The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ becomes UK’s official biggest single of all time yet to reach No. 1

The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ has been crowned the UK’s official biggest single of all time yet to reach No. 1, officially overtaking ‘Wonderwall’.

The song was first released in 2003 in a run of 500 singles by British indie label Lizard King. The following year, the band released the UK No. 3 hit ‘Somebody Told Me’, and the re-released 'Mr Brightside' reached its No. 10 peak, before going on to become the longest-running Top 100 hit in the UK.

Mr Brightside, now the most successful single not to reach No. 1, with 5.57m chart sales (including 1.066m actual sales and 530,340,000 streams), is currently in its 408th week in the chart at No. 71 and is still being streamed by the British public 1.8m times a week. It is also the third biggest song of all time in the UK.

Speaking to Official Charts, The Killers reacted to the news: “This Top 10 Award means a lot to us,” they said. “Mr. Brightside has been completely embraced by the British public and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all on the road. Thank you for supporting us. See you soon!”

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