But It's Better If You Do
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| Single by Panic! at the Disco | ||
| from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | ||
| Released | May 16, 2006 (UK) July 5, 2006 (US) |
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| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | Dang! Studios (Lewisville, Texas) | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 3:25 | |
| Label | Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jessica Eledge | |
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| Panic! at the Disco singles chronology | ||
| "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (2006) |
"But It's Better If You Do" (2006) |
"Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (2006) |
"But It's Better If You Do" is the third single by the alternative band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005). It was released on 4 May 2006 on Compact Disc. The song was written by Ryan Ross. This is the third single to be released by Panic at the Disco, though the second to be made into a video. The title is a quote from the movie Closer. In the movie, Natalie Portman says, "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off- but it's better if you do." "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" is also the title of another song by Panic! at the Disco.
"It's a song about being in a strip club but not actually liking being in there. So I wanted it to be about the sort of complex inner-monologue," he said. "It's not completely fiction, though. It's based on a scenario when I was going through a breakup with a girl, and I was in one of these clubs but wishing I didn't have to be. Because in reality, I don't like strip clubs. I think they're kinda eh," says Ryan Ross.
Ross went on to say, "When I wrote it, I never thought about it being played in strip clubs. But I guess it would be kind of a change from what they usually play in there," he said. "It would be a surreal experience, for sure. I think the tempo is too fast, though. So maybe someone would have to do a chopped and screwed version or something."
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[edit] Chart Performance
Following release in the USA, the single debuted at number 4 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, before dropping to number 8 on the chart dated September 23, 2006. Thus far it has peaked at number 81 on the Pop 100 chart, and number 74 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart.
[edit] Single cover
The single cover is a direct reference to the movie Casablanca, featuring a stylized version of one of that film's promotional posters and DVD cover artwork. The cover may also be a loose connection to My Chemical Romance's album cover for Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, however none of the band members have confirmed or denied it.
[edit] Track listing
UK CD/Digital - May 2006
- But It's Better If You Do
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies (91X Acoustic Session)
UK 7" Poster Bag - May 2006
- A. But It's Better If You Do
- B. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage (Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix)
UK 7" Colored Viny - May 2006
- A. But It's Better If You Do
- B. I Write Sins Not Tragedies (iTunes Session)
WMI CD - October 2006
- But It's Better If You Do
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies (91X Acoustic Session)
WMI CD/Digital - September 2006
- But It's Better If You Do
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies (91X Acoustic Session)
- Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off (Live in Denver)
[edit] Music Video
At the beginning of the song's music video, the song playing in the background is "Intermission", the song preceding "But It's Better If You Do" on the CD.
The music video begins with a black and white introduction of the band's lead singer, Brendon Urie, arguing with a woman, presumably his wife. She is worried that he will go to an "illegal strip club." He denies it, and ends up going anyway.
The music video continues with the song in the overview of the strip joint. There Urie sees a woman who seems to be unusually interested in him. They retreat to a private room. The two begin to kiss, and Urie removes his mask. The woman likewise removes her mask to reveal that she was in fact his wife. A quick slap to Urie's face and his wife turns to leave. As she gains headway, however, the police bust into the club and arrest her. Urie brawls with the chief, but is apprehended. They both are put into a police car, smile menacingly at one and another, and the scene fades.
The video for "But It's Better If You Do" debuted on Total Request Live daily countdown on June 29, 2006 at #8.
| Panic! at the Disco |
| Brendon Urie | Ryan Ross | Jon Walker | Spencer Smith |
| Brent Wilson |
| Discography |
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| Albums/EPs: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | Live Session EP |
| Singles: The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage | I Write Sins Not Tragedies | But It's Better If You Do | Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off | Build God, Then We'll Talk |
