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This song was played during the [[2015 Kids' Choice Awards]].
This song was played during the [[2015 Kids' Choice Awards]].


The song was played during the 2015 Major League Baseball Opening Day game on April 4, 2015 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, with Chicago being where the band was formed.
The song was played during the 2015 Major League Baseball Opening Day game on April 5, 2015 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, with Chicago being where the band was formed.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 23:39, 5 April 2015

"Centuries"
Song

"Centuries" (stylized as "Cen†uries") is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released September 9, 2014 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, American Beauty/American Psycho (2015).[3] It was co-written by Fall Out Boy, with two producers. A Gladiator-themed music video was created. The single reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. It reached first position on the UK Rock and Metal Chart. This is also the band's fourth top ten hit and first in eight years since "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" in 2007. Fall Out Boy has played the song numerous times on televised performances.

Background

"Centuries" was written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, J.R. Rotem, Justin Tranter, Raja Kumari and Michael Fonseca in mid-2014 and was produced by Omega and Rotem. Stump originally came forward with the song while Fall Out Boy were on the Monumentour tour with fellow American band Paramore.[4] In an interview with Kerrang!, Wentz described the idea of the song as a "David vs. Goliath story", stating "We wanted to write a song that empowered people who are a little weird."Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

"Centuries" contains a sample of the song "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega re-recorded by American singer Lolo for the track.[5][6]Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Stump described the sample as "a tip of the hat" to "Tom's Diner", a song which the band wanted to "re-inject" into popular culture.

Release

Days after the ending of co-headlining the Monumentour tour with Paramore, on September 4, 2014, Fall Out Boy released a teaser video depicting the title of the song in Morse code.[7] "Centuries" received its worldwide premiere on BBC Radio 1 on September 8, 2014 before being released worldwide the next day.[8]

Critical reception

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"Centuries" has received favourable reviews from music critics. MTV described as the song as "The ultimate battle cry of a track",[9] while Under the Gun described its hook as the band "Taking yet another step in their evolution from pop punk giants to bonafide pop stars."[10]

Vidette provided a positive review, stating "'Centuries' displays a definite pop vibe and certainly does not reflect much of the band’s earlier albums. Fall Out Boy seems to have produced this song with greater musing in mind than their concept album."[11] B-Sides on Air also applauded the song, noting how it acknowledges contemporary radio trends and calling it "An infusion of electronic elements to up the ante on the band's next step in their musical journey". However, the reviewer criticized Stump's vocals as "raw" and "overdone", causing the track to lose its "charm".[2]

Music video

The official music video, which features the band members in a gladiator-style battle, and a cameo from rapper Rick Ross, was released on October 17, 2014.[12] The video features strong Christian imagery and thematic elements, including a scene of a crucified figure, a cross in place of the "T" in the song title, the use of a slingshot against a "giant" (in reference to the Hebrew story of David and Goliath), and an angelic figure depicted as a human with white wings. The "giant" is portrayed by Canadian actor Jon Ambrose,[13] and the band's gladiator doubles were Simu Liu,[14] Ben Devries,[15] Sebastian Deery [16] and Paul Ebejer.[17] "Centuries" was shot on-site at Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[18] Prior to the release of an official music video, Fall Out Boy released a video for "Centuries" filmed in Chicago featuring the use of the mobile app Hyperlapse on September 8, 2014.[19][20]

Commercial performance

"Centuries" debuted at No. 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on Digital Songs with 133,000 first week sales.[21] It also opened at No. 2 on Hot Rock Songs and No. 14 on Alternative Songs.[22] "Centuries" peaked at No. 4 on Alternative in December on strong airplay, the band's third highest position on that chart behind "Dance, Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down". As a cross-over radio success it reached No. 16 on mainstream Pop Songs by January 2015. In its nineteenth week on the Hot 100, it reached No. 12, selling 111,000 downloads that week, and propelling the band to No. 10 on the Artist 100.[23] It eventually peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its 20th week (week ending February 7, 2015; the same as American Beauty/American Psycho's debut), becoming the band's first top 10 in almost eight years after "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" peaked at No. 2 in February 2007;[24] "Centuries" also reached a new high of No. 15 on Pop Songs. In its 21st week, it held at No. 10 on the Hot 100 and reached No. 13 on both Pop and Adult Pop with heavy airplay.

"Centuries" has spent twelve consecutive weeks in the top 20 of the Hot 100 and twenty-two consecutive frames at No. 2 on Hot Rock Songs.[25][26] It was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA on December 4 for sales upward of two million copies. In Australia the song debuted at No. 59 but rose to No. 55 in the following week. "Centuries" debuted at No. 36 on the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at No. 26 in its fifteenth week.[26]

Media usage and live performances

On September 10, 2014, ESPN announced that "Centuries" would serve as the official "anthem" for its coverage of the inaugural College Football Playoff. The song was featured across promotions for the event throughout the season, and during coverage of the event itself.[9][27][28] In a January 2015 interview with FoxSports.com, the band apologized for ESPN's overexposure of the song; it was estimated that across its coverage of the two semi-final bowls, along with the National Championship game, that "Centuries" had been played a total of 45 times.[29] "Centuries" was used by WWE as the official theme song for Friday Night SmackDown's 15th anniversary show.[30][31][32]

Fall Out Boy performed it live for the first time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 17, 2014.[33] They next played on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Suzanne Vega as a special guest on October 29, 2014.[34]

The Vancouver Canucks use an instrumental version of the song for their entrance before each game starts.

This was the song played after the start of engines in the 2015 Daytona 500.

This song was played during the 2015 Kids' Choice Awards.

The song was played during the 2015 Major League Baseball Opening Day game on April 5, 2015 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, with Chicago being where the band was formed.

Track listing

Digital download[35]
  1. "Centuries" – 3:51

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[61] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[8] September 8, 2014 Contemporary hit radio Island
United States[62] September 9, 2014 Modern rock radio
Worldwide[35] Digital download Island
United States[63] October 6, 2014 Hot adult contemporary radio
  • Island
  • Republic

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