The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage

"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	SOMD! Studios (College Park, Maryland), Dang! Studios (Lewisville, Texas), 2004
Genre	Pop punk electropop dance-punk
Length	2:54
Label	Fueled by Ramen Decaydance
Composer(s)	Ryan Ross Brendon Urie Spencer Smith
Lyricist(s)	Ryan Ross
Producer(s)	Matt Squire
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" (2005) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (2006)

"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" (often shortened to "The Only Difference...") is the debut single and second track from American rock band Panic! at the Disco's debut studio album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). It achieved some commercial success and exposed the band to an audience, subsequently reaching number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100. No music video was ever made for it.

Like several of Panic! at the Disco's song titles on A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, the title of this track is paraphrased from the novel Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk.

Remix

The Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix of the song is featured in the film Snakes on a Plane. It is also featured as the B-side to the group's next single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".

Track listing

Digital download single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage"	2:54

U.S. promotional CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage"	2:54

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	77
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)	5
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.