A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out is the debut album by rock band Panic at the Disco, released on September 27 2005 by Fueled by Ramen.

The album is split in two, with tracks 1 through 7 featuring electronic instruments such as synthesizers and drum machines and tracks 9 through 13 using traditional instruments such as the accordion and organ. Track 8 (Intermission) serves as a link between the two halves, beginning with techno-style dance beats before switching to the piano interlude. On the vinyl record version of the album, side A holds songs 1-8 while side B holds songs 9-13, further highlighting the stylistic split in the album.

The album primarily deals with social issues that the band points on through various songs. Topics such as sanctity of marriage, adultery, alcoholism, prostitution, and religions are woven throughout the album. Guitarist Ryan Ross also relates two of the songs to living with an alcoholic father. The album has sold over 2.2 million copies world wide.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" – 0:36
2. "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" – 2:54
3. "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" – 3:23
4. "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" – 3:23
5. "Camisado" – 3:11
6. "Time to Dance" – 3:22
7. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" – 3:20
8. "Intermission" – 2:35
9. "But It's Better If You Do" – 3:25
10. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – 3:06
11. "I Constantly Thank God for Esteban" – 3:30
12. "There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet" – 3:16
13. "Build God, Then We'll Talk" – 3:40
14. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (Live in Denver) – 3:46 (Japanese bonus track)

Credits

• Brendon Urie – vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, accordion, organ
• Ryan Ross – guitar, lyrics, keyboard, piano, accordion, organ
• Spencer Smith – drums, and percussion
• Brent Wilson - bass (Panic now denies he performed on the album but his name is credited in the album's Notes and Thank Yous)

Additional instruments

• William Brousserd - trumpet on tracks 9,12
• Heather Stebbins - cello on tracks 8,10,12,13
• Samantha Bynes - violin on tracks 10,12

Pop culture references

Many tracks on the album reference works of Chuck Palahniuk:

• The first track, "Introduction", contains a sample of what appears to be a radio broadcast in Polish. The speaker is saying "...spotkało się z szerokim rozgłosem", which means "...gained significant popularity".

• The title of "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" is a line from "Survivor: A Novel" by Chuck Palahniuk.

• The title of "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines" is part of a line from "Shampoo Planet" by Douglas Coupland: "extremely torrid tunage from London beckoned-songs about money written by machines".

• "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines"'s chorus "Just for the record, the weather today is..." is a recurring phrase in "Diary: A Novel" by Chuck Palahniuk.

• "Camisado" contains several references to "Fight Club: A Novel" by Chuck Palahniuk.

• "Camisado" was inspired by Ryan's father's battle with alcoholism.

• "Time to Dance" is entirely based on "Invisible Monsters" by Chuck Palahniuk.

• "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"'s title is the first half of a line from the motion picture "Closer": "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off but it's better if you do."

• "Intermission" includes a sample from Orson Welles' famous radio adaptation of the classic novel "The War of the Worlds": "Due to circumstances beyond our control..."

• "But It's Better If You Do"'s title is the last half of a line from the motion picture "Closer": "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off but it's better if you do."

• The title of "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" was inspired by a line from "Shampoo Planet" by Douglas Coupland: "What I write are not sins, I write tragedies."

• The song "I Constantly Thank God for Esteban" is a direct reference to the 2004 Wes Anderson film, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou", which starred Bill Murray.

• The title of "Build God, Then We'll Talk" is a quote from Palahniuk's Choke.

• The bridge melody of "Build God, Then We'll Talk" is derivative from the chorus of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. The lyrics in the bridge also directly satire "My Favorite Things"

• There are many demos for tracks 4-6, "Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" and "Camisado" both have 1 demo each, and "Time to Dance" has 2 demos, all of the demos have slight variations in lyrics and titles.

External links

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