1. The Ballad Of Mona Lisa
2. Let’s Kill Tonight
3. Hurricane
4. Memories
5. Trade Mistakes
6. Ready to Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)
7. Always
8. The Calendar
9. Sarah Smiles
10. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met…)
11. Stall Me (Bonus Track)
12. Oh Glory (Demo) [Bonus Track ]
13. The Ballad of Mona Lisa
14. Bittersweet
Director:Shane Drake, the one that did "I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, “But It’s Better If You Do” and “Nine In The Afternoon”
Preview
Official Lyrics Video
Meaning of the song
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"Mona Lisa is a metaphor for the story that takes place in the song. It seems like it's about a guy and a girl but really it's more about a fight inside yourself. It's a schizophrenic kinda thing where you don't have to rely on people..."
How Does Vices & Virtues Compare To Past Panic! Records?
Bandmembers On Becoming A Duo
Brendon Urie On Vices & Virtures Tracks About The Split
Challenges Of Recovering From A Split
Interview at the Telekom Extreme Playgrounds
Video and Text
In relation to Vices & Virtues "All the songs really relate to that title, all of them have to do with an inner battle"
"Yeah there's some new stuff, stuff we haven't done before. New methods of recording.."
"Enterviewer: Will you be going on Tour on 2011?
Brendon: Yeah we want to, we havent set anything up yet"
Stride Gum Interview
Videos.
Can you give us some details about the new album?
"(...)it's very schizofrenic(...)" YES!!!!
What would you be doing if you weren't famous?
"(...)I'd probably be doing the same stuff I do(...) strip performer(...)"
It's no secret your fans love to give you gifts. What do you do with all of them?
"We try to keep everything that is given to us (...) we take pictures of fans, we are scrapbooking" How much perfect can they be
I have two panic tattoos. What would you suggest as my next tattoo?
Do you prefer playing an instrument or singing?
What would be your ideal 3 band line-up, either living or dead?
"Queen, Radiohead and Arcade Fire"
Where is your ideal space for creating music?
Are you left-handed or right-handed? Who'd win in a fight: a bear, a shark or a lama?
What is on your bucket list?
What can we look forward to in the next year?
What Panic song do you personally love?
"I'd have to say Time To Dance only because it was the first song we ever wrote as a band"
What rituals do you have before taking the stage?
How long did it take you to make the new album?
What is the craziest thing you’ve done off or on stage?
"We used to have this competition, thats called MVP, you know, whoever did the craziest thing on stage without messing up entirely the whole show got the MVP until the next show."
What do you miss most when you’re on the road?
"My girlfriend and my dog"
Do you have plans for a world tour any time soon?
"I can't say that we do right now, but I'm hoping that we will"
Musically speaking, what is your favorite period of time?
How do you usually start an idea for a song?
What is the one thing you can't live without on tour?
SPIN interview
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In the beginning stages, they even worked with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo -- "He was super nice," says Urie (no tracks from their writing session made the final album). Mathes, however, helped Urie come to terms with himself and his songwriting: "I didn't think of myself as a lyricist at all and I was apprehensive about it," says Urie. "I sat down with Rob and he said, 'If you really want to write then it has to sound like you.' I took his advice and kept doing that. He was a huge support."
As he continued to write, Urie started noticing trends in his lyrics. "They dealt with self-deprecation, pride, subversion, manipulation, but some good stuff too: self-expression, honesty," says Urie. "I was like, 'Are these the seven deadly sins or something'? [laughs]. We did some research and 'Vices and Virtues' popped up. Aristotle has this Biblical list that's tied in with themes of human behavior that we've been noticing in ourselves."
"This album is our study of our human behavior," he says. "It's about our changes growing up."
Since moving to Santa Monica, which, Urie says, "was a huge part" of his growing up, he's taken up surfing and playing Call of Duty: Black Ops nonstop -- "the zombie version is so insane," he says. But one of the first things that started easing him into the process for Vices & Virtues was a girl.
"'Sarah Smiles" is about my girlfriend, actually, as sappy as that is," he says of the album track. "When I met her I wrote this song to try and impress her. I was infatuated with her. I played it for her and we've been dating ever since. That was a huge step for me, personally."
"I was able to build up my confidence to write and try to woo her," he adds. "I'm a lucky guy."
Around the white circle, if you see the amplified cover, this is written in it:
“Mona Lisa, you’re guaranteed to run this town / Give me a sign I wanna believe / Mona Lisa I’d pay to see you frown / There’s nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for.”
Update / Wendy Rollins Answers to questions on Twitter:
UPDATE:
About the new Single
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The question is, is it good?
in my opinion this new song is perfect. catchy. decidedly #panicatthedisco — 01/07
Where abouts did you hear the new Panic At The Disco track?
I work in radio so we hear a lot of music before it goes public — 01/09
you don’t think you can send me the link to the song?
sorry no. They aren’t releasing it yet — 01/09
do you know when exactly we hear the new panic! song?
I think early February. Maybe earlier?? — 01/09
Just a question Wendy, but what are your opinions on panic!s song? Will it be a mainstream hit?
i think it’s a great track, picks up where they left off with “a fever you cant sweat out”-but thats just opinion — 01/11
could you say something about brendon’s vocals please?
brendon’s vocals are pretty distinct. You will know as soon as you hear this song it’s him! — 01/11
does “the ballad of mona lisa” has electric synthetics in it. Has it a fast beat. Will this song rock us out of our shoes?
yes! Despite the title “the ballad of Mona Lisa” it’s an uptempo track! — 01/11
Update / New Information on The Ballad Of Mona Lisa: Video and some Lyrics:
UPDATE:
About the new music video for The Ballad of Mona Lisa:
The director will be Shane Drake, the one that did "I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, “But It’s Better If You Do” and “Nine In The Afternoon”. The video was already shot, but there is no date set yet.
A new cover for Vices and Virtues was shown by Panic! At The Disco:
Around the white circle, if you see the amplified cover, this is written in it:
“Mona Lisa, you’re guaranteed to run this town / Give me a sign I wanna believe / Mona Lisa I’d pay to see you frown / There’s nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for.”
Hi Everyone - We’re very excited to officially (darn internet) announce that our third album, “Vices & Virtues,” will be released everywhere on March 29. The first single, “The Ballad of Mona Lisa,” will be out everywhere the first of February (and if you do just a little searching you might be able to listen to a clip right now). There will be tons of other stuff coming up soon too so make sure you're paying attention. We can’t wait for you to hear everything and see you all at the shows!