Lyrically, "Mr. Brightside" depicts a true story of Flowers' jealousy and paranoia when he walked into a bar in Las Vegas and found his … See more

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, … See more

"Mr. Brightside" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 40 on February 12, 2005, and peaked at No. 10 on June 11, thus making it a sleeper hit. The song reached 3.5 million in sales in … See more

In 2005, Stuart Price released a remix of the song under his pseudonym Jacques Lu Cont. Reviewers were generally negative: for … See more

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 … See more

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 … See more

Film and television
In the episode "The New Era" of the teen drama series The O.C., which aired on December 2, 2004, … See more