Mr. Brightside BPM

The Killers · Indie & Alternative

Mr. Brightside by The Killers has a tempo of 148 BPM (147.9 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Vivacissimo.

148 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 148 BPM (147.9) · Vivacissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 406 ms
One click: 203 ms
One bar: 1.62 s
Half time / double time: 74 BPM / 296 BPM
Tempo range: 120 – 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 203 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 111 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 148.

Start the tempo trainer at 111 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

74 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
111 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
133 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

Listen to Mr. Brightside on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

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Children of the Grave · Black Sabbath · 148 BPM · 4/4
Cruise · Florida Georgia Line · 148 BPM · 4/4
Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits · 148 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 148 BPM

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Human · The Killers · 136 BPM · 4/4
Somebody Told Me · The Killers · 138 BPM · 4/4
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