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It Was Only a Kiss! The Story of The Killers' 'Mr. Brightside'
Season 3
Episode 5
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
Description
There’s quite simply nothing more fascinating in pop music than the ‘sleeper hit’. I can only imagine how a band or artist feels when they introduce themselves to the world to little to no fanfare… then have to swallow their pride, keep on plugging away - and then suddenly blow up almost retroactively.
The rollercoaster ride of ups and downs that surrounded the release of their breakthrough hit 'Mr Brightside' is an example of Rock Music's greatest sleeper hits in 2003… or is it 2004? 2005? It's not that simple.
This is the true story of The Killers' Mr. Brightside, with newly unearthed audio from the band themselves, and Rob Stevenson - the man who 'discovered' the band.
Also contains references to this great oral history of the band