"Nicotine" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco. It appears as the fifth song on the band's fourth studio album, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, which released on October 8, 2013. A music video for the song released in early 2014, with "Nicotine" becoming the album's fourth single on May 6, 2014, alongside a promotional EP.
| "Nicotine" | ||||
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| Single by Panic! at the Disco | ||||
| from the album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! | ||||
| Released | May 6, 2014 | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Butch Walker | |||
| Panic! at the Disco singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Nicotine" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
editWhile in New York, Panic! at the Disco's frontman Brendon Urie began writing "Nicotine" with Amir Salem and band member Dallon Weekes.[1] During this time, Urie was quitting smoking and Salem was going through relationship issues, so they merged the two concepts and wrote about a girl metaphorically being a cigarette.[2]
"Nicotine" personifies addiction, lyrically describing continuing to be in a relationship despite knowing the negative consequences that will follow.[1] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Urie stated "it's that drunk text you know you shouldn’t answer. It feels good in the moment but the next day, you know, you get that shame hangover".[3] This is instrumentally backed by house-style drums with "catchy hooks and powerful guitar riffs".[4]
Music video
editA music video for "Nicotine", directed by Kai Regan, was released on February 28, 2014. The video alternates between black-and-white shots of Urie walking and driving through snow and Urie sulking in a hotel room.[3] On YouTube, the song's video has received over 21 million views.
Track listing
editNicotine EP[5]
- "Nicotine" – 3:06
- "Can't Fight Against the Youth" – 2:44
- "All the Boys" – 3:12
- "Nicotine" (Instrumental) – 3:06
Personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[6]
Panic! at the Disco
- Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, programming, composer
- Dallon Weekes – bass guitar, backing vocals, composer
- Spencer Smith – drums, percussion
Production
- Butch Walker – producer
- Jake Sinclair – audio engineer, mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Amir Salem – audio engineer, recording engineer
- Todd Stopera – audio engineer, recording engineer
- Chris Barrett – assistant recording engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
- Jonathan Allen – additional engineer
- Julian Leaper – concert master
- Rob Mathes – conductor
Additional musicians
- Butch Walker – additional guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Daniels – cello
- Rob Mathes – strings
- Peter Lale – viola
- Emlyn Singleton – violin
- Azeem – composer
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Brendon Urie On 'Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!': Part 1" (YouTube video). Rock Sound. October 7, 2013. Event occurs at 4:29. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|people=ignored (help) - ^ Urie, Brendon (December 15, 2015). "I wrote this with this guy Amir in New York". Genius. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Luerssen, John (February 28, 2014). "Watch Panic! At the Disco Get Addicted to Love in 'Nicotine' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Marzouqi, Razan (October 6, 2013). "Panic! delivers mature, energetic sounds". Daily Trojan. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Nicotine EP - Album by Panic! at the Disco". Apple Music. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Credits / Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! / Panic! At The Disco". Tidal. October 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "American single certifications – Panic! at the Disco – Nicotine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2023.