American Beauty/American Psycho (song)
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"American Beauty/American Psycho" is a song by the American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on December 15, 2014, as the second UK radio single from their sixth studio album, American Beauty/American Psycho (2015). An accompanying music video was released.
Recording
"American Beauty/American Psycho" was written by Fall Out Boy and produced by SebastiAn. Bassist Pete Wentz commented, "It's a little bit wrong but it's the right thing for us to do. Once we got that song and a few others, it really felt like the [album] came together as a body of work."[2] It samples Motley Crüe's song "Too Fast for Love".[3] The song is vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump's favorite track from American Beauty/American Psycho; he stated, "It's the right level of artistically interesting, but also just fun."[4]
Release
While receiving a radio premiere in the UK a month earlier, the track was officially released worldwide on the same day as the promotional single "The Kids Aren't Alright", to coincide with the release of the album preorder, track listing and album cover. Only in the UK, it was commissioned to radio as the album's second single.[5]
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was released on the same day, featuring a ballerina and a peculiar child (who is on the album cover) with his face painted with a black American flag. Filmed with a gritty, shaky cinematography, the ballerina fights off a group of muscular bad guys, while the child receives the injuries gracefully inflicted on the bad guys, and eventually starts spitting up a black liquid. The four band members come in at the end to remove the bodies, and then another child enters, implying a repeating cycle.[6][7]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at No. 147 on the UK Singles Chart,[8] reached No. 89 in its third chart week (week ending January 24, 2015)[9] and peaked at No. 61 the week after. It also debuted at No. 15 on US Hot Rock Songs on the strength of digital downloads.
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] | 61 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] | 15 |
References
- ^ Fall Out Boy Announce New Album ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’, Premiere Title Track Music Feeds. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy's New Album Zeroes In On Rock's Cultural Relevance Fuse. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy Talk New Album, Motley Crue & Grateful Dead Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy. "American Beauty/American Psycho Q&A Video". twitter.com/FallOutBoy. Fall Out Boy. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy Announces ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’ Album, Shares Title Track. Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ Watch Fall Out Boy's Ass-Kicking "American Beauty/American Psycho" Fuse. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Fall Out Boy's "American Beauty/American Psycho" Music Video is Creepy, Nonsensical and Cinematic Music Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 27.12.2014". zobbel.de. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|work=at position 1 (help) - ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 24th January 2015". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 31th January 2015". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
