2015 single by Panic! at the Disco
"Death of a Bachelor" is a song by American solo project Panic! at the Disco from the solo project's fifth studio album of the same name.[2][3] The song premiered during an Apple Music broadcast hosted by Pete Wentz on September 1, 2015.[4] A music video for the song was uploaded to Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel on December 24, 2015. It was later sent to alternative, hot adult contemporary and pop radio as the album's fourth and final single.[1]
Background
The introduction features a sample of "Gettin' It In" by Jadakiss. [5]
Vocalist Brendon Urie stated, "Frank Sinatra turns 100 this year. I attach his music to so many memories: Opening presents on Christmas day, my grandparents teaching the rest of the family to swing dance, watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit with my siblings (Sinatra makes a cameo in the form of a cartoon sword singing 'Witchcraft'). His music has been a major player in the soundtrack of my life. So it's only right that I return the favor and/or pay it forward. I wrote a new album this year and even in the few songs that don't sound remotely similar to any of his music I still felt his influence in the writing and the need to relate so personally to each song. 'Death Of A Bachelor' is very important to me. It expresses the bittersweet (but mostly sweet) end of an era. A look back at a part of my life now deceased. An 'It's A Wonderful Life'-esque look into a possibly different future. But mostly an appreciation for the present."[6] The song's sound has been described as EDM,[7] jazz,[8][9] pop,[10] R&B,[11] soul,[9] swing,[8] synth-pop,[12] and trap.[13]
Urie also stated in an interview with Upset magazine that he feels that the song is "very jazzy, very Sinatra esque.. but then put it with this beat that sounds like Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love'".[14]
Music video
A music video for the track was released on December 24, 2015.[15] As of December 2022, the music video has surpassed 164 million views.[16]
