mr-brightside-became-the-buffalo-bills-new-anthem/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2024, the Killers paused a concert during the Rebel Diamonds Tour in London to allow the fans to watch the end of the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-final match between England and the Netherlands, which England won 2–1 and advanced to the final. As the match ended, a series of red and white streamers were fired from cannons, with the band immediately launching into a rendition of Mr. Brightside.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Hannah |date=2024-07-10 |title=The Killers play Mr Brightside after screening England's Euros semi win at O2 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/england-london-dortmund-brandon-flowers-netherlands-b1169977.html |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724094526/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/england-london-dortmund-brandon-flowers-netherlands-b1169977.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The band later posted on their Twitter account that they "played for England".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Watch epic moment The Killers hit fans with Mr Brightside during England win |url=https://talksport.com/football/1958136/the-killers-england-fans-mr-brightside-euro-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724094526/https://talksport.com/football/1958136/the-killers-england-fans-mr-brightside-euro-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Accolades== * BPI Pop Gem Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)<ref name="officialcharts.com"/> * Vevo Certified Over 200 Million Views (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/the-killers/Mr-Brightside/USIV30500091|title=Mr. Brightside – The Killers|work=VEVO|access-date=January 2, 2015|archive-date=January 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102083928/http://www.vevo.com/watch/the-killers/Mr-Brightside/USIV30500091|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" |+ {{sronly|Accolades}} ! Publication ! Country ! Accolade ! Year ! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |- | Absolute Radio | United Kingdom | 100 Best Songs of the Decade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://songofthedecade.com/song/The+Killers/Mr+Brightside |title=Mr Brightside by The Killers |publisher=Song of the Decade |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029072038/http://songofthedecade.com/song/The+Killers/Mr+Brightside |archive-date=October 29, 2012 }}</ref> | 2009 | {{center|1}} |- | Channel 4 | United Kingdom | Greatest Songs of the Noughties | 2009 | {{center|2}} |- | ''Complex'' | United States | The 100 Best Songs of the ''Complex'' Decade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-songs-of-the-complex-decade/the-killers-mr-brightside |title=The Killers "Mr. Brightside" (2004) – The 100 Best Songs of The Complex Decade – Complex |date=April 18, 2012 |work=Complex |access-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717023923/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-songs-of-the-complex-decade/the-killers-mr-brightside |url-status=live }}</ref> | 2012 | {{center|74}} |- | KROQ | United States | Top Songs of 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-2005.htm|title=KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 Countdown List|website=www.radiohitlist.com}}</ref> | 2005 | {{center|3}} |- | ''NME'' | United Kingdom | Best Tracks of 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2008.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911153657/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2008.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |title=Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 2008 |publisher=Rocklistmusic.co.uk |date=May 9, 1992 |access-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref> | 2004 | {{center|5}} |- | ''NME'' | United Kingdom | 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/15 |title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years |publisher=Nme.Com |date=April 30, 1997 |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111225944/http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/15 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 2011 | {{center|5}} |- | ''NME'' | United Kingdom | 100 Greatest Songs of ''NME''<nowiki/>'s Lifetime 1952–2012 | 2012 | {{center|83}} |- | ''Total Guitar'' | United Kingdom | Greatest Guitar Riffs of the 21st Century<ref name="spinnermusic1"/> | 2010 | {{center|9}} |- | Triple J | Australia | Hottest 100 of 2004 | 2004 | {{center|13}} |- | ''Rolling Stone'' | United States | 100 Best Songs of the 2000s<ref name="stone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/the-killers-mr-brightside-20110617 |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124022347/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/the-killers-mr-brightside-20110617 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 2009 | {{center|48}} |- | ''Pitchfork'' | United States | The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s | 2009 | {{center|72}} |- |''Pitchfork'' |United States |The Top 50 Singles of 2005 |2005 |18<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6221-top-50-singles-of-2005/?page=4 |title=Top 50 Singles of 2005 {{!}} Pitchfork |website=pitchfork.com |date=December 30, 2005 |language=en |access-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824052434/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6221-top-50-singles-of-2005/?page=4 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | VH1 | United States | 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/ |title=U2, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters fill out VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the '00s' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319010254/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/09/29/vh1-100-greatest-songs-of-2000s-list/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | 2011 | {{center|55}} |- | XFM | United Kingdom | Top 100 Songs of the Decade<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/50-to-1 |title=Presents The Top 1,000 Songs Of All Time... The Book |publisher=Xfm |access-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209215638/http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/shows/50-to-1 |archive-date=February 9, 2010 }}</ref> | 2009 | {{center|1}} |- | Triple J | Australia | Hottest 100 of All Time | 2009 |{{center|38}} |- | XFM | United Kingdom | The Top 1,000 Songs Of All Time<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/photoWallPhoto.asp?id=66252#1:-The-Killers---Mr-Brightside-100 |title=artists | xlists | Photo |publisher=Xfm |access-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref> | 2010 | {{center|1}} |- | ''NME'' | United Kingdom | The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-200-101/330881/1/1#85 |title=Pictures of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time - 200-101 - NME.COM |work=NME.COM |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=December 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214034904/http://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-200-101/330881/1/1#85 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 2014 |{{center|116}} |- | Triple J | Australia | Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years | 2013 |{{center|7}} |- | BPI | United Kingdom | Most Streamed Songs Released Before 2010<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39952980|title = The Killers' Mr Brightside was the most-streamed song released before 2010|work = BBC News|date = May 18, 2017|archive-date = November 2, 2017|access-date = June 22, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171102043402/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39952980|url-status = live}}</ref> | 2017 |{{center|1}} |- | IRMA | Ireland | Most Streamed Track of the Noughties Decade<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mr-brightside-by-the-killers-is-irelands-most-streamed-song-of-the-noughties__30785/|title=Mr. Brightside by the Killers is Ireland's most streamed Noughties song|website=OfficialCharts.com|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819052703/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/mr-brightside-by-the-killers-is-irelands-most-streamed-song-of-the-noughties__30785/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 2020 |{{center|1}} |- | Billboard | United States | The 100 Best Songs of 2005: Staff Picks<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/2005-songs-best/the-killers-mr-brightside/|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2005: Staff Picks|website=Billboard.com|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=April 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419021127/https://www.billboard.com/lists/2005-songs-best/the-killers-mr-brightside|url-status=live}}</ref> | 2025 |{{center|1}} |}

==Awards== The song was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, but lost to a live version of "This Love" by Maroon 5.

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==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''UK 7-inch white vinyl single (2003)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2003|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Lizard King Records|id=LIZARD007X}}</ref> :A. "Mr Brightside" :B. "Smile Like You Mean It"

'''UK limited-edition CD single (2003)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2003|type=UK limited CD single liner notes|publisher=Lizard King Records|id=LIZARD007}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" # "Smile Like You Mean It" # "On Top" # "Who Let You Go?"

'''UK limited-edition 7-inch red vinyl single (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=UK limited 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Lizard King Records|id=LIZARD010X}}</ref> :A. "Mr Brightside" :B. "Who Let You Go?"

'''UK CD1 (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Lizard King Records|id=LIZARD010CD1}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" (radio edit) # "Change Your Mind"

'''UK CD2 (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Lizard King Records|id=LIZARD010CD2}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" (album version) # "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix) # "Midnight Show" (SBN live session) # "Mr Brightside" (enhanced video section) {{col-2}} '''Australian limited-edition CD single (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=Australian limited CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=2103362}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" # "Somebody Told Me" (Josh Harris remix radio edit) # "Who Let You Go?" # "Mr Brightside" (video)

'''European CD single (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=0602498804193}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" – 3:42 # "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix) – 5:00

'''European maxi-CD single (2004)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr Brightside|year=2004|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records|id=0602498804186}}</ref> # "Mr Brightside" – 3:42 # "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix) – 5:00 # "Mr Brightside" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke mix) – 8:48 # "Mr Brightside" (original version video)

'''US 2×12-inch single (2005)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Mr. Brightside|year=2005|type=US 2×12-inch single vinyl discs|publisher=Island Records|id=B0004170-11}}</ref> :A. "Mr. Brightside" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke remix) :B. "Mr. Brightside" (The Lindbergh Palace club remix) :C. "Mr. Brightside" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke dub) :D1. "Mr. Brightside" (The Lindbergh Palace radio remix) :D2. "Mr. Brightside" (The Lindbergh Palace dub) {{col-end}}

==Personnel== Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of ''Hot Fuss''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Hot Fuss |type=liner notes |publisher=Island Records |year=2004 |id=B0002468-02 IN02}}</ref>

'''The Killers''' * Brandon Flowers – vocals, synthesizer * Dave Keuning – guitar * Mark Stoermer – bass * Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drums

'''Production''' * Jeff Saltzman – production, recording * The Killers – production * Dave Stedronsky – engineering assistance * Mark Needham – engineering assistance, mixing * Will Brierre – engineering assistance * Dario Dendi – engineering assistance * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering * (C) 2003 Island And Lizard King Records Ltd

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|Weekly chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2004–2005) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{Single chart|Australia|29|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Austria|61|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"| Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-20.pdf|title=R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1607|page=28|date=May 20, 2005|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053430/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-20.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-06.pdf|title=R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1605|page=51|date=May 6, 2005|access-date=May 3, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519120901/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-06.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| Canada Rock Top 30 (''Radio & Records'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-25.pdf|title=R&R Canada Rock Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1599|page=62|date=March 25, 2005|access-date=October 8, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017005553/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-25.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 5 |- {{Single chart|Germany|69|songid=68760|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true|access-date=November 5, 2025}} |- {{Single chart|Ireland3|48|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=January 24, 2020}} |- {{Single chart|Italy|40|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2015}} |- {{Single chart|Dutch100|66|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|New Zealand|15|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Scotland|12|date=20040530|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|UK|10|date=20040605|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|UKindie|1|date=20040605|rowheader=true|access-date=December 14, 2018}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|11|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|3|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true}} |- {{Single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|6|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=March 26, 2021}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardpopsongs|10|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2021–2026 weekly chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2026) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2024-01-08|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105060410/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2024-01-08|url-status=live}}</ref> | 19 |- {{single chart|Austria|8|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2026|refname=aut-2026}} |- {{single chart|Germany|14|songid=68760|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2026|refname=GER2025}} |- {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|40|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2026}} |- {{single chart|Ireland4|42|date=20240105|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2026-05-20-10-36-10.pdf|title=Top 200 Singles Semana 20 de 2026|page=9|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=May 20, 2026|language=pt-pt}}</ref> | 135 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2026&dspp=1|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 1, 2026|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 8, 2026}}</ref> | 77 |- {{single chart|Switzerland|52|artist=The Killers|song=Mr. Brightside|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2026}} |- {{Single chart|UK|31|date=20240105|rowheader=true|refname=sc_UK_20240105}} |- {{Single chart|Billboardrocksongs|17|artist=The Killers|rowheader=true|access-date=June 29, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2005 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2005-2/ |title=Billboard Top 100 – 2005 |website=Billboardtop100of.com |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224115205/http://billboardtop100of.com/2005-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot Dance Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Dance Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=60|date=December 16, 2005}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=26|date=December 16, 2005}}</ref> | 36 |- ! scope="row"| US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Modern Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-70|date=December 24, 2005}}</ref> | 6 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2007 year-end chart performance}} !Chart (2007) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2007|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724023542/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |127 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2008 year-end chart performance}} !Chart (2008) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2008|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327100010/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |123 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2009 year-end chart performance}} !Chart (2009) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2009|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525174845/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |180 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2012 year-end chart performance}} !Chart (2012) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusEOY2012.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2012|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> |169 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2013 year-end chart performance}} !Chart (2013) !Position |- !scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2007|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724023542/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |184 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2017 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/ |title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-date=February 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212110755/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | 87 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2018 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20181231/37501 |title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2018 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104021424/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20181231/37501 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 80 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2019 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20190101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103171949/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20190101/37501/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 63 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2020 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Rock Streaming Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rock-streaming-songs |title=Rock Streaming Songs – 2020 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201010738/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rock-streaming-songs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | 17 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 61 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2021 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111135056/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 51 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2021__34857/|title=The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104130316/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2021__34857/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 33 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2022 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 4, 2023|archive-date=January 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104034218/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201153622/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/billboard-global-200/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 118 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526055037/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 29 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2023 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112021128/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 29 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2023-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2023|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=December 20, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220081641/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=5732}}</ref> | 44 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2023/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=December 29, 2023|access-date=December 29, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230141912/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2023/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 22 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2024 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406064552/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/singles-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 34 |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 20, 2024|archive-date=December 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213143621/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/billboard-global-200/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 131 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2024/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2024|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Ainsley|first=Helen|date=December 27, 2024|access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref> | 22 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|2025 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Argentina Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2025/argentina/anglo/charts-las-mejores-canciones-por-país/tocadas|title=Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2025 – Del 1 de Enero al 30 de Noviembre de 2025 – Argentina – Anglo – Tocadas – Top 100|trans-title=Monitor Latino Annual Chart 2025 – From 1 January to 30 November 2025 – Argentina – English – Plays – Top 100|publisher=Monitor Latino|access-date=January 1, 2026|date=December 1, 2025|lang=es}}</ref> | 99 |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2025/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2025|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 12, 2026}}</ref> | 65 |- ! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3051412/|title=Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|language=de|access-date=December 28, 2025|archive-date=December 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251228045714/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3051412/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2025|title=Jaaroverzichten 2025|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> | 116 |- ! scope="row"| Germany (GfK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2025|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 2025|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=December 10, 2025}}</ref> | 51 |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2025/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2025|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2025}}</ref> | 105 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-biggest-songs-of-2025/|title=The Official biggest songs of 2025|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Smith|first=Carl|date=December 26, 2025|access-date=December 27, 2025}}</ref> | 31 |}

===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sronly|Decade-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-the-decade-2010-2019__27936/|title=The UK's Official Top 100 biggest songs of the decade|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419011114/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-the-decade-2010-2019__27936/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 12 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption={{sronly|Certifications}}}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=25|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|access-date=September 2, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|access-date=July 19, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Diamond|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|access-date=February 26, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|access-date=May 17, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|access-date=September 23, 2024|id=13240}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Platinum|number=12|relyear=2004|certyear=2026|source=radioscope|access-date=January 24, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2004|certyear=2026|id=file_2026-03-18-10-00-35.pdf|access-date=March 23, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|access-date=September 30, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Killers|title=Mr Brightside|award=Platinum|number=11|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|id=8583-921-1|access-date=October 30, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=The Killers|title=Mr. Brightside|award=Diamond|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|access-date=January 12, 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sronly|Release history and formats}} ! scope="col"|Region ! scope="col"|Date ! scope="col"|Format(s) ! scope="col"|Label(s) ! scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | September 29, 2003 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD}} | rowspan="2"| Lizard King | <ref name="ukrel1">{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=39|date=September 27, 2003}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom (re-release) | May 24, 2004 | <ref name="ukrel2">{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=May 22, 2004}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States | October 11, 2004 | Alternative radio | rowspan="2"| Island | <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1576|page=35|date=October 8, 2004}}</ref> |- | January 18, 2005 | {{hlist|Hot adult contemporary|contemporary hit radio}} | <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1589|page=21|date=January 14, 2005}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:2003 debut singles Category:2003 songs Category:2004 singles Category:American power pop songs Category:American synth-pop songs Category:Black-and-white music videos Category:Football songs and chants Category:Island Records singles Category:The Killers songs Category:Michigan Wolverines football Category:Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Category:Post-punk songs Category:Songs about infidelity Category:Songs about jealousy Category:Songs based on actual events Category:Songs written by Brandon Flowers Category:Songs written by Dave Keuning Category:Synth rock songs Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles