Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
Promotional single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Death of a Bachelor
Published Jonathan Rotem Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Beluga Heights Music, Upper Left Music Publishing, Publishing Company TEN AB, Listen to This Shhhh, BMG Platinum Songs, Manes and Reins Publishing, SONGS Music Publishing, Azeem Music, Distilled Music, Kobalt Music
Released December 31, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • JR Rotem
  • Jake Sinclair
Death of a Bachelor track listing

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco released as the second promotional single from the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, released on December 31, 2015.[5] The song features a sample of "Rock Lobster" by new wave band The B-52's.[6]

Background

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was announced on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2015 through Panic! at the Disco's official Twitter account.[7] The video of the audio track was uploaded to Fueled By Ramen's official YouTube channel on the same day of its release, on December 31.[8] An official music video for the song was uploaded on May 10, 2016. As of April 2017, the music video has surpassed 21 million views.

Music video

The music video is shot from a first-person perspective. It showcases a girl putting on makeup, then being picked up by an Uber that takes her to a nightclub. There, she meets Brendon, who fails to flirt with her at first, but the two end up drinking and dancing together. Instantly, at the line "what are these footprints?/they don't look very human-like," the girl's leg is revealed to be a long tentacle, but she slaps it and it turns back to a human leg. Urie freaks out and tries to get away from her, but she convinces him that he's hallucinating by making him drink more, to the point where he can hardly walk, and the girl calls the Uber once again. When they get to the girl's house, the girl furiously rips off Urie's clothes and her own as she throws Urie by her bed. Immediately, the girl's shadow grows into a tentacle-like creature which chases the naked Urie throughout the house. Urie is cornered in the kitchen and attempts to throw a lamp at the creature but fails. The creature ends up catching Urie by the foot, dragging him to the bedroom, running a tentacle through his stomach and throwing him out the window (the shot where she looks over the balcony at his body is used for the single cover). The creature jumps down to the spot where Urie lays, devours his body and goes to sleep. When the creature wakes up, it vomits Urie's corpse into a waste bin and takes his form. It puts on his clothes from last night and calls the Uber once again, heading to same nightclub where it begins to flirt with a woman before releasing its tentacles again as the video ends with her screaming.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 46
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 6
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[12] 1
US Billboard Rock Digital Songs[13] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "PANIC! AT THE DISCO – DEATH OF A BACHELOR". Tuned Up.
  2. ↑ Lucy, Evan (January 15, 2016). "Death Of A Bachelor channels Brendon Urie’s inner Sinatra and vocal versatility - Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Story, Hannah (January 11, 2016). "Panic At The Disco Death Of A Bachelor". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (14 Januari 2016). "‘Death of a Bachelor’ review: Panic! at the Disco’s marriage of styles". Newsday. Retrieved 16 Januari 2016. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Panic! At The Disco drop new single, "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time"". Altpress.com. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  6. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 13, 2016). "Panic! at the Disco Gets 'Good Time' Rolling in Hot Rock Songs Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Panic! At The Disco on Twitter: "#DeathOfABachelor drops 1/15! Pre-order on @AppleMusic & get "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" instantly https://t.co/oLibsrsTH9"". Twitter. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04. External link in |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Panic! At The Disco: Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time (Audio)". YouTube. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  9. ↑ "Panic at the Disco – Chart history" Billboard Digital Songs for Panic at the Disco.
  10. ↑ "Panic at the Disco – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Panic at the Disco.
  11. ↑ "Panic! At the Disco – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Panic! At the Disco. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-01-22" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Panic at the Disco - Chart history (Rock Digital Songs)". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time – Panic! at the Disco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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