The Carpal Tunnel of Love
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| “The Carpal Tunnel of Love” | |||||
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| Single by Fall Out Boy from the album Infinity on High |
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| Released |  February 5, 2007 |
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| Format | Digital single | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock Post-hardcore Melodic Hardcore |
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| Length | 3:23 | ||||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen Island Def Jam |
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| Producer | Neal Avron | ||||
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"The Carpal Tunnel of Love" is the song on the Fall Out Boy album, Infinity on High. It was originally leaked online by the band, and later given to iTunes as a digital download before Infinity on High was released. In addition, a web-exclusive video was released, but later saw televised airplay on Music Choice On-Demand.
The song was not a true single release, but was simply given out early by the band to give fans a taste of the album. The first true single from the album was "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race".
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[edit] Lyrical content
Many fans consider this song to bear more resemblance to the band's earlier material than much of the Infinity on High album. The lyrics were influenced heavily by the writings of Give Up the Ghost/Some Girls singer and lyricist Wesley Eisold, who sued the band for copyright infringement after the song was released. Eisold was credited in the album liner notes. Fall Out Boy settled out of court. [1].
[edit] Song title
- The song title is a combination of carpal tunnel syndrome and the well known "Tunnel of Love" ride.
[edit] Music video
On February 5, 2007, the music video was made available on Fall Out Boy's website. Apart from the characters of Happy Tree Friends, the video also follows a plot where Cuddles and Giggles have fallen in love at first sight, and tells the story of Cuddles' attempts to express his love, albeit being foiled by a hay feverish Lumpy. In a manner typical of Happy Tree Friends, all the characters in the video including the Fall Out Boy members are killed in a graphic and ultraviolent manner. It was one of the only Happy Tree Friends clips where everyone dies.
[edit] Happy Tree Friends characters in the video
[edit] In Popular Culture
- This song was featured in the Sony video game, MLB 07: The Show.
- This song was featured in Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure 2.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 81 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 67 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 61 |
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[edit] External links
- "The Carpal Tunnel of Love" on Fall Out Boy's website (click "audio" and "video" for content)
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