Victorious (Panic! at the Disco song)

"Victorious"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Death of a Bachelor
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"Hallelujah"
(2015) 		"Victorious"
(2015) 		"Emperor's New Clothes"
(2015)

"Victorious" is a song by American solo project Panic! at the Disco released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, on September 29, 2015 by Fueled by Ramen and DCD2.[6] The song was written by Brendon Urie, CJ Baran, Mike Viola, White Sea, Jake Sinclair, Alex DeLeon, and Rivers Cuomo and was produced by Sinclair with additional production by Suzy Shinn. A music video for the song was released on YouTube on November 13, 2015.[7] It was the final song released during Dallon Weekes's tenure in the band, though it was never confirmed if he played bass on the single. Notably, "Victorious" was the band's first single in almost 10 years to chart on Billboard Pop Songs chart, since 2006's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".

Music video

The music video for "Victorious" was released onto Fueled by Ramen's official YouTube page on November 13, 2015. It was directed by Brandon Dermer. The video depicts Panic! at the Disco's lead vocalist Brendon Urie in a boxing match against a large brute, and winning. However, after not calling his girlfriend, she breaks up with him. He loses his self esteem, but wins a large check for it. He then becomes the victor in more situations, such as helping an elderly lady across the street, and despite losing a dodgeball game, taking home a young lady. As of December 2022, the music video has over 79 million views.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–2016) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 89
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 31
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 30
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 67
Chart (2016) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

United States October 1, 2015 Alternative radio Fueled by Ramen
February 2, 2016 Mainstream radio

References

  1. ^ "Panic! At the Disco Releases New Record". Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (January 14, 2016). "Listening Room: Panic! at the Disco, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Brothers Osborne, Hank Williams Jr. and more..." The Oakland Press. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jessica (January 15, 2016). "Panic! At The Disco's 'Death of a Bachelor'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Gardner, Elysa (January 15, 2016). "Panic! At The Disco!'s Urie does it his way on 'Death Of A Bachelor'". USA Today. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Story, Hannah (January 11, 2016). "Panic At The Disco Death Of A Bachelor". theMusic.com.au. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Panic! at the Disco Announce "Victorious" and Tease Release Date - Fuse". Fuse.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  7. ^ Spanos, Brittany (2015-11-13). "Watch Panic! at the Disco's Celebratory 'Victorious' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  8. ^ "Panic! At The Disco: Victorious [OFFICIAL VIDEO". 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-01-04 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Victorious". Music Canada.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Victorious". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Panic! At the Disco – Victorious". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

Notes

  • ^[a] credited as an additional producer.