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Emperor's New Clothes
Panic! At The Disco
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- Album
- Death of a Bachelor
- Released
- 2016
- Genres
- emo
- Length
- 2:39
- Tempo
- 94 BPM
- Label
- Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen
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About this song
"Emperor's New Clothes" is the fourth track and single from Panic! At The Disco's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, released on January 15, 2016. Its title is a spin-off of Hans Christian Andersen's children's tale of the same name, and the music video shows Brendon Urie falling into a dark world, dying, and transforming into a demon.
What it's about
The song takes its title from the story of a ruler conned into wearing invisible clothes that only the intelligent supposedly can see. Urie is aware of his own foolishness, unlike the emperor, yet still wants the glory.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “I'm A Fucking Emperor by Jazzw4ve”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Emperor's New Clothes by NateWantsToBattle”.
- Written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Lauren Pritchard, Sam Hollander and Dan Wilson.
- Produced by Jake Sinclair.
- Recorded at Urielectric.