Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
| "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" | |
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| Promotional single by Panic! at the Disco | |
| from the album Death of a Bachelor | |
| Published | Jonathan Rotem Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Beluga Heights Music, Upper Left Music Publishing, Publishing Company TEN AB, Listen to This Shhhh, BMG Platinum Songs, Manes and Reins Publishing, SONGS Music Publishing, Azeem Music, Distilled Music, Kobalt Music |
| Released | December 31, 2015 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2015 |
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| Length | 3:33 |
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| Death of a Bachelor track listing | |
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11 tracks
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"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco released as the second promotional single from the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, released on December 31, 2015.[5] The song features a sample of "Rock Lobster" by new wave band The B-52's.[6] The song is featured in the NBA 2K18 soundtrack.
Background
"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was announced on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2015 through Panic! at the Disco's official Twitter account.[7] The video of the audio track was uploaded to Fueled By Ramen's official YouTube channel on the same day of its release, on December 31.[8] An official music video for the song was uploaded on May 10, 2016. As of April 2017, the music video has surpassed 21 million views.
Music video
The music video is shot from a first-person perspective. It showcases a girl putting on makeup, then being picked up by an Uber that takes her to a nightclub. There, she meets Brendon, who fails to flirt with her at first, but the two end up drinking and dancing together. Instantly, at the line "what are these footprints?/they don't look very human-like," the girl's leg is revealed to be a long tentacle, but she slaps it and it turns back to a human leg. Urie freaks out and tries to get away from her, but she convinces him that he's hallucinating by making him drink more, to the point where he can hardly walk, and the girl calls the Uber once again. When they get to the girl's house, the girl furiously rips off Urie's clothes and her own as she throws Urie by her bed. Immediately, the girl's shadow grows into a tentacle-like creature which chases the naked Urie throughout the house. Urie is cornered in the kitchen and attempts to throw a lamp at the creature but fails. The creature ends up catching Urie by the foot, dragging him to the bedroom, running a tentacle through his stomach and throwing him out the window (the shot where she looks over the balcony at his body is used for the single cover). The creature jumps down to the spot where Urie lays, devours his body and goes to sleep. When the creature wakes up, it vomits Urie's corpse into a waste bin and takes his form. It puts on his clothes from last night and calls the Uber once again, heading to same nightclub where it begins to flirt with a woman before releasing its tentacles again as the video ends with her screaming.
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] | 46 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] | 6 |
| UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[12] | 1 |
| US Billboard Rock Digital Songs[13] | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "PANIC! AT THE DISCO – DEATH OF A BACHELOR". Tuned Up.
- ↑ Lucy, Evan (January 15, 2016). "Death Of A Bachelor channels Brendon Urie's inner Sinatra and vocal versatility - Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ Story, Hannah (January 11, 2016). "Panic At The Disco Death Of A Bachelor". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (14 Januari 2016). "'Death of a Bachelor' review: Panic! at the Disco's marriage of styles". Newsday. Retrieved 16 Januari 2016. Check date values in:
|accessdate=, |date=(help) - ↑ "Panic! At The Disco drop new single, "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time"". Altpress.com. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 13, 2016). "Panic! at the Disco Gets 'Good Time' Rolling in Hot Rock Songs Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic! At The Disco on Twitter: "#DeathOfABachelor drops 1/15! Pre-order on @AppleMusic & get "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" instantly https://t.co/oLibsrsTH9"". Twitter. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Panic! At The Disco: Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time (Audio)". YouTube. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Digital Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Panic! At the Disco Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco - Chart history (Rock Digital Songs)". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time". Music Canada.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 21, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Enter Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time in the search field and then press Enter.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time – Panic! at the Disco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.