Remarks:
This has been in the top 100 in the UK for 312 non-consecutive weeks (equal to almost exactly 6 years), a record. It is currently at #65. It came out in 2003, peaking in 2004 at #10 in both the UK and their native US. They are from Las Vegas. By some measures it is one of the best rock songs this side of 2000.
The video was directed by Sophie Muller. She has appeared in this space twice before, directing Sade’s “No Ordinary Love” (1992) and “Babyfather” (2010). They are friends from art school.
Julia Robert’s brother Eric appears in the video as lead singer Brandon Flowers’s rival in love and checkers. Flowers says the song is emotionally real because it is based on true events. He is Mr Brightside.
See also:
- songs: the 2000s
- The Killers: When You Were Young
- Sade
- other songs of jealousy:
Lyrics:
Coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I’m falling asleep
And she’s calling a cab
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
Now they’re going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it’s all in my head
But she’s touching his chest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
And I just can’t look, it’s killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it’s just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
‘Cause I’m Mr. Brightside
I’m coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I’m falling asleep
And she’s calling a cab
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
Now they’re going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it’s all in my head
But she’s touching his chest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
‘Cause I just can’t look, it’s killing me
And taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibi
But it’s just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
‘Cause I’m Mr. Brightside
I never
I never
I never
I never
Source: Songfacts.
Abagond 
*typo
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