Nicotine (song)

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"Nicotine"
Panic at the Disco Nicotine.jpg
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
ReleasedMay 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
Length3:06
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Butch Walker
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"Girls / Girls / Boys"
(2013)		"Nicotine"
(2014)		"Hallelujah"
(2015)
Music video
"Nicotine" on YouTube

"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.

Contents

Background and composition

While 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

A 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

Nicotine EP [5]

  1. "Nicotine" – 3:06
  2. "Can't Fight Against the Youth" – 2:44
  3. "All the Boys" – 3:12
  4. "Nicotine" (Instrumental) – 3:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [6]

Panic! at the Disco

Production

Additional musicians

Certifications

Certifications for "Nicotine"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ Urie, Brendon (December 15, 2015). "I wrote this with this guy Amir in New York". Genius . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Luerssen, John (February 28, 2014). "Watch Panic! At the Disco Get Addicted to Love in 'Nicotine' Video". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Marzouqi, Razan (October 6, 2013). "Panic! delivers mature, energetic sounds". Daily Trojan . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nicotine EP - Album by Panic! at the Disco". Apple Music . Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Credits / Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! / Panic! At The Disco". Tidal. October 7, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "American single certifications – Panic! at the Disco – Nicotine". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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