This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race

by Fall Out Boy

This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 16 January 2007
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 2.98/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Neal Avron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A highly ambitious, genre-blending single that incorporates R&B and funk influences into their trademark pop-punk sound. The track's cynical lyrics critique the band's own massive newfound fame and the burgeoning, highly dramatic emo scene of the mid-2000s.

Genres

Descriptors: fame, theatrical, melodic, entertainment-industry

Tracklist

  1. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
  2. The Carpal Tunnel Of Love

Credits

  • Fall Out Boy - primary artist, music by, written-by
  • Pete Wentz - lyrics by, written-by
  • Patrick Stump - music by, written-by
  • Neal Avron - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • George Gumbs - mixed by [assistant]
  • Zeph Sowers - engineer [assistant]

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