"Sugar, We're Goin Down" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released to US radio on April 4, 2005 as the lead single from their second album, From Under the Cork Tree. Two different CD singles were released with different B-sides, Part I with a green cover and Part II with a red cover. With music composed by vocalist Patrick Stump and lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz, the single reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Fall Out Boy's first top-10 hit and exploding the band into the mainstream, exposing them to a new audience. It spent five weeks in the top 10 and 20 weeks in the top 20 out of its 42 chart weeks.
The song became the band's first two-million seller in July 2009,[4] and as of February 2013, has sold 4,639,000 copies in the US.[5] It was upgraded to a 4× platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 2015.[6] On July 22, 2013, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 200,000 sales.[7]
Stump told Rolling Stone that he deliberately slurred the lyrics in the song's chorus to make it sound better, saying that he "was trying to do a straight punk song for fun" and adding, "I saw those lyrics and just kind of barked them out. But there was something about the rhythm of it, where I was like, 'Hmm, that actually might be too good for just a shitty punk song.'"[8] During the writing of the song it went through thirty changes and then went back to the way it first started.[9]
The song appears on the karaoke games Lips (as downloadable content) and in Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol, and is also a playable song on Band Hero. It is in the 2005 film The Fog and its soundtrack. American country pop artist Taylor Swift covered "Sugar, We're Goin Down" at a concert on her 2011 Speak Now Tour in Chicago,[10] during which she would sing a cover of a song originally released by an artist from each tour stop. Hayley Williams joined Fall Out Boy onstage in 2014 to perform the song as part of a Super Bowl Blitz show.[11] The band themselves used a sample of the song in "What a Catch, Donnie"[12] and referenced it in "Save Rock and Roll", from the album of the same title.[13]
Chart performanceEdit
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" would rise and fall in inconsistent patterns. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 2, 2005, at No. 93 and rose each week. Eleven weeks later, on September 17, 2005, the song entered the top 10 at its peak of No. 8,[14] becoming Fall Out Boy's first top 10 single. At this point, the song did not have much airplay but had relied on the strength of digital downloads alone, and it experienced a sales surge following the band's performance at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.[citation needed]
Following this download surge, however, downloads fell, and the song dropped to No. 15 the following week. During this time, though, mainstream radio support came in, and while downloads were falling, airplay was able to help stabilize the song. As a result, "Sugar" rose in the following weeks to be at either position No. 10 or 11. It spent five weeks in the top 10 and 20 weeks in the top 20, and in total stayed on the charts for 42 weeks before it was retired, making it the band's most successful single charting. The track peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Digital Songs chart and reached the top position on the Hot Digital Tracks chart. Its airplay peak was No. 18 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[15]
On the Pop 100 chart, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" displayed a slightly better performance. With the same digital download stats, but with an airplay panel to its advantage, the song reached a peak position of No. 6 on the Pop 100 with its component airplay, Pop 100 Airplay, being No. 6. In terms of total spins versus total impressions, the single also peaked at No. 6 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. It reached No. 3 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and became a rock-radio staple.[16]
In the United Kingdom, the song first charted on January 15, 2006, at No. 54 before moving to just outside the top 20 at No. 24 on February 5. However, it continued rising in the charts in February, and entered the top 10 at its peak position of No. 8. As of 2013, the song has sold over 200,000 copies in the UK to date being certified silver. It remained in the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart for 21 weeks.[17]
Music videoEdit
The official music video for "Sugar, We're Goin Down" was directed by Matt Lenski.[18] The music video is about a boy who has deer's antlers on his head. While he is walking around, a younger boy throws a shirt at one of his antlers. While he is sitting at a cemetery and eating, a kite falls onto his antlers and a girl tries to recover it. The girl meets the boy and they become friends. The girl's father isn't happy with his daughter in a relationship with a boy who has deer's antlers and asks him to leave his daughter alone. Frustrated, the boy decides to try to cut off his antlers with a variety of tools, but is stopped by the girl. Later, the couple goes to a bowling alley. When the girl's father sees his daughter with the boy again, he decides to try to shoot the boy with a bow and arrow, but fails as a car rams into him. The boy tries to help the father and notices that the father's feet are deer hooves. The father then lets his daughter be with the boy. The music video also frequently cuts to scenes of the band members performing the song.[19]
Reception and legacyEdit
Blender ranked "Sugar, We're Goin Down" at No. 4 on their "100 Greatest Songs of 2005" list[20] and About.com placed the song at No. 3 on their "Top 100 Pop Songs of 2005" list.[21] It was also nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2006. In 2009, Phoenix New Times writer Martin Cizmar wrote that "Sugar, We're Goin Down" was possibly "the most listened-to emo track of all time".[22]
In 2015, Billboard ranked the song number six on their list of the 10 greatest Fall Out Boy songs,[23] and in 2021, Kerrang ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Fall Out Boy songs.[24] In 2020, Alternative Press called "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" one of the most influential pop punk songs of all time, stating that the song "shaped the genre," was "a lyrically abstract masterpiece that gave subsequent bands an excuse to write creatively" and that it was "a game-changer."[25] In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked "Sugar, We're Goin Down" at 443 on their amended list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."[26]Variety ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022.[27]
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October 27, 2023
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Sugar We re Goin Down is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy released to US radio on April 4 2005 as the lead single from their second album From Under the Cork Tree Two different CD singles were released with different B sides Part I with a green cover and Part II with a red cover With music composed by vocalist Patrick Stump and lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz the single reached No 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 becoming Fall Out Boy s first top 10 hit and exploding the band into the mainstream exposing them to a new audience It spent five weeks in the top 10 and 20 weeks in the top 20 out of its 42 chart weeks Sugar We re Goin Down Single by Fall Out Boyfrom the album From Under the Cork TreeB side The Music or the Misery ReleasedApril 4 2005 2005 04 04 GenrePop punk 1 emo 2 arena rock 3 Length3 49LabelIsland MercurySongwriter s Pete Wentz Patrick Stump Joe Trohman Andy HurleyProducer s Neal AvronFall Out Boy singles chronology Saturday 2003 Sugar We re Goin Down 2005 Dance Dance 2005 Music video Sugar We re Goin Down Concept Version on YouTube Sugar We re Goin Down Lo Fi Cut Version on YouTube Sugar We re Goin Down source source Song sample taken from the album From Under the Cork Tree It was the band s breakthrough single Problems playing this file See media help The song became the band s first two million seller in July 2009 4 and as of February 2013 has sold 4 639 000 copies in the US 5 It was upgraded to a 4 platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA in February 2015 6 On July 22 2013 Sugar We re Goin Down was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for 200 000 sales 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Reception and legacy 5 Track listings 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 ReferencesBackground EditStump told Rolling Stone that he deliberately slurred the lyrics in the song s chorus to make it sound better saying that he was trying to do a straight punk song for fun and adding I saw those lyrics and just kind of barked them out But there was something about the rhythm of it where I was like Hmm that actually might be too good for just a shitty punk song 8 During the writing of the song it went through thirty changes and then went back to the way it first started 9 The song appears on the karaoke games Lips as downloadable content and in Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol and is also a playable song on Band Hero It is in the 2005 film The Fog and its soundtrack American country pop artist Taylor Swift covered Sugar We re Goin Down at a concert on her 2011 Speak Now Tour in Chicago 10 during which she would sing a cover of a song originally released by an artist from each tour stop Hayley Williams joined Fall Out Boy onstage in 2014 to perform the song as part of a Super Bowl Blitz show 11 The band themselves used a sample of the song in What a Catch Donnie 12 and referenced it in Save Rock and Roll from the album of the same title 13 Chart performance Edit Sugar We re Goin Down would rise and fall in inconsistent patterns The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 2 2005 at No 93 and rose each week Eleven weeks later on September 17 2005 the song entered the top 10 at its peak of No 8 14 becoming Fall Out Boy s first top 10 single At this point the song did not have much airplay but had relied on the strength of digital downloads alone and it experienced a sales surge following the band s performance at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards citation needed Following this download surge however downloads fell and the song dropped to No 15 the following week During this time though mainstream radio support came in and while downloads were falling airplay was able to help stabilize the song As a result Sugar rose in the following weeks to be at either position No 10 or 11 It spent five weeks in the top 10 and 20 weeks in the top 20 and in total stayed on the charts for 42 weeks before it was retired making it the band s most successful single charting The track peaked at No 2 on the Hot Digital Songs chart and reached the top position on the Hot Digital Tracks chart Its airplay peak was No 18 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart 15 On the Pop 100 chart Sugar We re Goin Down displayed a slightly better performance With the same digital download stats but with an airplay panel to its advantage the song reached a peak position of No 6 on the Pop 100 with its component airplay Pop 100 Airplay being No 6 In terms of total spins versus total impressions the single also peaked at No 6 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart It reached No 3 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and became a rock radio staple 16 In the United Kingdom the song first charted on January 15 2006 at No 54 before moving to just outside the top 20 at No 24 on February 5 However it continued rising in the charts in February and entered the top 10 at its peak position of No 8 As of 2013 the song has sold over 200 000 copies in the UK to date being certified silver It remained in the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart for 21 weeks 17 Music video EditThe official music video for Sugar We re Goin Down was directed by Matt Lenski 18 The music video is about a boy who has deer s antlers on his head While he is walking around a younger boy throws a shirt at one of his antlers While he is sitting at a cemetery and eating a kite falls onto his antlers and a girl tries to recover it The girl meets the boy and they become friends The girl s father isn t happy with his daughter in a relationship with a boy who has deer s antlers and asks him to leave his daughter alone Frustrated the boy decides to try to cut off his antlers with a variety of tools but is stopped by the girl Later the couple goes to a bowling alley When the girl s father sees his daughter with the boy again he decides to try to shoot the boy with a bow and arrow but fails as a car rams into him The boy tries to help the father and notices that the father s feet are deer hooves The father then lets his daughter be with the boy The music video also frequently cuts to scenes of the band members performing the song 19 Reception and legacy EditBlender ranked Sugar We re Goin Down at No 4 on their 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 list 20 and About com placed the song at No 3 on their Top 100 Pop Songs of 2005 list 21 It was also nominated for the Kerrang Award for Best Single in 2006 In 2009 Phoenix New Times writer Martin Cizmar wrote that Sugar We re Goin Down was possibly the most listened to emo track of all time 22 In 2015 Billboard ranked the song number six on their list of the 10 greatest Fall Out Boy songs 23 and in 2021 Kerrang ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Fall Out Boy songs 24 In 2020 Alternative Press called Sugar We re Goin Down one of the most influential pop punk songs of all time stating that the song shaped the genre was a lyrically abstract masterpiece that gave subsequent bands an excuse to write creatively and that it was a game changer 25 In 2021 Rolling Stone ranked Sugar We re Goin Down at 443 on their amended list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 26 Variety ranked it as one of the best emo songs of all time in 2022 27 Track listings EditAll songs were written by Fall Out Boy CD single Sugar We re Goin Down 3 51 The Music or the Misery 3 27CD 1 Sugar We re Goin Down 3 47 The Music or the Misery 3 27CD 2 Sugar We re Goin Down album version Dance Dance Patrick Stump Secret Agent Remix Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers Sugar We re Goin Down video 7 inch vinyl Sugar We re Goin Down Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner Acoustic version Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2005 2006 PeakpositionCanada CHR Pop Top 30 Radio amp Records 28 10European Hot 100 Singles Billboard 29 36Ireland IRMA 30 33Netherlands Single Top 100 31 99Scotland OCC 32 9UK Singles OCC 33 8US Billboard Hot 100 14 8US Alternative Airplay Billboard 34 3US Adult Top 40 Billboard 35 10US Mainstream Rock Billboard 36 36US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 37 6US Pop 100 Billboard 38 6US Rock Digital Songs Billboard 39 10 Year end charts Edit Chart 2005 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 40 40US Alternative Songs Billboard 41 17US Pop 100 Billboard 42 31Chart 2006 PositionUK Singles OCC 43 92US Billboard Hot 100 44 68US Adult Top 40 Billboard 45 30US Pop 100 Billboard 46 47Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 47 Gold 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 48 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States RIAA 49 4 Platinum 4 000 000 United States RIAA 50 Mastertone Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Date Format Label Ref s United States April 4 2005 Alternative radio Island 51 52 United Kingdom February 6 2006 CD Mercury 53 References Edit 20 Essential Pop Punk Tracks Everyone Should Know NME June 2 2011 Retrieved December 9 2016 10 Emo Songs That Don t Suck 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