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"Immortals"
Song

"Immortals" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy for the 2014 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6. An alternative version appears on the band's sixth studio album American Beauty/American Psycho (2015).[3]

The "End Credits" single version was released by Walt Disney Records on October 14, 2014 as a digital download.[4] A 7" vinyl bundled with a poster was released on December 16, 2014.[5]

Background and composition

Disney asked the band to write and perform the song for the film's sequence in which the Big Hero 6 team is transformed from a group of super smart individuals to a band of high-tech heroes. "We went over to Disney and met with the directors," bassist Pete Wentz recalled. "They explained the story to us. It was insane how much it lined up with the way our band saw the world."[6]

Vocalist Patrick Stump said that the song's title was inspired by "the idea of this kid stepping up on behalf of his brother. Your victories aren't exclusively yours, so the fact that all of these people are coming together to help him get to the finish line is really exciting."[7] Wentz further elaborated: "They're testing out their new super suits for the first time in the scene. Some of it works—some of it doesn't. You get the sense that they're stepping into a bigger role. The story's in the DNA of Fall Out Boy. It is an authentic story and it's who our band is—we've always identified with the underdog."[7]

On December 15, when the band's upcoming American Beauty/American Psycho (2015) album was made available for preorder, "Immortals" was revealed to also be included as track 10. On January 12, 2015, the six yet-unreleased songs from the album, including "Immortals" were made available for streaming on YouTube. The band quipped, "according to Baymax [the Big Hero 6 character] this is his favorite song on the record".[8]

Music video

A music video was released with the song, depicting the four members of the band walking up to a jukebox and choosing to play the single. The vinyl record playing the song is white and depicts the face of Baymax from Big Hero 6. The concept of the music video is similar to that of Green Day's "X-Kid".

A second music video for the album version of the song was released on December 24, 2014, composed of scenes taken from Big Hero 6 intertwined with Fall Out Boy performing live. It was released on the 10th day of "12 Days of FOB", an event during which the band posted exclusive videos, pictures or lyrics.[9]

Appearances

A snippet of the song first appeared unannounced in a teaser trailer for Big Hero 6.[2]

Fall Out Boy performed "Immortals" live for the first time on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[10][11] Stump accidentally sang a different version of the song on that performance.[12]

Commercial reception

During the week-ending November 29, 2014, "Immortals" sold 25,000 downloads and peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs and No. 1 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100.[13][14] In American Beauty/American Psycho's release week, "Immortals" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 96. In the week ending March 14, the song re-entered the chart at No. 78 for its second chart week, following Big Hero 6's Academy Awards win for Best Animated Feature.[15]

The song debuted at No. 122 on the UK Singles Chart during the week of October 25, 2014.[16] In American Beauty/American Psycho's third chart week, "Immortals" peaked at No. 84, its fourth chart week (week of February 14, 2015).[17] It notched one week in Australia at No. 82 in mid-January.

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 82
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 84
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[19] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 78
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[21] 7

References

  1. ^ LISTEN: FALL OUT BOY REVEAL DISNEY SOUNDTRACK SONG 'IMMORTALS' gigwise.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Fall Out Boy: ‘Immortals’ Single Review fdrmx.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Fall Out Boy Tweets Immortals twitter.com/falloutboy. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (October 14, 2014). "Hear 'Immortals,' Fall Out Boy's song from the 'Big Hero 6' soundtrack". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Big Hero 6 Bundle – Fall Out Boy 'Immortals' 7″ Vinyl". Disney Music Emporium. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Wentz, Pete (October 14, 2014). "ill be the guard dog of all your fever dreams". PeteWentz.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Walt Disney Records' Big Hero 6 Soundtrack Features Original Song 'Immortals' From Fall Out Boy And Score By Henry Jackman". PR Newswire. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. ^ according to baymax this is his favorite song on the record falloutboy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Fall Out Boy debuts music vid for "Big Hero 6" OST “Immortals” www.panarmenian.net. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. ^ FALL OUT BOY DEBUT IMMORTALS ON JIMMY KIMMEL Kerrang!. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ FALL OUT BOY TAKE TO KIMMEL TO PERFORM ‘IMMORTALS’ Rocksound. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  12. ^ Pete Wentz Tweet on Immortals version twitter.com/petewentz. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  13. ^ Foo Fighters Take 'Highways' To No. 1 on Top Rock Albums Chart. Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "Billboard Chart Search: Artist=All Time Low / Chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100". Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  15. ^ Big Hero 6 wins Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The Verge. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  16. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "CHART: CLUK Update 25.10.2014 (wk42)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 14th February 2015". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (January 19, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Uptown Funk Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  19. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  20. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  21. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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