Sugar, We're Goin Down
Fall Out Boy
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Am I more than you bargained for yet? I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear 'Cause that's just who I am this week Lie in the grass next to the mausoleum I'm just a notch in your bedpost But you're just a line in a song (A notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song) Drop a heart, break a name We're always sleeping in and sleeping for the wrong team We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it Is this more than you bargained for yet? Oh, don't mind me, I'm watching you two from the closet Wishing to be the friction in your jeans Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him? I'm just a notch in your bedpost But you're just a line in a song (A notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song) Drop a heart, break a name We're always sleeping in and sleeping for the wrong team We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it Down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it We're going down, down (down, down) Down, down (down, down) We're going down, down (down, down) A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it We're going down, down in an earlier round And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
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Written by: Andrew John Hurley, Joseph Mark Trohman, Patrick Martin Stump, Peter Lewis Wentz
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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11 facts about this song
Band Background"Sugar, We're Goin Down" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy.
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Chart Performance"Sugar, We're Goin Down" was released as the lead single from their second studio album "From Under The Cork Tree" in 2005 and it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Fall Out Boy's first top 10 hit.
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Award NominationThe song was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2006.
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CertificationThe song has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over 4 million copies.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song, directed by Matt Lenski, tells a story of a boy with antlers and his love relationship, which won the MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.
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Writing and CompositionThe song was written by band members Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz. It is said to be the band's most cryptic song, with Stump admitting in interviews that even he doesn't know what the song means.
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Cultural Impact"Sugar, We're Goin Down" has been labelled as an iconic pop-punk anthem and is often considered one of Fall Out Boy's signature songs.
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Cover VersionsMany artists have covered the song, including Panic! at the Disco, The Hush Sound, and Daughtry.
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Band RecognitionThe hit single is recognized for significantly increasing Fall Out Boy's popularity and earning them a Best New Artist nomination at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
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Featured In MediaThe song featured in the hit teen drama series "One Tree Hill" and was also used in the popular video game "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock".
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Background VocalsBand member Pete Wentz, who is Fall Out Boy's bassist, provided the background vocals for "Sugar, We're Goin Down". It was one of the few times he'd provided vocals for a Fall Out Boy song.
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