"This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms...," Fall Out Boy

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paulmcsky said:

"THIS AIN'T A SCENE,IT'S A GOD DAMN ARSE FACE"

GET ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

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I LOVE this song.

I want it on iTunes!

[duh5]

This is growing on me. It's kind of a jam. His vocals could be better though. And everytime I hear it, I swear he's saying "arse face" now.

[hidizzyguy]

Not instant for me on first listen....... i'll get back to you in a week or so

[cactus tree]

Carpal Tunnel of Love is on iTunes, but this isn't. WTF? are they changing the single now or something.

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splitchick59 said:

Carpal Tunnel of Love is on iTunes, but this isn't. WTF? are they changing the single now or something.

noooooo... I hope not, I LOVE arse face!

[paulmcsky]

i haven't listened to the other song but i bet it doesn't have the catchy phrase "this ain't a scene it's a god damn arse face"

[eclectic]

I need an HQ of this, I dont listen to the LQ

[mike]

I soooo sing it arse face.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

I heard this for the first time on Radio 1 today, I thought it was the Backstreet Boys at first!

[paulmcsky]

mike said:

I soooo sing it arse face.

lol me too...and sometimes i try to say "arms race" but i just can't lol

[eclectic]

thanx

[tozion]

splitchick59 said:

Carpal Tunnel of Love is on iTunes, but this isn't. WTF? are they changing the single now or something.

That song's catchier than this one and it sounds more like their last album.

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splitchick59 said:

Carpal Tunnel of Love is on iTunes, but this isn't. WTF? are they changing the single now or something.

Yeah, what the hell. I wanted "Arms Race" to be on iTunes!!

[tozion]

Billboard review:

This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
FALL OUT BOY

Seemingly bored with emo, Fall Out Boy rediscovers the magic of late-'90s teen-pop, offering a shamelessly hook-filled, R&B-infused lead from its upcoming album, "Infinity On High" (due Feb. 6). An ironic but dazzling mix of boy-band antics and punk energy, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" finds Patrick Stump crooning fake soul vocals over a Backstreet Boys' dance groove: "I'm the leading man/And the lies I weave are oh-so intricate," he then admits in the hard-hitting chorus, sugared with doo-wop harmonies. Despite its copy-and-paste feel, "This Ain't" is a powerful and catchy anthem, superbly produced and destined for top 40. —Sven Philipp

[Punchanello]

[duh5]

Pitchfork gives it three stars:

Fall Out Boy are only four albums into their career, but they exist in a climate so temperamental they already feel weary and primed for self-parody. In the video for their new single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", the band use characters from all their past videos, plus a few rock clichés (trashing hotel rooms, visiting the Playboy mansion, recording with a hip-hop producer) for a satire that's unusually self-aware for an emo band-- even one as good-humored and self-effacing as this.

But how’s the single? As self-referential as the video, but without the sense of humor. Incorporating an ill-advised drum machine for its Rob Thomas/Santana-meets-Timberlake verses and pre-chorus, the lyrics reach for more than they can grasp: "I am an arms dealer/ Fitting you with weapons in the form of words" explains the song title, not the metaphor. The stomp of the pre-chorus, and the full-bore, blown-out pop/punk chorus both go a long way towards redeeming that, but there's a telling line at the end of the second chorus-- "Bandwagon's full. Please, catch another"-- implying Fall Out Boy may have become their own guilty pleasure.

[tozion]

#4 on iTunes

[duh5]

Kanye West is remixing this right now.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

This didn't sound great to me from the start.... but it beyond annoys me now. I can't even hear 10 seconds of it without wanting to buy earplugs.

[cactus tree]

duh5 said:

Kanye West is remixing this right now.

"You're the awards dealer
Fitting me with Grammys and AMAs
And European Video Music Awards
As long as awards are given, they better be in my name

this ain't a show, it's a God damn prize race 2x
You are sure that i'm the best

I'm the leading man
In a video that cost one million bucks
Cost one million bucks
My vid for "Touch the Sky"
Had Pam Anderson
Pamela Anderson"

seriously, Kanye did a good remix for Maroon 5's "This Love".

[tozion]

jerseyboy said:

This didn't sound great to me from the start.... but it beyond annoys me now. I can't even hear 10 seconds of it without wanting to buy earplugs.

It doesn't annoy me, but I'm bored with it. I was never really in love with it to begin with, but it just got more boring to me.

[cactus tree]

I still love this, but I was getting a bit annoyed because it seems to be Greek week at my college and some frat used the first part of it in this video they kept airing on loop. Right after it was some of "We Fly High".

[tozion]

#3 on iTunes

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tozion said:

jerseyboy said:

This didn't sound great to me from the start.... but it beyond annoys me now. I can't even hear 10 seconds of it without wanting to buy earplugs.

It doesn't annoy me, but I'm bored with it. I was never really in love with it to begin with, but it just got more boring to me.

Yeah me too. I would have bought it on iTunes about 2 or 3 weeks ago, but now I don't want to buy it...