Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time

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"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time - Panic! at the Disco.jpg
Promotional single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Death of a Bachelor
PublishedJ.R. Rotem Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 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
ReleasedDecember 31, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • J.R. Rotem
  • Jake Sinclair

"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] The song is featured in the NBA 2K18 soundtrack.

Contents

Background

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was announced on New Year's Eve 2015 through Panic! at the Disco's official Twitter account. [7] [ non-primary source needed ][ better source needed ] The video of the audio track was uploaded to Fueled By Ramen's official YouTube channel on the same day of its release. [8] [ better source needed ] An official music video for the song was uploaded on May 10, 2016. As of January 2024, the music video has surpassed 63 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [9] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [10] 6
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [11] 46
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 10
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard) [13] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [14] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [15] Gold40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [17] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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