“Playing The Killers at full volume in the middle of a game during the hydration break. Games never been more gone man”
Whether you like it or not, Mr Brightside by the Killers is the iconic soundtrack to thousands of nights of partying.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a particularly raucous bar, the final few moments of a wedding or a dozen other types of occasion, many people have at some point found themselves bellowing the chorus out with a pint in hand.
Now it seems the song has started making appearances in more place – second half hydration breaks in the World Cup 2026.
The breaks, which essentially divide the game into four quarters, have proved controversial, with many England fans booing the one during the first half of the team’s opening match against Croatia on Wednesday night.
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However the familiar tune was played during the hydration break in the second half, with many fans at the stadium singing along.
There was a bit of a mixed reaction to the popular song being blasted out however – with users on X, formerly known as Twitter, divided.
Some people welcomed the choice, with one writing: “They are legit playing the English national pub anthem during the hydration break..”
Another wrote: “Not sure I’ll ever get over that Mr Brightside hydration break. Soccer.”
A third added: “Watching the footy and the music during the hydration break is Mr Brightside by The Killers …. I would bet good money that it’s one of the few songs that everyone in the world knows pretty much all the words to.”
Another added: “They are legit playing the English national pub anthem during the hydration break.
Not everyone was happy however.
One fan wrote: “Hydration break and if that isn’t bad enough they’re playing Mr Brightside. And just in case that isn’t bad enough, the crowd are singing along to it.”
Another added: “Playing The Killers at full volume in the middle of a game during the hydration break. Games never been more gone man. The Yanks have won.
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