'High Hopes' | ||||
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from the album Pray for the Wicked | ||||
Released | May 23, 2018 | |||
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'High Hopes' on YouTube |
'High Hopes' is a song by American band Panic! at the Disco. The song was released through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2 Records on May 23, 2018 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked (2018).[3] The song was written and produced by Jake Sinclair and Jonas Jeberg, and co-written by Brendon Urie, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lauren Pritchard, Sam Hollander, William Lobban-Bean, Taylor Parks, and Ilsey Juber; with additional production by Jonny Coffer. It was serviced to alternative radio on July 31, 2018, and impacted hot adult contemporary radio on August 27, 2018, and US pop radio the following day.[4] The music video was also released on August 27, 2018.
'High Hopes' peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting song on the chart, surpassing their 2006 breakout single, the top 10 hit 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'. It is Brendon's second highest charting single after the number two 'Me!' with Taylor Swift. It topped the charts in Mexico and Poland, and reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland; as well as the top twenty in Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore and the United Kingdom, becoming their highest-charting single worldwide. It also became the act's first single to top one of Billboard's Dance/Electronic charts, reaching number-one on its Dance/Mix Show Airplay list in February 2019.[5][6]
'High Hopes' was written and produced by Jake Sinclair and Jonas Jeberg, and co-written by Brendon Urie, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lauren Pritchard, Sam Hollander, William Lobban-Bean, Taylor Parks, and Ilsey Juber; with additional production by Jonny Coffer. Jeberg, Parks, Juber, and Lobban-Bean began writing the song at a BMI writing camp in Aspen, Colorado in 2015.[7] When the four of them had arrived an hour early, they decided to go into a hot tub together outside. Jeberg has said of the song's conception: 'I was sitting in the hot tub, singing bass notes. We didn't have any instruments because we were in the hot tub. I was singing bass notes and directing chords in that way, and we were brainstorming different lyrics.'[8] Eventually they set up a portable recording studio and began recording a demo version with a beat, horns and vocals. Initially, the song's hook was conceived as a rap song, and they began sending it to different artists who all declined. In 2016, Panic! at the Disco's management company said the band wanted to record the song for their next studio album. In early 2018, lead singer Brendon Urie co-wrote the verses for the 'High Hopes', before Sinclair, Jeberg and Coffer were brought in to finish the production.[7][8]
Following the success of Death of a Bachelor, Urie was given the rest of 2017 off by the band's record label, Fueled by Ramen, but Urie felt compelled to continue writing music during his time off. The writing process began a month before Urie made his debut in Kinky Boots when he wrote the chorus of 'High Hopes'. Urie stated that writing the record took about four months total in the span of a year and a half.[citation needed]
The song is included as part of the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game NHL 19.[9]
In 2019, the Brazilian digital platform Globoplay used the song in their commercial.
The song is written in the key of F major with a tempo of 82 beats per minute.[10] During their live performances, it sang in the key of Eb major.
The audio track was uploaded to Panic! at the Disco's official YouTube channel on the same day of its release, on May 23, 2018. An official music video for the song was uploaded on August 27, 2018. As of April 2019, the music video has surpassed 257 million views. The video was filmed in the Downtown area of Los Angeles, California, primarily at 705 West 9th Street.[citation needed]
The video features lead vocalist Brendon Urie walking through LA as passersby bump into him. Eventually, he sizes up a skyscraper with a glass exterior. Determined, he presses a foot to the glass, flips horizontally, and begins walking up the outside of the wall. People flock to the base of the building, recording Urie and watching with awe. He waves to the people below and inside the building, and finally gets to the roof as the crowd below applauds. As the sun sets, he joins the rest of the band on the roof and continues to sing the final chorus of the song.
Paste magazine described it as having 'a blaring brass section' and 'crisp vocals'.[11]Rolling Stone described it as 'upbeat' and having 'punchy horns'.[12]
'High Hopes' has peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Panic! at the Disco's highest-charting song, exceeding the peak of 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies', which reached number seven 13 years ago.[13] Also in the United States, it reached number one on the Radio Songs airplay chart, marking their first leader there. Worldwide, the song has charted highly, reaching number seven in Australia and number twelve in the United Kingdom, also becoming their highest charting song in those countries. Also, 'High Hopes' is the fourth song to top the Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs and Alternative Songs charts simultaneously since the Adult Pop Songs chart began in Billboard in March 1996, the Pop Songs chart began in October 1992 and the Alternative Songs chart began in September 1988.[14]Also, with 14 weeks on top of Radio Songs, 'High Hopes' tied Alicia Keys' 'No One' and Celine Dion's 'Because You Loved Me' for fifth longest-leading number one on the Radio Songs chart, which began in 1990.[15] And with 15 weeks on top of Adult Pop Songs, 'High Hopes' is now the longest-leading No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart of the 2010s, which began in Billboard's pages in March 1996. [16] 'High Hopes' also has the distinction of being the first Panic! at the Disco song to register on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at #11.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[81] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[82] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[83] | Gold | 20,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[84] | 4× Platinum | 320,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[85] | Platinum | 90,000^ |
France (SNEP)[86] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[87] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[88] | Platinum | 50,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI)[89] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[90] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[91] | Gold | 5,000 |
Poland (ZPAV)[92] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[93] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[94] | Platinum | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[95] | Platinum | 600,000 |
United States (RIAA)[96] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
Cerita silat online. *sales figures based on certification alone |
Panic! at the Disco discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Music videos | 28 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 25 |
Panic! at the Disco is an American rock band that originated in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their 2005 debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200, and has sold more than 2.2 million copies[1] since its September 2005 release, spearheaded by the quadruple platinum top 10 hit single, 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'. The band's second album, Pretty. Odd., was released on March 21, 2008, entering the US chart at, and peaking at, number 2. Their third effort, Vices & Virtues, was released on March 18, 2011, and peaked at number 7 in the US. Their fourth album, 2013's Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, entered the US chart at, and peaked at, number 2, and contained the platinum certified lead single 'Miss Jackson'. The band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, was released in January 2016 and became their first number-one album in the US. Their sixth and most recent album, Pray for the Wicked, was released on June 22, 2018.
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US [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | BEL (FL) [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | |||||
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out |
| 13 | 11 | 37 | 43 | -- | 98 | 41 | 7 | 63 | 17 |
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Pretty. Odd. |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 71 | 2 |
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Vices & Virtues |
| 7 | 6 | 51 | 71 | 17 | 64 | 76 | 21 | 90 | 29 |
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Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! |
| 2 | 26 | 70 | 79 | 8 | 99 | 77 | 15 | -- | 10 |
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Death of a Bachelor |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 4 |
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Pray for the Wicked |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
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'—' denotes a release that did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US [2] | ||
Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) |
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..Live in Chicago |
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iTunes Live |
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All My Friends We're Glorious: Death of a Bachelor Tour Live[23] |
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Introducing.. Panic at the Disco |
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Panic! at the Disco Video Catalog |
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Nicotine EP |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [24] | US Alt. [25] | US Rock [26] | AUS [3] | CAN [27] | GER [7] | IRL | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | UK [11] | ||||
'The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage' | 2005 | 77 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| A Fever You Can't Sweat Out |
'I Write Sins Not Tragedies' | 2006 | 7 | 12 | -- | 12 | -- | 66 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 25 |
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'But It's Better If You Do' | --[A] | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 89 | 10 | 23 |
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'Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off' | --[B] | 28 | -- | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 39 |
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'Build God, Then We'll Talk' | 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Nine in the Afternoon' | 2008 | 51 | 8 | -- | 19 | 48 | -- | 39 | 86 | 28 | 13 |
| Pretty. Odd. |
'Mad as Rabbits' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96 | |||
'Northern Downpour' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'New Perspective' | 2009 | --[C] | -- | -- | 69 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Jennifer's Body soundtrack | |
'The Ballad of Mona Lisa' | 2011 | 89 | 24 | 39 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 |
| Vices & Virtues |
'C'mon' (with fun.) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | non-album single | ||
'Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)' | -- | -- | -- | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Vices & Virtues | ||
'Mercenary' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Batman: Arkham City – The Album | ||
'Let's Kill Tonight' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Vices & Virtues | ||
'Miss Jackson' (featuring Lolo) | 2013 | 68 | 7 | 11 | -- | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61 |
| Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! |
'This Is Gospel' | 87 | 25 | 12 | -- | 95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 179 |
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'Girls / Girls / Boys' | -- | -- | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Hallelujah' | 2015 | 40 | 11 | 3 | -- | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81 |
| Death of a Bachelor |
'Victorious'[31] | 89 | 11 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 194 |
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'Emperor's New Clothes' | 68 | -- | 5 | 116 | 89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88 |
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'Death of a Bachelor' | 2016 | 92 | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' | 2018 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 90 | --[D] | -- | -- | -- | --[E] | 48 |
| Pray for the Wicked |
'High Hopes' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 [34] | 5 | 16 [35] | 12 |
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'Hey Look Ma, I Made It' | 2019 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 127 | 59 | -- | -- | 79 | --[F] | 86 | ||
'—' denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US [41] | US Rock [26] | AUS [42] | CAN [27] | IRL [43] | NZ Heat. [44][45] | UK [46] | |||||
'LA Devotee' | 2015 | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Death of a Bachelor | |
'Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time' | 2016 | --[G] | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Crazy=Genius' | -- | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Golden Days' | -- | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'The Good, the Bad, and the Dirty' | -- | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'House of Memories' | -- | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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'Impossible Year' | -- | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'Bohemian Rhapsody' | 64 | 7 | 64 | --[H] | -- | -- | 80 |
| Suicide Squad: The Album | ||
'(Fuck A) Silver Lining' | 2018 | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | Pray for the Wicked | ||
'Roaring 20s' | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||||
'King of the Clouds' | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'Dancing's Not a Crime' | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'Dying in LA' | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'One of the Drunks' | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'Old Fashioned' | -- | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'The Overpass' | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
'The Greatest Show' | --[I] | 10 | 120 | --[J] | 82 | 21 | 39 | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | |||
'—' denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Song | Year | Album |
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'7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)' | 2005 | Take This To Your Grave by Fall Out Boy |
'The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage' (Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix) | 2006 | Snakes on a Plane: The Album |
'This Is Halloween' | The Nightmare Before Christmas | |
'Open Happiness' | 2008 | Advertisement for Coca Cola, featured with members of Fueled By Ramen |
'One of Those Nights' | 2008 | Whisper War by The Cab |
'20 Dollar Nosebleed' | 2009 | Folie à Deux by Fall Out Boy |
'What A Catch Donnie' | 2009 | Folie à Deux by Fall Out Boy |
'New Perspective' | 2009 | Jennifer's Body |
'Mercenary' | 2011 | Batman: Arkham City – The Album |
'Love In The Middle of a Firefight' | 2014 | Money Sucks,Friends Rule by Dillion Francis |
'Keep on Keeping On' | 2014 | Travie McCoy Single |
'Molly' | 2015 | Professional Rapper by Lil Dicky |
'It Remembers' | 2016 | Low Teens by Every Time I Die |
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Queen Cover) | 2016 | Suicide Squad: The Album |
'The Greatest Show' | 2018 | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined |
'Roses' | 2018 | Friends Keep Secrets by Benny Blanco and Juice Wrld |
'Earth' | 2019 | Lil Dicky single |
'Me!' | 2019 | Taylor Swift single |
Title | Length | Year | Notes |
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'Back Around' | 3:26 | 2013 |
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'Feels Like Christmas' | 2:50 | 2017 |
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'It's Almost Halloween' | 3:55 | 2008 |
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'It's True Love' | 2007 |
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'Lullaby' | 2:03 | 2009 |
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'Night Birds' | 2016 |
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Year | Song | Director |
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2006 | 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'[48] | Shane Drake |
'But It's Better If You Do' | ||
'Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off' | Travis Kopach | |
2007 | 'Build God, Then We'll Talk' | Unknown |
2008 | 'Nine in the Afternoon' | Shane Drake |
'Mad as Rabbits' | Shane Valdés | |
'That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)' | Alan Ferguson | |
'Northern Downpour' | Behn Fannin | |
'It's Almost Halloween' | Unknown[49] | |
2009 | 'New Perspective' | Kai Regan |
2011 | 'The Ballad of Mona Lisa' | Shane Drake |
'The Overture'[50] | ||
'Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)' | ||
'Let's Kill Tonight' | Unknown | |
2013 | 'Miss Jackson' | Jordan Bahat |
'This Is Gospel' | Daniel Cloud Campos | |
'Girls / Girls / Boys' | DJay Brawner | |
2014 | 'Nicotine' | Kai Regan |
'This Is Gospel (Piano Version)' | Scantron & Mel Soria | |
2015 | 'Hallelujah' | NORTON |
'Emperor's New Clothes' | Daniel Cloud Campos | |
'Victorious' | Brandon Dermer | |
'Death of a Bachelor' | Scantron & Mel Soria | |
2016 | 'Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time' | Tim Hendrix |
'LA Devotee' | Scantron & Mel Soria | |
2018 | 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)' | Daniel Cloud Campos & Spencer Susser |
'Hey Look Ma, I Made It' | Brandon Dermer | |
'High Hopes' | Brendan Walter & Mel Soria | |
2019 | 'Dancing's Not A Crime' | Brandon Dermer |