Girls / Girls / Boys
| "Girls / Girls / Boys" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Panic! at the Disco | ||||
| from the album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2013 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Butch Walker | |||
| Panic! at the Disco singles chronology | ||||
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"Girls / Girls / Boys" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco. It was released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, on October 8, 2013. The music video for the song, directed by DJay Brawner, was also released on the day after. It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. It was also the final single released while drummer Spencer Smith was part of the band.
Writing and composition
The song was co-written by Dallon Weekes and Brendon Urie.[3][4] The lyrics have been described as "racy",[5][4] as the song depicts a love triangle complicated by differing sexual orientations,[6] and is also derived from Urie's previous experiences with homosexuality and bisexuality.[7] In a 2018 interview with Paper, Urie stated the song was a recollection of his first threesome experience.[8]
The bass line of "Girls / Girls / Boys" is performed by Weekes,[9] who was compared to Duran Duran bassist, John Taylor.[10]
In an interview with Bass Player in December 2013, Weekes commented on the song's bass line.
"I wrote that on my own, and nobody really wanted to use it for the album. I was actually going to give it to a friend of mine in the band Neon Trees to use. But as we moved on with the writing, I tried to figure out what it was that I liked so much about the song, and I realized it was the bass line. So I took that from it, and we ended up writing a totally different song around it."[9]
Music video
The music video for "Girls / Girls / Boys" was directed by DJay Brawner and released the day after the single.[11] The video was compared to the music video of D'Angelo's, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)",[5] which Urie cited as an inspiration to the video.[4] The video uses the same black background as Untitled, and is also done in a single shot, pulling back to show a nude male, and stopping just before showing the pubic region. [12] A director's cut of the music video was released on July 28, 2014. The version is identical to the original, except it includes two women kissing each other and heavily touching Urie near the end of the video.[13][14]
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] | 31 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- 1 2 Pettigrew, Jason. "Panic! At The Disco Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Review: Panic! At The Disco – 'Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!'".
- ↑ Papadatos, Markos. "Review: Panic! at The Disco back with new single 'Girls/Girls/Boys'". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Coulehan, Erin. "Panic at the Disco Get Racy, Recreate D'Angelo's 'Untitled'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- 1 2 Kraus, Brian. "Panic! At The Disco release "Girls/Girls/Boys" music video and announce headlining tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ Sargent, Jordan. "Panic! at the Disco's 'Girls/Girls/Boys' Video Spoofs D'Angelo's Nudity". Spin. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ James, Nicole. "Panic! At the Disco's Brendon Urie Reveals "Homosexual Experiences"". Fuse. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ Hazehurst, Beatrice (July 6, 2018). "Brendon Urie Lays It All Out". Paper. Paper Communications. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- 1 2 D’Auria, Jon. "Dallon Weekes: Modern Meets Vintage". Bass Player. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "'Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die' review: Eclectic Panic! At the Disco". Newsday. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "DJay Brawner On Directing Panic! At The Disco's 'Girls/Girls/Boys' Music Video". Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/10/18/237010371/a-remake-of-dangelos-untitled-video-asks-still-unanswered-questions
- ↑ "Panic! At The Disco release "Girls/Girls/Boys" (Director's Cut) music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic! At the Disco Reveal 'Girls/Girls/Boys' Director's Cut Video". RockSound. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Panic! at the Disco – Girls/Girls/Boys". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.