Las Vegas band The Killers lately acquired two Guinness World File titles for his or her iconic 2003 music “Mr. Brightside.”

The awards have been offered to band members Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. by Guinness World Information adjudicator Will Munford previous to the primary live performance of their London tour at The O2 on July 8.

The Killers’ music “Mr. Brightside” holds two Guinness World Information: one for the “Most cumulative weeks on the UK singles chart (one music)”, with 416 weeks as of 4 July 2024, and one other for the “Longest keep on the UK singles chart by a gaggle”, additionally at 416 weeks.

These data have been acknowledged previous to their live performance at The O2 in London on July 8.

In complete, The Killers’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ has spent nearly eight years within the UK Prime 100 singles chart, with 60 separate hits since its launch 20 years in the past.

Brandon Flowers had this to say in regards to the enduring attraction of ‘Mr Brightside’ backstage at The O2:

“It is nonetheless infectious for us. I do know some folks cannot grasp it, however you will see the response (whenever you see it reside).

“It is exhausting to not be moved or excited by it. There’s going to be folks tonight who’ve by no means seen it reside, and there is going to be individuals who’ve seen it 45 occasions.

“And we simply cannot get sufficient of it.”

Will Munford, a Guinness World Information adjudicator, added:

“’Mr Brightside’ has stuffed numerous dance flooring because the mid-2000s and has been liable for many an end-of-night sing-along.

“It was an honor to provide The Killers two Guinness World File titles for the music. It’s a testomony to the music’s skill to be beloved throughout generations and stand the check of time as one of many all-time classics.”

The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” was initially launched in 2003 and re-released in 2004 because the lead single from their debut album, Sizzling Fuss.

Regardless of peaking at quantity 10 on June 5, 2004, it spent just one week within the Prime 20 and 7 weeks within the Prime 40.

In Could 2024, it was recognised because the UK’s greatest single by no means to achieve primary, with mixed gross sales of 5.57 million items (1.066 million gross sales and 530.34 million streams).

Throughout The Killers’ third gig on the London O2 on July 10, 2024, the band coincidentally launched into ‘Mr. Brightside’ simply as England secured their Euro 2024 semi-final victory over the Netherlands.