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Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
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Studio album by Panic! at the Disco
Released October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
Recorded November 2012 - March 2013
Genre
Length 32:32
Label Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
Producer Butch Walker
Panic! at the Disco chronology
Vices & Virtues
(2011)
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
(2013)
Death of a Bachelor
(2016)
Singles from Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
  1. "Miss Jackson"
    Released: July 15, 2013
  2. "This Is Gospel"
    Released: August 12, 2013
  3. "Girls / Girls / Boys"
    Released: October 8, 2013
  4. "Nicotine"
    Released: May 6, 2014 (EP)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 72/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk 8/10
AllMusic 4/5 stars
Alternative Press 4/5 stars
American Songwriter 3.5/5
DIY 4/5 stars
Newsday A-
PopMatters 4/10 stars
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Ultimate Guitar Archive 7/10

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! is the fourth studio album by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released on October 8, 2013 on Decaydance and Fueled by Ramen. Recorded as a three-piece, the album was produced by Butch Walker, and is the first and only album to feature bassist Dallon Weekes as an official member and the last to feature drummer Spencer Smith.

Described as a "party record",Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! was preceded by the singles "Miss Jackson" and "This Is Gospel", with "Girls / Girls / Boys" and Nicotine EP following after its release. The album's overall aesthetic is influenced by dance music, electronica and hip hop.

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, earning the band their second career number two.

Musically, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! is inspired by hip hop in that "there are no rules". In an extension of that mantra, the album is an eclectic affair that varies wildly from song to song. Other inspirations for the album were drawn from electronic composers such as Kraftwerk and Wendy Carlos (composer of the soundtrack of Tron and A Clockwork Orange). The album's sound has been described as pop,dance-pop,synth-pop,electropop,indie rock,pop rock, and emo.


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