Let's Kill Tonight

"Let's Kill Tonight"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Vices & Virtues
ReleasedAugust 29, 2011
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Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)"
(2011) 		"Let's Kill Tonight"
(2011) 		"Miss Jackson"
(2013)

"Let's Kill Tonight" is a song by the American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on August 29, 2011, as the third and final single from their third studio album, Vices & Virtues (2011). The band released a tour video on August 23, 2011. The song was first revealed along with three other songs from the album on February 1, 2011, when the band performed at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan.[1][2] The studio version made its debut in the band's short film The Overture, released 9 days before the album.[3][4]

Brendon Urie has said of the song that it is about having fun. In an interview with Hollywire TV, he said, "The lyrics kind of talk about just the idea of, you know, when you’re like feeling cocky and you’re out with your friends, and you’re like "Yeah! We’re gonna kill it tonight, this is gonna be awesome”, and that's really what it was about, just, you know, one of those good times, the party times."[5]

"Let's Kill Tonight" is used during the climax of the 2024 superhero comedy film The Thundermans Return.

Music video

The music video was uploaded to their official YouTube channel on August 23, 2011. It shows clips of the band performing live in black and white, along with some clips on the road.[6] The video was not intended to be an official video, but a second version remains unreleased.[7] As of December 2022, the video has around 16,000,000 views on YouTube.[8]

Reception

Matt James of PopMatters said it "is more indicative of Vice & Virtues' strengths."[9] Josh Hall of Drowned in Sound thought the track was "simultaneously encouraging and disconcerting," but "nowhere near as gripping as any of those [songs] taken from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out."[10] The song was listed as a track pick on AllMusic's review of the album.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Kill Tonight"3:34

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Panic! at the Disco Unveil New Tunes in NYC". Spin. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  2. ^ "Panic! at the Disco Setlist at Bowery Ballroom, New York". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^ "Panic! at the Disco Alludes to Departure of Members in Short Film". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  4. ^ Fueled By Ramen (2011-03-09), Panic! At The Disco: The Overture, retrieved 2018-05-29
  5. ^ HollywireTV (2011-03-21), Panic! At The Disco Interview - SXSW 2011 - Vices & Virtues - Let's Kill Tonight - Ready To Go, retrieved 2018-06-05
  6. ^ PureVolume. "Panic! At the Disco - 'Let's Kill Tonight' [New Video]". PureVolume. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  7. ^ "Panic! At The Disco - Let's Kill Tonight (on-the-road video) | Rock Sound TV | Rock Sound". 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  8. ^ Fueled By Ramen (2011-08-23), Panic! At The Disco: Let's Kill Tonight [OFFICIAL VIDEO], retrieved 2018-05-29
  9. ^ "Panic! at the Disco: Vices and Virtues". PopMatters. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  10. ^ "Album Review: Panic! At the Disco - Vices & Virtues". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  11. ^ "Vices & Virtues - Panic! At the Disco | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Let's Kill Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 6, 2023.