The Killers paused their London show to allow fans to watch England reach the Euro 2024 final.
The US rockers were performing their penultimate gig of a six-date residency at London’s The O2 on Wednesday night (10.07.24), when they stopped the performance 10 songs in to enable gig-goers to see the Three Lions defeat Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-final.
Straight after England had secured victory courtesy of Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins’ last-minute strike, The Killers launched into a pulsating version of their megahit ‘Mr. Brightside’.
In a post on their official Instagram account, The Killers wrote: “Tonight we played for England”
During the show, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. wore an England football shirt to show his support to the Three Lions.
In May, ‘Mr. Brightside’ – which was written after frontman Brandon Flowers discovered his girlfriend was cheating on him – became the UK’s biggest single of all time yet to reach number one.
The 2004 indie pop anthem originally peaked at number 10 in the singles charts when it was released 20 years ago, but it has become an iconic track across the UK.
Now, Official Charts has confirmed the song is now “the longest-running Top 100 hit” in its history, making it the biggest top 10 hit of all time.
With combined UK sales and streams of 5.57 million, the song has overtaken Oasis hit ‘Wonderwall’ to take the record.
The Killers told Official Charts: “Thank you so much to all our fans for making ‘Mr. Brightside’ the third biggest song of all time in the UK, and the biggest ever not to have reached Number 1; not yet at least!
“This Top 10 Award means a lot to us, ‘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!”
Official Charts chief executive Martin Talbot described the achievement as “a triumph of extraordinary longevity”.
He added: “It is a song which has lived with so many of us throughout the recent decades of our lives – and, for some, an entire lifetime.”