Mr. Brightside

"Mr. Brightside" is a 2003 debut single by alternative rock band The Killers and is the leading single from their debut studio album Hot Fuss. It went to number 10 in the United Kingdom and the United States, number 12 in Scotland, number 15 in New Zealand, number 23 in Australia, number 40 Italy and number 48 in Ireland.

"Mr. Brightside"
Single by the Killers
from Hot Fuss"
B-side
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Killers
The Killers singles chronology
" Mr. Brightside ""Somebody Told Me"
(2004)


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"Mr. Brightside" at YouTube

Track listings

UK 7-inch white vinyl (2003)[8]

A. "Mr Brightside"
B. "Smile Like You Mean It"

UK limited-edition CD single (2003)[9]

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

UK limited-edition 7-inch red vinyl single (2004)[10]

A. "Mr Brightside"
B. "Who Let You Go?"

UK CD1 (2004)[11]

  1. "Mr Brightside" (radio edit)
  2. "Change Your Mind"

UK CD2 (2004)[12]

  1. "Mr Brightside" (album version)
  2. "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix)
  3. "Midnight Show" (SBN live session)
  4. "Mr Brightside" (enhanced video section)

US promo CD (2004)[13]

  1. "Mr. Brightside" (single version)

Australian limited-edition enhanced CD single (2004)[14]

  1. "Mr Brightside"
  2. "Somebody Told Me" (Josh Harris remix radio edit)
  3. "Who Let You Go?"
  4. "Mr Brightside" (video)

European CD single (2004)[15]

  1. "Mr Brightside" – 3:42
  2. "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix) – 5:00

European enhanced maxi-single (2004)[16]

  1. "Mr Brightside" – 3:42
  2. "Somebody Told Me" (Insider remix) – 5:00
  3. "Mr Brightside" (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke mix) – 8:48
  4. "Mr Brightside" (original version video)

US 2×12-inch vinyl (2005)[17]

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)

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week: 39. September 27, 2003. 
  2. Devotta, Sam (November 29, 2017). "(Un)Covered: Mr. Brightside". idobi Radio. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  3. "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media LLC). June 17, 2011. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/the-killers-mr-brightside-20110617. Retrieved June 11, 2015. 
  4. Pareles, Jon (May 15, 2013). "Arena-Rock Masters, Unafraid to Leave the Lights On". New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  5. Scarisbrick, Betsy (September 24, 2017). "Review: The Killers' 'Wonderful Wonderful' is less than wonderful". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. Rolli, Bryan (October 4, 2017). "The Killers and Panic! at the Disco: How the Two Veteran Rock Bands Took the Long Way to the Top". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  7. Partridge, Kenneth (September 1, 2015). "With Hot Fuss, The Killers caused (and defined) a scene". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. Mr Brightside (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Killers. Lizard King Records. 2003. LIZARD007X. 
  9. Mr Brightside (UK limited CD single liner notes). The Killers. Lizard King Records. 2003. LIZARD007. 
  10. Mr Brightside (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). The Killers. Lizard King Records. 2004. LIZARD010X. 
  11. Mr Brightside (UK CD1 liner notes). The Killers. Lizard King Records. 2004. LIZARD010CD1. 
  12. Mr Brightside (UK CD2 liner notes). The Killers. Lizard King Records. 2004. LIZARD010CD2. 
  13. Mr. Brightside (US promo CD liner notes). The Killers. Island Records. 2004. ISLR 16192-2. 
  14. Mr Brightside (Australian limited enhanced CD single liner notes). The Killers. Island Records. 2004. 2103362. 
  15. Mr Brightside (European CD single liner notes). The Killers. Island Records. 2004. 0602498804193. 
  16. Mr Brightside (European enhanced maxi-single liner notes). The Killers. Island Records. 2004. 0602498804186. 
  17. Mr. Brightside (US 2×12-inch vinyl discs). The Killers. Island Records. 2005. B0004170-11.