The Killers make music that continues to break records even if it was released over twenty years ago, “Mr. Brightside” has broken not one but two Guinness World Records.
With a total of 416 weeks as of 4 July, “Mr Brightside” has the longest stay on UK singles chart by a group and the most cumulative weeks on UK singles chart (one song).
The most cumulative weeks on UK singles chart (one song) title was previously held by Frank Sinatra, whose “My Way” spent a total of 122 weeks in the chart between 1969 and 1972 and again when it was re-released in 1994.
The longest stay on the UK singles chart by a group was previously held by Snow Patrol with their hit “Chasing Cars”, which had logged 75 chart weeks as of February 2008 and had gone on to amass a total of 166 weeks in the Top 100 of the UK singles chart by 4 July, this year.
