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The Phoenix (Fall Out Boy song)

Field	Value
name	The Phoenix
cover	Fall Out Boy - "The Phoenix" (Single).jpg
type	single
artist	Fall Out Boy
album	Save Rock and Roll
released	March 24, 2013
recorded	2012–2013
genre	Rock
length	4:04
label	Island
writer	{{flatlist
producer	Butch Walker
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prev_year	2013
next_title	Alone Together
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Patrick Stump
Pete Wentz
Joe Trohman
Andy Hurley

"The Phoenix" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy for their fifth studio album Save Rock and Roll (2013). The song was written by the band in collaboration with Butch Walker, who handled production. After being released to digital outlets on March 24, 2013, in advance of the album's release, "The Phoenix" impacted radio on July 16, 2013 as an official single. The song charted for 1 week then fell off. An accompanying music video was also released as part of the ongoing series The Young Blood Chronicles, serving as a prequel to the video of the album's lead single "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)".

"The Phoenix" contains elements of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major. Prior to its official release as a single, the song debuted at number 80 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 on the strength of digital sales and also charted in several other countries, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. It won the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2013.

Composition

The song was inspired by Soviet Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and drum loops, both of which Stump was interested in at one point in the recording process. While listening to the fourth movement (Allegro non troppo) of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, Stump became entranced by a certain string moment and proceeded to build an entirely new song influenced by it. The same orchestral snippet was employed as a sample by German hip-hop artist Peter Fox in his 2008 single Alles neu. The tempo of the song is 138 BPM, and it is written in the key of E minor.

Music video

"The Phoenix" is the second of eleven videos in The Young Blood Chronicles series. This video follows that of "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" and precedes "Young Volcanoes."

Video synopsis

The music video depicts macabre action scenes of kidnapping, torture, and severing of a hand.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak
position	Australia (ARIA)
86

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position	US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)
44

Certifications

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	United States
July 16, 2013	Modern rock radio	Island Records

In popular culture

This song is used in the gameplay trailer of the wrestling video game WWE 2K14.

In 2023, it is used in South Korea's Terra commercial.

References

Vozick-Levinson, Simon. (April 8, 2013). "Save Rock and Roll".
Anderson, Kyle. (May 14, 2013). "Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on being back at No. 1, hanging with Elton John, and why he loves Shostakovich".
"Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2013 – The winners!". [[Kerrang!]].
Kyle Anderson. (May 14, 2013). "Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on being back at No. 1, hanging with Elton John, and why he loves Shostakovich".
"The ARIA Report: Issue 1205 (Week Commencing 1 April 2013)". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
"Year-End Charts: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (2013)".
"Future Releases on Alternative Radio". All Access Media Group.
WWE Games. (3 October 2013). "WWE Official Tweet on The Phoenix".
{{YouTube. 0rVFdHZmVAs. Terra commercial (2023)

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