Why Is MR. BRIGHTSIDE Still On The Charts?
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Sometime within the last 15 years youâve probably found yourself belting out The Killerâs Mr. Brightside.
The adored indie-anthem assisted The Killers in becoming one of the most successful rock bands of the 21st century all the while still managing to hold its own in 2018. It only ever peaked at number ten on the UK singles chart, but get this, since itâs reissue in 2004 itâs rarely ever left those very same charts -- appearing in the top 100 singles every year since. In fact the track is spending itâs 204th week on the chart as I speak.
In 2005, it was the sixth most downloaded song on iTunes. Itâs now the 12th most downloaded rock track in the UK ever. Last.fm revealed that it was the most listened to track since the launch of their online music service with more than 12 million plays and counting. Mr. Brightside is the most streamed song of any track released before 2010. Averaging nearly a million plays per week across all major streaming platforms. Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, VH1 and countless others have called it one of the best songs of the decade. Not bad for a bandâs first song.
The Killers have never not played that song live. Thatâs not a hyperbole, itâs the truth. Theyâve literally never played a gig without playing Mr. Brightside. Flowers himself isnât bored of singing it. And somehow it has stood the test of time while itâs popularity is showing no signs of dwindling.
So what is it about Mr. Brightside that has listeners returning a decade and a half later?
Letâs take a look at THE LEGACY OF MR. BRIGHTSIDE
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Who wrote/sings Mr. Brightside?
The Killers
How old is Mr. Brightside?
Approximately 15 years old now.
When did Mr. Brightside come out?
Mr. Brightside premiered on BBC Radio 1 in 2003 and was re-released in 2004 by Island Def Jam Records.
Which album is Mr. Brightside on?
The KIllerâs debut Hot Fuss.
What does Mr. Brightside mean? What is Mr. Brightside about?
The track is focuses on an unfaithful lover and ultimately moving on from the failed relationship.
How long has Mr. Brightside been in the charts?
Mr. Brightside is spending its 15th year on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart. While it has left the charts, it manages to find its way back year after year.
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Written, voiced & edited by Frank Furtado
#thekillers #mrbrightside #middle8
âwhy is mr. brightside still on the charts?â
me. because of me.
and me too.
And me as well lol, itâs an awesome song
Your 1000th like!
Us
altymag and me.
âWhy is Mr brightside still on the charts?â
Itâs a bop, thatâs why. Next question.
There are hundreds of bops that arenât Veronica
@@Simon-lg9kp they're much more bopper than other bops
It's a vibe.
Itâs *THE* bop
Zero
Get. Out.
(Points to door)
Imagine being the person that cheated on him, and having a song written about you that literally never leaves the charts and is sung by millions of people across the world.
I wonder if she rocks out to it too.
I guess l, she liked it so much, that she forgot after all those years of listening, that it's about her.
Sheâs probably at parties and the song comes on and everyone gets hype and sheâs super awkward and wants to turn it off lol
Story idea: The lady who left Brandon is actually a muse, and you follow her jumping from relationship to relationship inspiring the different icons before their time.
She should start a support group with the guy who broke Adele's heart.
@@adamtschmidt4303 This....is actually an amazing idea. I could write a book with this..
As a Brit, itâs really weird to see Americans call them underrated etc. They absolutely smashed it in the UK with Hot Fuss.
Even though they're American I do think their style is more similar to that of an English band. That's probably why Mr. Brightside did so well over there, in my humble opinion.
Itâs because they havenât had a major success like that in 15 years, despite consistently releasing new material.
scbonduk and this song plays like 5 times a night in every club
It was the same with Lana Del Rey, Blondie, Jimi Hendrix. If your fellow Americans reject you, try the UK.
@@drewmiller910 I mean, British bands have done very well here, but that was back during the 60s and 70s.
Mr Brightside is the unofficial national anthem of the U.K.
Added though the song here in the UK is such a strange but welcome phenomenon. I rarely don't hear it being played in a club even if the music in that club isn't rock and pop, it somehow makes an appearance either as a remix or just as the song itself (it gets the crowd going, singing along, might be one of the few songs where the majority of people will know the lyrics). Its somehow transcended its genre as well, with people who may not listen to indie rock knowing every word of the song. It's fucking widespread here haha. I know a lot of my friends and myself included thought that the Killers were a British band, they've really captured the Indie-Brit-Rock-Pop sound that most successful British rock acts have adopted to varying degrees since Oasis.
Not Oasis - Wonderwall?
I know the lyrics to mr brightside better than my own national anthem lmao
Pretty sure its dont look back in anger
I mean you go to any bar in America and when this song comes on every white person in the bar is gonna scream that shit. It's an anthem here too for sure.
easy answer: cuz it slaps
Ave
Hows ur back wounds
Amen
đ Hey Sinner! âš
Slaps?
Mr. Brightside is the "Africa" of our generation.
âAfricaâ is very much its own song and meme phenomenon
africa is the africa of our generation.
Ehhh, we'll have to wait like, a decade to see if that's true
only that mr. brightside is not terrible
I feel like I still hear Africa more often than Mr. Brightside..
Mr. Brightside:
The only song that literally NEVER gets old. You can play it all you want but it is still as good as the first time you heard it. And it's the best party song.
Fire Engleking
Itâs not the only song
Victoria xo
yeah but it's one of them. some really good songs do get old eventually. this one you can play just all the time and it even fits anywhere, malls, weddings, and i want this song playing at my damn funeral
Idk, it honestly gets on nerves pretty quickly, with only having one verse he repeats, before and after the chorus.
Fire Engleking yeah the only other song that I can listen to on heavy repeat other than the Good Life by 3DG and Iâm not okay by MCR
@@Jamie-or8iq Good choice of funeral song. I might just do the same lol.. My brother wants Plan B -End Credits at his funeral, with his life written on the screen like credits lol.
IT WAS ONLY A KISS
IT WAS ONLY A KISS
Candy Panda
Um..
[WUT] Ironix _
Thatâs the wrong words đ
[WUT] Ironix _
It ruined the vibe
HOW DID IT END UP LIKE THIS
the most British, non-Britsih song to ever be released
Sweet Caroline?
@@cpb1998 BAM BAM BAM
@@cpb1998 fuck the pope
Yeah for the longest time I thought they were a British group because they had a Brit pop sound
theyâre not british?? fuck
the fact the brandon flowers isnât sick of this song yet was amazing to me at first, but then i realized itâs been one of my favorite songs since i was a kid and IâM not sick of it yet, so i guess it makes sense
Unlike Brenden Urie and IWSNT.
@@gsusfrk333 was just gonna say that
@@gsusfrk333 den
hanne weâve all seen that compilation by now.
@@gsusfrk333 true hahaha
Thereâs something about this song that catches EVERYONES attention. Any age, any race, any music preference, it sticks with you.
It reminds me of Green Day's trans-generational success as well
P J exactly â„ïž
The melody and the way he sings (a bit like how Fall Out Boyâs âSugar, Weâre Goin Downâ also got famous). Itâs catchy and it can give a sense of nostalgia and idk why
@@cameronb8503 Mr. Brightside is played before halftime at ever Bama home football game. The band plays Basket Case before every 4th quarter. Those two songs have been the soundtrack to my college days.
Not everyone's. I mean, I like the song, I guess, but I only discovered minutes ago that there was any perception that this song was viewed as exceptional. To me, it's just a song. I will invariably try to find something better on another station. I guess the song is just amazing in a way I don't see.
Anywhere there's music and alcohol in the UK, Mr. Brightside is guaranteed to come on
Alex Bennett us too itâs our party song lol
Same with Australia
Its a bad night if it doesn't come on
Same in the US, Iâve never been to a frat party or club without it
@@TheSummerWarrior12 bloody oath. Top my my party playlist
the first time i heard this song, i remember feeling ridiculously nostalgic
starry baby because this song is incredibly early 2000s. Like the most 2003 song I have ever heard in my life Lmao.
Yeah me too. It suddenly hit me with memories i dont understand.
James Love they probably first heard that song during that time though
Yes, I agree. Everytime I listen to it, I am transported to a certain time in the past when I first heard the song. I remember where I was, what I was doing. It just has that quality. It sends shivers down my spine when I listen to it.
@@winterkrash Dont dream its over - Crowded House is another one of those for me, actually just recently found it after having heard it hundreds of times as a kid, had tears in my eyes.
"Why is Mr. Brightside still on the charts?"
Because. It's Mr. Brightside. That's simple.
CUZ ITSMR BRIIIIGHTSIDE
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@@teunwv6868 Damn you
I remember finding out the Killers were from Las Vegas and not some grim North English town. Shocking.
I just found that out literally now. Shocked they're not from Leeds or something!
Wait, what??
Wtf? Iâve been listening to them since they released first album... itâs pretty obvious theyâre from America... do you guys listen to their other songs?
poor Danny here thought the band was called "mr.brightside" XD
Daniel Robidoux I know itâs a joke but damn it stung
As soon as that riff started, I was smiling, haha
Why has no one noticed that Nerdsync has just commented on this video??
@@artifact3-344 first thing I noticed
SCOTT! MY MAN!
Same here.
Same
Brandon Flowers is a very underrated lyricist. You can clearly see his inspirations but he's no copycat. He's the king of the musical one liner.
Are we human or are we dancer?
His writing for The Killers and his solo work is absolutely amazing and timeless
@@mabeylane7163 Literally one of the only songs he copied and it still sounds original. I heard the original before I heard The Killer remix and it took me several listens to realize they were the same song.
@@josephdawson8073 Thereâs an original? I was just making fun of the lyrics.
I always took the "Mr. Brightside" thing to be cynical and ironic, not a message of hope for the future.
Yeah, no shit
@@Demon_Cleaner XD
For real. It sounds like blatant sarcasm to me.
and you are right. ain't no damn hope in that song, and it makes sense, and it gibes its power. it's sarcasm.
Because itâs been on repeat since everyone was in middle school, no matter *when* they were in middle school đ
Akita Haha. Unless youâre old like me. But I heard it as I was going through a divorce and it became my anthem. And the fact Iâm no longer with my ex is the best thing that ever happened to me. Iâve since met the love of my life. âCause Iâm Mr. Brightside...
I actually never heard of this song during my middle school. But when I got into college and listened to the song, I instantly felt familiar with it, it's like opening a box full of memory from my middle school days.
Hahahaha
Holy shit. True
I probably heard it a million times growing up but never paid attention to it. I first really paid attention to it my freshmen year of highschool. I rediscovered it about 2 years ago. And I feel sooo much nostalgia from middle school even tho I never heard it in middle school
"Swimming through sick lullabies" is also a brilliant line. Heartbreak involves a kind of stress that feels a little like drowning, and a cheater caught tries to comfort rather than self-criticize.
To be honest I think this line coupled with turning saints into the sea makes it show how even the holiest of people are made weak to love and heartbreak
It was the âturning saints i to the seaâ for me
It does have a sort of drowning feeling, yeah
"It sent shivers down a spine" BODIES ACHING ALL THE TIMMMEEEEEEEEE
No
Goodbye everybody
i got to goOOOO
with some soaking magic thrown in..
Okay Boomer.
@@jaspx-2964 Gotta LEAVe you ALL behind and fACE tHE TRUUUTTHHHH
It plays at every party in the uk- I even heard it being played at a funeral once đ„Ž
My funeral will have no eulogy or service, just the entire Killers discography played start to finish. I want them dumping my body in the ground to "Bones"
Coming out of my grave and im doing just fine
@@mcnastythegreat2305 gotta gotta get out because i want it all
â@@AD0deit started with a shot how did it end up like this? It was only a shot, it was only a shot
THE SONG WILL OUTLAST US ALL
ominous
I agree. Most songs last a few years to a decade or two, but some songs have and always will last decades and potentially centuries (too soon to say with the latter).
ello park AGREED
Imagine knowing with almost near certainty that youâre the girl that inspired a song that everyone knows
Are you saying thats you?..
No just posing the question lol
Apparently Brendan is gay. So the girl in the song was "the woman" as opposed to "the other woman" (i thought it was funny)
Brandon Flowers is married to a woman and has three children. Brendon Urie is the lead singer of Panic at the Disco is also married to a woman but came out as pansexual. Iâm not sure what you mean honestly.
nivekross ah well other people in this comment section must also be misinformed, i literally read that Brandon Flowers is gay about 8 times before i got to this comment. Mabye it is just wishful thinking.
My teen age child, "Why are we all born knowing the words to Mr Brightside..?"
It's like the Bohemian Rhapsody of my kids generation
Ah yes, the only difference is it's just one song(and doesn't have the greatest f--king vocalist ever to sing on it)
@@yetz2291 freddie is overrated
@@chelseagrin4242 Liar, liar, they never ever let you win.
@@chelseagrin4242 No
Bohemian Rhapsody is the Bohemian Rhapsody of our generation
I never took the tone as being sincerely hopeful - maybe ironically hopeful with the hope of becoming sincere, but not plain sincere
Oddly, this seems dead on accurate and not convoluted at all.
While Mr.Brightside has a sort of hopefulness the phrase and tone of the line "Cause I'm Mr. Brightside" feels more like a depressed acceptance that the relationship is over, which is perfect for the story of the song.
Some of the best stories end acknowledging where it all began while showing how things have changed. Mr. Brightside acknowledges the heartbreak that engaged at the start of the song and laces it with sad acceptance, giving the listener a one two punch of emotion.
If it weren't for this, I don't believe the climax would be as impactful as it's current form and the song may not have been as popular. It gives the song an undertone of denial as the last wails of "I never" belt out over the crashes of the hithat, ending the song with a desperate confusion of why someone would do that, esspecially when he never did anything wrong.
The only resort is be "Mr. Brightside" not because you can see the hope for a better relationship but so your not stuck in the depressive pit of 'why'.
Ok
That tends to be the way it is
Cool
Fine logic. Hard to think of it differently now.
I disagree with the idea that it's hopeful; I think a big reason it's popular is purely because it's ironically hopeful. I think the whole point of the chorus is Flowers basically laughing away calling himself "Mr. Brightside" when really he's spent the last minute and a half essentially in agony imaging every detail of what his lover did when she cheated on him. Irony and ironic humor is a big part of this generation, I just think they marketed on that.
Yea nah man I'm usually to plastered to actually interpret the lyrics. I just know that it fucking slaps
I think Mr. Brightside is the Sweaney Todd epiphany moment following the murder theme of the album.
This is pretty accurate. Its basically a 'laugh before you cry' kind of song.
Iâm fairly sure every knows the lyrics to this song even if youâve never heard it
Never heard of this song, do not know the lyrics.
Iâm pretty sure the first time I heard it was in some random song compilation and Iâm pretty sure I was like âI know this song but Iâve never heard it before eitherâ
@@internets0up yea same. One of my first girlfriends and I where listing to songs, and this one came on. I recognised it but never remembered actually hearing it. I seemed to know the lyrics. Same with kids
i never knew this song's title or lyrics until a few days ago, but it feels familiar..
Actually, at a 2018 show in the Netherlands, the Killers did not perform Mr Brightside for the first time
The Irish Yoshi THE NETHERLANDS??? Ik moet terugkomen :/
Yeah, at the end of the show I was going home with a feeling the show just didn't end..
The Irish Yoshi It was a painful day
GOOD FOR THEM...It must drive them fucking nuts to have people constantly expecting them to play that.
@@heckler73 yea it must be a pain in the arse having fans want you to play their favourite song that they idolise and which also brought you your success.
They did play a gig without playing Mr. Brightside. Litteraly one: Amsterdam, Feb. 28, 2018.
You're right! After some more research, Brandon was too ill and didn't perform Mr. Brightside for the first time in their career. I'd riot.
@@Middle8 a lot of disappointment was heard, I was there, it sucked so bad not hearing Mr. Brightside when hearing them live for the first time
That was their statement but during 'The Way It Was' Brandon was apparently a bit pissed off by the calm crowd (I wasn't there but I heard people about that gig), so at the time we thought that Brandon juste kinda rage quit and didn't perfrom Brightside. If you watch a couple videos from the Day & Age era you can see that he really doesn't like when people are seated or inactive during shows lol (Santa Barbara 2009... classic video). But yeah for sure it's an exception (well I hope), I especially love the 50/50 version they're doing live these days; they're playing the Jacques Lu Cont remix for the first half, then the album version on the second half. It's epic! And props to your video by the way, nice summary of the song's lifetime
Oh yeah he may have been sick, but he had an awful case of the flu in Denver and still gave it his all, and obviously played Mr. Brightside. But we were, if I do say so myself, a great crowd. Cause of that I kind of get why he might have been upset enough not to play it, cause he and the whole band put *everything* into the performance and if the audience doesn't give it back that would be so frustrating. At the same time, if I were in that audience and had been trying to be into it and energetic and they didn't play it because some people had to be assholes I would be pretty mad too
Iâd requested a refund đ
the day they stop playing the killers on the radio is the day i die
Yugi Muto yes indeed oh yeah yeah
youd be dead in montreal. they never play them
we all will be they're my favorite band!!!
Looks like you found the fountain of youth
The day they played this song on the radio was the day radio died for me. Wtf happened to real rock music.
Mr.Brightside is a goddamn banger and always will be
Always has been and always will be a "goddamn banger"
Did anyone else ever feel like the line âcause I am Mr. Brightsideâ was sarcastic? I have personally always interpreted it that way. Like people are telling him he needs to move on and heâs like âI am not upset about it, I am Mr. Brightside, you get over it.â
I literally thought that was the only way it could be interpreted
No shit.
hamlet in act 1, scene 2 lmao
I think it's sarcasm and I'm pretty sure "it was only a kiss" is too or at least one of them is.
to me he's saying "Im always up!!! Positive! The life of the party!".. while he dies inside
Wonderwall, Donât look back in Anger and Mr Brightside all have the same effect on me đđ
Laura Bue same
Me too đđđ
That's insanely weird; I was *just* listening to this song when I got the notification for this video.
Great video, as always!
Haha, it was in my recommendations for the song I was listening to when I got the notification.
Same here. Iâm still trying to find out what kind of magic this is :p
I listen to them every day.
Google Listens
*x-files theme plays*
Props to he girl who cheated on him for causing a great song to be made
Bet she regrets it lmao dumb bitch
But imagine how it must suck, having a song being written about how you were unfaithful and now it's stayed in the top 100's for 16 years
@Childhhod toys modifier and to have the world still sing it today. Itâs a timeless classic. I canât help but wonder how she feels or what she thinks when she hears the song.
well, my myspace name used to be ms.brightside đ€·đ»ââïž
Aww, hello nostalgia!
I remember when Hot Fuss first released in the US and everyone was so stoked on "Somebody Told Me", it was on the radio, MTV, and VH1 all the time.
But I would listen to the album on my janky oldschool mp3 player, and was wondering why no one was talking about the much better "Mr. Brightside" track. I listened to it over and over.
Crazy how Somebody is now rarely referenced and Mr Brightside is still around
Funny cuz growing up I thought 'Somebody' was great and found the lyrics funny but now I can rarely listen to that song all the way through whereas Brightside is on repeat lol
Okay, but give "somebody told me" another chance. I mean, it's not confidential that song has potentialđ
@@oo4758 Woah, pace yourself with me. I said, maybe, baby please Mr. Brightside is superior
I dig both the tracks. Somebody Told Me has that great slap bass line and is just a fun song. Mr.Brightside has that iconic riff and relatable lyricism. They're both bangers in my opinion
@@WeDwellinaFiefdom I enjoy the song as well. Just interesting what stays relevant vs what gets forgotten
Killers's first album is still a really great record... and Sam's Town is amazing too.
I like Samâs Town better than Hot Fuss.
@@Abhishek.Basnyat BLASPHEMY
Sawdust is my favorite
I like a lot of Sams town more than bits of Hot Fuss too but hard to say which is better. Sam's town just gets a bit overblown and over ambitious but the best songs on their own are top notch. Sawdust is scattershot. some great songs like Ballad of Valentine. Some obvious b side material.
@@DeadpoolX9 Dingus... it's better
Relax
I love that brandon loves oasis and the strokes, those two plus the killers (along with mcr, who also love oasis) are among my davorite bands of all time.
Davorite
âSometime during the last 15 years you have probably found your self belting out Mr Brightsideâ
You just described my life
Because it is a fucking good song? Lol
The best song!
You see, there are âfucking good songsâ that havenât had the effect like mr. brightside has had. Songs that havenât stayed in the top 100 for this long. I like too think mr. brightside is special too stay there for that long.
but why is it a good song? I've heard people say they fucking love some songs and they don't even know the words, or they only know the chorus. It just makes me wonder why some people like some songs.
195 IQ
Fuck mr. brightside and fuck you too!!!
"A million plays per week"
And all of that is from me.
King of Degenerates
mr. brightside is 3:28 seconds long.
3:28 minute is 228 seconds
228*1000000 (million time) = 228000000 seconds
228000000/3600 = 63333.333 hours of total play
A week has (60*24*7)/60 = 168 hours
You sir are lying .
@@hmm2928 unless he's a time travelerđ§đ§đ§đ§
So grateful to have a band that enjoys playing their hit as much as their fans love hearing it. Amazing song.
Its a sad song masked in a catchy and up beat tune much like a thousand miles. It tricks listeners to a false sense of enjoyment while giving them that sentimental kick in the nuts at the same time. It also doesnt hurt that the guitars and drumming was on point...this song is a masterpiece
Kinda like Hey Ya or Heartless
Because The Killers rule and are one of the most underrated bands of our generation. I don't know why it didn't get more buzz, but Battle Born is one of my favorite albums of the past 20 years.
Rob Cartwright idk, Day and Age was pretty damn good
@Lucas Robinett Can you please link me an interview where he gets into more of this? đ
Bullshit, there are bands even more underrated than this.
Underrated??? The Killers fill stadiums. They have headlined at Wembley Stadium and Madison Square Garden. Mr Brightside is downloaded or streamed roughly 25 million times per year. They are arguably the biggest indie-pop-rock band in America and the UK.
Oh you're one of those 'generation' dickheads.
This song has definitely stood the test of time and it now has a nostalgic feeling to it which makes that much more timeless
Just went to look this up; it's currently at week 241 of being in the top 100 Billboard UK charts. At 89th place. In America, they are still in the top 100 artist chart at 91st place. Even on the US billboard chart, the song re-entered the charts in July of this year (2020) and has stayed there for the last several weeks.
That is astounding. This song came out when I was 18. I'm 35 now. I've loved it all these years and continue to follow The Killers music career, no matter how much their sound changes, there are still very obvious references both in style and sound that reflect Hot Fuss. It is just a phenomenal album.
The perfect song didnât exist
The killers: hold my beer
I mean it's a straight bop
Jeza Weza is Garbage isnât it
But Iâm gay and I like it:0
More a bi bop but okay.
I was at a party the other day and the majority of the night was people dancing to trashy trap music and shit like that, then this song comes on and suddenly everyone in the house is on the dance floor just having a great time. This is just one of those songs that no matter what your tastes are, you just can't help but love it!
Mr Flibble I have seen this before too
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't love it, at least not entirely. The chorus is fun enough, but it doesn't grab me otherwise.
unique aren't you
Mr Flibble you donât have to bash a certain genre bc YOU donât like it. And youre NOT unique bc you like rock/alternative... get over yourself
"Why is MR. BRIGHTSIDE still on the charts?"
Wait, is it?
Honestly i could answer this is in 4 words.
Itâs just that good
Jealousy and love is what everyone experiences so it's so relatable , the iconic intro , the way it all sounds. Helps people get through tough times , that's why it's so timeless even after 10 years
Literally getting chills hearing the opening riff. Thanks for a great video!
"At an Oasis concert" thats awesome
TBF emo is still being played. MCR sold out in minutes for their return show tickets. So it's not a coincidence that Mr Brightside is still topping the charts. 'coming out of my cage' is my phrase getting me through lockdown as well as 'We'll carry on' Welcome to the Black Parade, MCR and Florence and the machine, "Dog days are over". Again very iconic songs.
Because it's a straight banger. Saw them play it live. It was amazing
I was on a walk with my school and me and my friends were belting it out walking through a field, British catholic school life.
Could you imagine being the person that inspired this song? Just hearing it everywhere... best revenge
Her to dude "Oh ya.. well the Killers wrote Mr. Brightside about me!"
Him: "dude doesnt remember your name now though does he.."
Hehehehe exactly
I'm a hip hop, soul , funk head - but this song is awesome - the energy when it's played in a crowded room is phenomenal
I feel like The killers are strange in the sense that they have great recognition yet they dont get enough attention. Reguardless, The Killers are amazing! i hold them up with other iconic legendary bands! only diffrence is theya re still going strong!
I agree a lot of people only seem to give them praise when it comes to Mr. Brightside or their album hot fuss while their other great songs from their albums like Sam's town, sawdust and day and age aren't talked about a lot
Dude the killers are probably the best band of the 00s
@@isaag1813 you're literally arguing the same point I am.... that the killers are great. Don't be a dumbass.
Roza, kms hey now, your response was pretty vague. my guess was you are saying they were good for their time. My response was no they are still great
Isaiah G do people like their new stuff tho? I donât. I absolutely love almost everything they made in their first four albums but battle born and wonderful wonderful are huge disappointments except for run for cover and maybe the man imo
U should do more of these 1 song videos
Plz do one on Feel Good Inc
Damon Albarn deserves a half hour video from Middle 8
THIS
The thing about this song is that, even though I'm never in the mood to hear it, I'm never _not_ in the mood to hear it. It just doesn't seem to get old.
This song will never get old, it's timeless.
Hot Fuss has so many good tracks. The nostalgia and regret of love missed out on represented in "Smile like you mean it" gives me the feels:
"And someone is calling my name...from the back of the restaurant,
And someone is playing a game...in the house that I grew up in,
And someone will drive her around...down the same streets that I did...
On the same streets that i did...
Smile like you mean it."
This song has followed me through every cellphone and mp3 I've ever had in my life so far.
NOW IM FALLING ASLEEP
and i found out she has AIDS
@@mariosimpostor731 nice edge, kiddo
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Some Crazed Nerd And she's calling a crab
@@WerewolfofEpicness YES
If any of you ever get the chance to see The Killers live, do it. The energy and the performance they give is once in a life time. The whole crowd erupts with emotion at every song. You can feel the heartbreaks, the optimism, the vigor of youth, the wisdom of age. When Mr. Brightside plays everyone goes berserk. Imagine everyone around you belting the lyrics without care about being off key or looking stupid. It's just a bunch of us getting to share that fleeting genuine moment together in this world where we are so connected yet so distant. I never had a favorite band until I found The Killers.
Thank you for the 'Heads Up' on Skillshare! and I am one of the people who just discovered The Killers and Mr. Brightside..., from discovering their newer song 'The Man' both are great songs, would never know they are so much apart in time.
I always thought the line, "cause I'm mister brightside." Was intentionally sarcastic/ironic which just made it even sadder of a song to me.
Volkgiest does a video on Frank Ocean, Polyphonic does a video on the Grateful Dead and Middle 8 doing on the Killers! Today is a good day.
It feels like I have been sleeping under a rock. This is the first time I have ever heard this song, but it is talked about as being this song that everyone knows from just hearing the intro.
I imagine most people in the comments knows it word for word
Honestly I was hoping for a more technical breakdown of the chord progression and technical elements. This video didn't really tell me anything I couldn't have gotten from Wikipedia and Genius.
Good presentation though!
Not much point in that. It's a very simple song, like most rock music.
Mr. Brightside is brilliant and so is the This is it record by the strokes. Great video!
first 3 albums by The Strokes are dope, they went to shit after the hiatus
H G first impressions has some really good songs but no where near as great as the first two
I still think Hot Fuss is one of the best albums of the 2000s. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, All These Things That I've Done, so many good songs
I still have no clue why this is still on charts. There are plenty of timeless, legendary songs that don't do as well as this one does
Because charts aren't big enough to fit every timeless and legendary song or an album:) Everything will leave charts eventually to make room for something new. Apart from Dark Side of the Moon apparently, which was still in charts back in 2012 last time I've checked :D Literally immortal.
This is just so _catchy_ though. And it's not mainstream, but it is close enough to be popular.
14 years down the drain. Someday I hope I'll become Mr Brightside. Cause it's killing me...
Here I'll save you the trouble of going through the video... "Why is Mr.Brightside still on the charts?"
Because it's a good fucking song...that's why
Letâs be honest we all know why itâs in the charts still
Because itâs that good
because itâs a classic. could be the âtake on meâ of the 2000s. such an amazing song.
thereâs this one version thatâs like jazzy and me and my sister hate it but it comes on one of my parentsâ favorite radio station SO OFTEN
The song has a bit of a following in Australia as well. The Killers played a show following a highly televised sporting match here, and one of the members of the winning team sung on stage with Flowers.
Mr.Brightside is the unofficial national anthem of England.
Pie KaZkout
Oasis would disagree with that statement.
J Tevo overrated
J Tevo wonderwall and mr brightside ofc
I was at a concert and in between bands Mr. Brightside played ever so softly on the speakers...the whole crowd started singing. It made my heart happy....The Killers are so amazing!
I've been to more concerts than I can count, but I was front row seeing The Killers at Pemberton in 2016.
It's by far the best experience I've ever had at a live music event.
The opened with Mr. Brighside and hearing 50,000 people chanting the lyrics behind me is something I'll never forget.
Ok, so can we get a video on the true champs, the Strokes? Especially on the masterpiece Is This It.
Aran Testa I find t weird that people love is this it so much. I need to listen to t again, I really like is this it (the song ) but the rest of the album isnât pure gold. I actually liked room on fire better and first impressions of earth even better than that
5:07 - You begin talking about /why/ Mr Brightside is still on top of the charts.
6:00 - Content is over
This is why I have such a hard time with your channel: you pick topics that are very interesting to me, you do significant, good research, but your videos end up being like maybe an 85-15 split research and conclusion. The conclusion's what I'm watching for, baby!
If you only have like, three sentences to say on a subject, I question the necessity of an entire video devoted to them.
That said, I generally like you and would like to see you improve.
So, uh, that's my thoughts on this.
Thatâs just youtubers in 2018. This application has gone to shit
i wish i read this before i watched the video. i could have read the bands wiki page myself.
Ryan Dean thank you, kind Sir - You are a true gentleman and a scholar amongst men.
Yeah but then you dont watch the whole video and miss the experience
So, uh, no one cares.
It gives that sweet nostalgic 2000s feel like âtake a walkâ or âkidsâ.
My brightside is one of those songs that will never get old
Because itâs played at literally every party ever
Cos us Brits know good music when we hear it.
Oh yeah? Then how did Supergrass and Robbie Williams become huge in the U.K., while we Americans realize they suck? And why did Zeppelin never become as big in the U.K. as they did in the U.S.?
Bama Bat 84 those are just like two examples my guy lol almost all the iconic musicians come from England. The Beatles, queen, David Bowie, Oasis, Sex Pistols, Elton John, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, The Who, the clash, the police, blur, etc
@@El1society literally, add the libertines, suede and pulp and you have a list of my favourites.
@@El1society Bro I really wanted to take America's song but damn you got a point đ¶
@@bamabat8435 let's be honest, the US is the most self-hating nation for a reason. Every moment of its existence is spent wishing it had stayed under British rule.
Here we are 4 years after this video, and itâs still in the top 100 here. Itâs 340th week in the chart!
Awesome video real nice work!
Its beauty is in its' simplicity, and that's what I love about it
your content and all your videos are STELLAR and you are amazing at editing and writing
Thank you đ
I wonder why he doesnât have millions of subscribers
Thatâs a good song too
Song reminds me of senior year of HS (grad 02)
Effing beautiful tune. One of the best ever, I'm 48 and still can't stop listening to it. Fills me with emotion every time. It will never get old and it will never cease to be relevant â€
Its still sitting at 70 in September 2022, 331 weeks on the chart! Wow!