"The Last of the Real Ones" | ||||
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Single by Fall Out Boy | ||||
from the album Mania | ||||
Released | September 14, 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:50 | |||
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Producer(s) | Illangelo [1] [2] | |||
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"The Last of the Real Ones" on YouTube |
"The Last of the Real Ones" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on September 14, 2017 in North America and September 15, 2017 worldwide. It was released as the third single from the band's seventh studio album, Mania (2018). The song was played live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 18, 2017, after being debuted at House of Blues in Chicago on September 16. [3] [4]
The song was released to alternative radio on May 1, 2018. [5] On June 28, 2018, a remix was released featuring Bülow and MadeinTYO. [6]
The song is featured in the soundtrack of NBA 2K19 .[ citation needed ]
Pete Wentz described the song as "the closest thing to a love song we've had but it's pretty fucking twisted still." [7]
Critics have described the song as pop rock, [8] [9] synth-pop, [10] electronic rock, [11] rock, [2] and Europop. [12]
The music video for "The Last of the Real Ones" debuted on the same day as the single was released. It features Wentz being attacked by llamas with a shovel after being tied up in the back of a car. [13]
It bears a striking resemblance to the music video for Kanye West's song "Flashing Lights" where Kanye is similarly tied up in the back of a car and is attacked by a woman with a shovel. [14] The video was directed by the duo Mccoy | Meyer. [15]
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Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [17] | 83 |
Finland Download (Latauslista) [18] | 16 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [19] | 7 |
Portugal (AFP) [20] | 98 |
UK Singles (OCC) [21] | 84 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [22] | 23 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [23] | 5 |
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [24] | 42 |
Chart (2017) | Position |
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US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [25] | 75 |
Chart (2018) | Position |
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [26] | 100 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [27] | Silver | 200,000 |
United States (RIAA) [28] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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It speaks volumes that The Weeknd producer Illangelo's contribution to M A N I A, "The Last of the Real Ones," actually turns out to be one of the album's most propulsive rock tracks.
'The Last of the Real Ones' is marginally better in a Europop sort of way but doesn't really connect.