Thnks fr th Mmrs
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| Single by Fall Out Boy | |||||||||
| from the album Infinity on High | |||||||||
| Released | March 27, 2007 (U.S.) April 9, 2007 (U.K.) June 8, 2007 (AU) |
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| Recorded | December 2005-January 2006 | ||||||||
| Genre | Pop punk, alternative rock, pop rock | ||||||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||||||
| Label | Island | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Pete Wentz | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Babyface | ||||||||
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"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (a disemvoweling of "thanks for the memories") is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. The song debuted on radio on March 20, 2007, and was released on March 27 as the third single from their third studio album, Infinity on High. With music composed by and the lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz, the song was one of the two tracks produced by Babyface for the album.
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" was a commercial success, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and became the band's highest charting and most popular single in Australia at No. 3 on the ARIA charts. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 units, and Platinum in Australia for shipments of 70,000 copies. The hit single reached the two-million sales mark week ending December 27, 2009 in the US, becoming another two-million seller for the band, along the lines of their earlier single "Sugar, We're Goin Down" from their previous 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree. As of February 2014, it has sold 3,527,000 copies. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" became a staple at the band's concerts, interview performances and radio, being one of the band's most recognised singles.
In an interview with Kerrang!, bassist Pete Wentz explained that the song refers to a romantic relationship in which the initial sentiments have perished, but both lovers continue to "sleep with each other" to appease their physical and mental desires. The title, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" is the words "thanks for the memories" after having been disemvowelled (the song title's removal of vowels comes as a facetious nod at Fall Out Boy's record company, who had asked them to shorten their often verbose song titles). The line that appears near the end of each chorus, "He tastes like you, only sweeter", is a line from the play and film Closer.
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