This song peaked at number 2 in 1991 in the UK. 20 years later I went to Hyde Park to watch a gig by myself for the first time and my life changed forever. I used to by incredibly shy, introverted, would never do anything because I didn't have anyone to do It with, all of a sudden I released I could go to these things by myself, make some temporary friends while I'm there and then be myself safe in the knowledge there'd be no judgement the next day. It was incredibly liberating to 19 year-old me.
Anyway, I went because The Killers were the headline act, and their set was incredible, but one of the support slots were filled by James who I sort of knew of but wasn't that excited by. On they come for their set at like 3 in the afternoon and they were fantastic, but I was adamant through that under no circumstances would I end up sitting down during the chorus of the big one. Suffice to say they closed their set with it and the combination of a lot of cider and some pretty girls who needed to be impressed meant I was on my arse each time they said it, hands in the air, shouting to the heavens.
