Emperor's New Clothes (song)
| "Emperor's New Clothes" | ||||||||||||
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| Single by Panic! at the Disco | ||||||||||||
| from the album Death of a Bachelor | ||||||||||||
| Released | October 21, 2015 | |||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||||||||||
| Length | 2:38 | |||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Jake Sinclair | |||||||||||
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"Emperor's New Clothes" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco released as the third single from the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, on October 21, 2015 through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2.
The song was written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Lauren Pritchard, Sam Hollander and Dan Wilson. It was produced by Jake Sinclair. The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube the day of its release,[2] and serves as a sequel to the music video of "This is Gospel". "Emperor's New Clothes" was nominated for Best Track at the 2016 Kerrang! Awards.[3]
Music video
The music video for the song "Emperor's New Clothes" was uploaded to Fueled by Ramen's official YouTube page on October 21, 2015.[4] The video was directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, who produced by and directed Panic! at the Disco's music video for "This is Gospel", from the album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (2013). The music video takes place following the events that happened in the video for "This is Gospel" and sees Urie's transition at the moment when his body dies and his soul heads off into a white light. “Emperor’s New Clothes” takes over as Brendon begins searching through the white light and fog, only to be dropped through a trap door down into Hell and darkness. Looking for love in "This Is Gospel," he finds a transformation into a symbol of evil and desire for power.[5]
"Emperor's New Clothes" was named Video of the Year on Rock Sound's annual reader's poll in 2015.[6] "Emperor's New Clothes" was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards.[7] The music video has surpassed 90 million views, making it the most watched video of Death of a Bachelor.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 68 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
References
- ↑ Smith, Troy L. (January 14, 2016). "Panic! at the Disco feels more alive than ever on 'Death of a Bachelor'". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic! At The Disco's New Music Video Is The Creepiest Thing You'll See All Week". Buzzfeed.com. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Kerrang! Awards nominations list in full". The Bolton News. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Panic! At The Disco: Emperor's New Clothes [OFFICIAL VIDEO". YouTube. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Stumme, Clifford (2015-10-22). "What does "Emperor's New Clothes" by Panic! at the Disco mean?". Cliffordstumme.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Rock Sound Readers' Poll 2015: The Full Results - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Whitt, Cassie (March 18, 2016). "Here are the nominees for the 2016 AP Music Awards!". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Panic at the Disco.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Panic at the Disco.