Death of a Bachelor

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Urie stated that Death of a Bachelor was lyrically inspired by his wife Sarah Urie and his lifestyle, stating: "This whole album was written at my house where she and I live and it reflects very much the lifestyle I was living [while writing it], which is so different from who I used to be." In an interview with Alt 98.7 in mid-2015, he had to say about the album: "It's going to be a little bit different, it's this mix between Sinatra and Queen, if that makes any sense...Every time we do a new album, for me, it's always evolving and changing—in the best way. There's going to be a new energy live." In April 2015, Urie began recording Death of a Bachelor. A small studio had been built and a piano was bought specifically for the album's production. and Urie. Sinclair, who is a friend of Urie's, helped him view the music in "different ways". The song is also where Urie got the album title from. Only one song was cut from the album, "Night Birds" described as a "...Driving arena-rocker with a flashy guitar solo". Urie described the song as "A little too early Butch Walker, but definitely not as good" in an interview with Alternative Press. ==Release==

"Hallelujah" was released as the lead single on April 20, 2015, and serviced to alternative radio. A lyric video was uploaded on the same day and the official music video premiered on July 7, 2015. "Death of a Bachelor" was premiered on Beats 1 on Apple Music by Pete Wentz on September 1, 2015. "Victorious", co-written and produced by CJ Baran, was released for digital download on September 29, 2015, as the second single from the album "Emperor's New Clothes" and its music video was released for digital download on October 21, 2015, as the third official single to coincide with the album's announcement. The official music video for "Death of a Bachelor" was released on YouTube on December 24, 2015. On December 31, 2015, the band made "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" available for streaming. On January 15, 2016, the band premiered the rest of its tracks on its YouTube channel at the same time the album was released. The band went on the Weezer & Panic! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 with Weezer to promote both of their new albums. On September 22, 2016, the official music video for LA Devotee was released on the band's YouTube channel to coincide with the announcement of the Death of a Bachelor Tour. ==Critical reception==

Death of a Bachelor received generally positive reviews from music critics. It holds an average score of 69/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Evan Lucy in Alternative Press writing, "For all of its precocious, borderline bratty moments, Death of a Bachelor is a remarkably nuanced affair...it's hard not to break out in goosebumps and marvel at the moving songwriting." Consequence of Sound panned the songs "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time" and "Crazy=Genius", stating that "['Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time'] lazily squashes together a sample of the B-52s' "Rock Lobster" with lackluster lyrics ("Who are these people/ I just woke up in my underwear") out of tune with their surroundings" and that "'Crazy=Genius'...only serves to remind of how many days have gone by and stand in the way of any musical progress". ==Awards and nominations==

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart dating February 6, 2016, with 190,000 album-equivalent units. It also earned Panic! at the Disco its best sales week yet for an album, as it sold 169,000 in pure album sales. In its second week, the album fell to number 5 on the Billboard 200 while selling 39,000 equivalent album units (down 79 percent). It was the twelfth best-selling album of 2016 with 506,000 copies sold, which also made it the second best selling rock album of 2016. Including streams and tracks sales, the album has totaled 845,000 units in the United States in 2016. The album was also certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States. ==Track listing==

Songwriting credits per booklet. • Sinclair • Suzy Shinn }} • Jonathan Rotem • Teal Douville • Carl Lehman • Jerker Hansson • Urie • Sinclair • Amir Salem • Catherine Pierson • Frederick Schneider • Julian Strickland • Cynthia Wilson • Rick Wilson }} • J.R. Rotem • Sinclair }} • Urie • Aron Wright • Imad Royal • White Sea • Sinclair • Robert William Lamm }} • Sinclair }} • Urie • Sinclair • Lauren Pritchard • Sam Hollander • Dan Wilson }} • Urie • Pritchard • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • Shinn }} • Urie • Hollander • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • Shinn }} • Urie • White Sea • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • Shinn • White Sea }} • Urie • Hollander • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • Shinn }} • Urie • Pritchard • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • Shinn }} • Urie • White Sea • Sinclair }} • Sinclair • White Sea }} • Urie • Hollander • Sinclair }} }} Notes • signifies an additional producer. • "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" samples "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's ==Personnel==

Adapted from the album booklet. Panic! at the Disco • Brendon Urie – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums on all songs except "Hallelujah", background vocals on "Hallelujah", creative and art direction Additional musicians and production • Rob Mathes – horn arrangement, conductor, piano on "Impossible Year" • Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone • Dave Mann – tenor saxophone • Aaron Heick – alto saxophone • Dave Riekenberg – baritone saxophone • Mike Davis – tenor trombone • Randy Andos – bass trombone • Jeff Kievit – trumpet • Tony Kadleck – trumpet on "Death of a Bachelor", "Crazy=Genius", "LA Devotee", "Golden Days" and "Impossible Year"; flugelhorn • Dylan Schwab – trumpet on "Victorious", "The Good, the Bad and the Dirty" and "House of Memories" • White Sea – background vocals on "Victorious", "Hallelujah", additional production on "LA Devotee" and "House of Memories" • Mark Stepro – drums on "Hallelujah" • Nicole Guice – creative and art direction • Zack Cloud Hall – cover photography • Shervin Lainez – portrait photography • The Visual Strategist – layout • Jake Sinclair – producer on all tracks, background vocals on "Victorious", "Hallelujah" • JR Rotem – producer on "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" • Imad Royal – producer on "Hallelujah" • Suzy Shinn – additional production on "Victorious", "Death of a Bachelor", "Crazy=Genius", "LA Devotee", "Golden Days" and "The Good, the Bad and the Dirty", engineer, background vocals on "Victorious", "Death of a Bachelor", "Crazy=Genius", "LA Devotee", "Golden Days" and "The Good, the Bad and the Dirty" • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing on all songs except "Hallelujah" • Michael Brauer – mixing on "Hallelujah" • Pete Lyman – mastering on all songs except "Hallelujah" • Joe LaPorta – mastering on "Hallelujah" ==Charts==

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