50 Fun Facts About Panic! at the Disco

Before writing originals, the band started out covering which group?

Ross originally sang lead, but the group switched to Urie after hearing him in rehearsal.

Which Fall Out Boy member signed the unsigned band to his Decaydance label?

He drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas after hearing a demo sent through LiveJournal, and they became the label's first act.

Founders Ross and Smith met at which Las Vegas high school?

They began playing together in ninth grade; Urie and Wilson came from Palo Verde across town.

Where did Urie work to pay the rent on the band's practice space?

He sang for customers there, and tips were part of the income.

The band took its moniker from a line in a song by which group?

The track is simply called "Panic".

In which city was A Fever You Can't Sweat Out recorded?

Four members shared a one-bedroom apartment with bunk beds for the whole session.

Who produced the band's debut album?

The label had hoped they would pick Mike Green, who had just made Paramore's debut.

What was the recording budget for A Fever You Can't Sweat Out?

It was finished in about three and a half weeks, including mixing and mastering.

Which song from the debut was certified diamond by the RIAA?

It peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100 and pushed the album to 1.8 million US sales by 2011.

What did the band's breakout clip win at the 2006 MTV VMAs?

The debut album went platinum the same month.

Lyrics on the debut quote novels by which author, a favourite of Ryan Ross?

"Time to Dance" retells his novel Invisible Monsters.

The title of "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have..." was taken from which 2004 film?

The song itself was based on a true story of a cheating lover that Ross experienced.

The debut's closing track interpolates a song from which musical?

"Build God, Then We'll Talk" borrows from "My Favorite Things".

Where did A Fever You Can't Sweat Out peak on the Billboard 200?

It entered at No. 112 and spent 88 weeks on the chart.

Who replaced original bassist Brent Wilson in 2006?

Smith later revealed that Wilson played none of the bass on the debut; Urie recorded those parts.

What knocked Urie unconscious during the band's 2006 Reading Festival set?

The band finished the set once he recovered.

What was the name of the band's theatrical headlining run in late 2006?

A six-member troupe with a contortionist and a ribbon dancer acted out the songs.

What was the working title of the album the band scrapped in 2007?

Ross said it was three-quarters done; one track, "Nearly Witches", resurfaced on Vices & Virtues.

What did the band drop from its name in January 2008?

It returned in July 2009, days after Ross and Walker left.

What was the lead single from Pretty. Odd.?

It was a hold-over from the scrapped record and went triple platinum.

The strings and horns on Pretty. Odd. were recorded at which London studio?

The band called the trip a dream come true; the rest was cut at the Palms in Nevada.

Who produced Pretty. Odd.?

He had previously worked with the band on a cover of "This Is Halloween".

How many US copies did Pretty. Odd. sell in its first week?

It debuted at No. 2, the band's biggest sales week to that point.

The band retreated to a cabin in which Nevada mountain area to write in 2007?

They later returned to their old Las Vegas rehearsal studio and started over.

Which sponsored tour did the band headline across North America in 2008?

Motion City Soundtrack, the Hush Sound and Phantom Planet opened.

What band did the two departing members form after the 2009 split?

They released a single album, Take a Vacation!, in a retro-rock style.

"New Perspective" was recorded for the soundtrack of which 2009 film?

It was the first song made without Ross and Walker.

Dallon Weekes fronted which indie band before joining?

He later left to lead I Dont Know How but They Found Me.

Which pair produced Vices & Virtues?

Weekes appears masked on the cover but did not play on the record.

What was the lead single from Vices & Virtues?

It arrived digitally on February 1, 2011, with the video a week later.

Who reintroduced Urie to his future wife, Sarah Orzechowski?

They had first met at a Detroit show; "Sarah Smiles" was written for her.

"Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)" played over the end credits of which 2011 film?

Another Vices & Virtues track, "Mercenary", went to the game Batman: Arkham City.

In 2011 the band released the joint single "C'mon" with which group?

The two bands toured America together that spring.

The title Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! was lifted from which book?

The album has been described as a party record inspired by hip hop's lack of rules.

Which NHL team has used a Too Weird to Live track as its goal song since 2017?

"Vegas Lights" was meant as an anthem for carefree nights out in the band's hometown.

What was the lead single from Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!?

It was released with its video on July 15, 2013, the day the album was announced.

Who filled in on drums when Spencer Smith left the 2013 tour to fight addiction?

He came from the band Valencia and stayed on as touring drummer through 2023.

Which was the first Panic! album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200?

It opened with 190,000 album-equivalent units in January 2016.

The band's 2016 Grammy nomination came in which category?

Urie wrote the whole record at home with co-writers including Jake Sinclair and Lolo.

Which crooner, who turned 100 in 2015, inspired the title track of the band's fifth album?

Urie has a tattoo of him, and of Freddie Mercury.

The band's cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" appeared on which film's soundtrack?

It came out in August 2016 during a co-headlining summer tour with Weezer.

In 2017 Urie starred on Broadway in which musical?

He played Charlie Price from May to August; the chorus of "High Hopes" was written a month before he opened.

Urie earned a Tony nomination for writing a song for which stage musical?

His contribution was "Not A Simple Sponge".

Where did "High Hopes", the band's biggest hit, peak on the Billboard Hot 100?

The band's previous best was No. 7 for its 2006 breakout.

The band's version of "Into the Unknown" runs over the credits of which 2019 film?

Idina Menzel sings it in the film itself.

Which 2019 Taylor Swift single featured Urie?

It reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 as the lead single from Lover.

How was Viva Las Vengeance recorded?

Urie said the tape machine kept him honest; the album was cut in Los Angeles with Jake Sinclair and Mike Viola.

Who replaced Dallon Weekes as touring bassist in 2018?

She debuted at a surprise show in Cleveland that March.

Why did Urie announce in January 2023 that the band would end?

His child was born thirteen days after the announcement.

In which city did the band play its final tour date in March 2023?

In October 2025 the band returned at the When We Were Young festival to play its debut album in full.