"Say Amen (Saturday Night)"
Sweater Beats remix artwork
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Pray for the Wicked
B-side"(Fuck A) Silver Lining"
ReleasedMarch 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)[1]
Recorded2017–18
Genre
Length3:09[3]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"Death of a Bachelor"
(2016) 		"Say Amen (Saturday Night)"
(2018) 		"High Hopes"
(2018)

"Say Amen (Saturday Night)" is a song by American pop rock solo project Panic! at the Disco from their sixth studio album, Pray for the Wicked (2018). It was released as the lead single for the album on March 21, 2018. The song became Panic! at the Disco's first number one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in June 2018.

Release

"Say Amen (Saturday Night)" was released for digital download and streaming on March 21, 2018, and was produced by Jake Sinclair and Imad Royal.[1] On the same day, the promotional single "(Fuck A) Silver Lining" was released.[1][5] The song became Panic! at the Disco's first number one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in June 2018.[6]

Sound and lyrics

"Say Amen (Saturday Night)" is a pop rock song with influences of hip hop and electronica with a "dizzying swirl of synth-strings and pitch-shifted vocal samples."[2] The track "features one of Urie’s strongest vocal performances to date. The song is known for Urie's famous A5 to B5 near the end.[7] It is written in the key of F-sharp minor.

Music video

Directed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos, the music video for "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" premiered on March 21, 2018.[8] Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie confirmed that the music video serves as a prequel to the band's 2013 music video, "This Is Gospel", from the band's fourth studio album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! and the 2015 music video for "Emperor's New Clothes," from the band's fifth studio album Death of a Bachelor.[2] The video begins with a news report explaining that an artifact has been stolen. It cuts to a mob of armed assassins breaking into Brendon Urie's home. Urie texts his girlfriend to delay her arrival, then defeats the burglars by various comical means, such as lassoing them into fans by the neck or driving knives into their faces. Urie's girlfriend then arrives, whereupon they hug their way to the bedroom. When she notices the artifact hanging on Urie's chest by a necklace, she beats him and then kills him with a bat. She steals the key from Urie's body as heartbeats reminiscing "This Is Gospel" are heard.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Say Amen (Saturday Night)"3:09
Say Amen for Silver Linings
No.TitleLength
1."Say Amen (Saturday Night)"3:09
2."(Fuck A) Silver Lining"2:49
Total length:5:58

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Panic! At The Disco announce new album and unveil single 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)'", NME, March 21, 2018. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Reed, Ryan (March 21, 2018). "Panic! at the Disco Prep New LP, Release Two New Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Single Information", Amazon, March 21, 2018. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ Melendez, Monique (March 21, 2018). "Panic! at the Disco — "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" / "(Fuck A) Silver Lining"". Spin. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Panic! at the Disco's 'Pray for the Wicked' Set for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (20 June 2018). "Panic! At The Disco, Pray For The Wicked album review: Hedonistic glee that we might as well indulge in". The Independent. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Panic! at the Disco Announces New Album & Arena Tour: Hear New Song 'Say Amen (Saturday Night)'". Billboard.
  9. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #466". auspOp. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  11. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201831 into search. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  16. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  18. ^ "Panic at the Disco 2 Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "Hot Rock Songs - Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Panic! at the Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)". Music Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Panic at the Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)". British Phonographic Industry.
  24. ^ "American single certifications – Panic! at the Disco – Say Amen (Saturday Night)". Recording Industry Association of America.
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