Song:I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Album:A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
I Write Sins Not Tragedies was a top ten hit in 2005. It was from Panic! At The Disco's debut album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. It's their best selling album to date. Panic! At The Disco are from Las Vegas. Guitarist Ryan Ross and drummer Spencer Smith were childhood friends who were high school classmates. They invited bassist Brent Wilson from a nearby high school and he brought his friend Brendon Urie to try out. Urie was made lead singer during rehearsals. At first they were a Blink-182 cover band. A demo was sent to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and he signed Panic! At The Disco to his Decaydance label distributed by Fueled By Ramen and Elektra. They hadn't even played a live gig yet and they are signed to a major label. They moved to Maryland to record A Fever you Can't Sweat Out with producer Matt Squire. The big surprise was when the single I Write Sins Not Tragedies reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The success was mostly because MTV played the video incessantly and it won the 2006 MTV MVA Video of the Year. The success of the single propelled the album to be certified 3XPlatinum. Brent Wilson was fired in May 2006 for not contributing enough to the band, a claim he disputed. Jon Walker replaced him. The 2008 album Pretty. Odd. was more mellow than the first album so it didn't do as well. When a debut album is successful, fans don't want the music to change. In 2009, Ross and Walker left to form the short lived band The Young Veins. They released one album. After filling in on bass for a tour, Dallon Weekes was made a permanent member of the band for the 2012 album Vices & Virtues. Panic! At The Disco have been consistent sellers since then. Smith left in 2015 and in the studio Urie is a one man band. He hires musicians for touring. High Hopes was a top five hit in 2018. There are no Panic! At The Disco comps but A Fever You Can't Sweat Out is available as a budget CD. Urie recently appeared on Taylor Swift's latest album. They aren't on tour right now so Urie might be recording new music. Here's the video for I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco.
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