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About This Track
“This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” (also known as “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s a Goddamn Arms Race”) is the first single from pop rock/pop punk band Fall Out Boy’s album Infinity on High. It was first played on November 16, 2006, on Indianapolis radio station, 93.1, and leaked onto the Internet soon after. It was officially debuted on November 21 at the American Music Awards and was shipped to radio stations that night (with an impact date of December 5 in the United States). This song was #42 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.
The song is reportedly about lyricist/bassist Pete Wentz’s frustration with the ever growing ‘emo scene’. As he told Rolling Stone, “There may be other songs on the record that would be bigger radio hits, but this one had the right message.” Wentz got the idea for the arms-dealer metaphor from the Lord of War movie.
The website that bassist Pete Wentz promotes, FriendsorEnemies.com, made “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” available to the internet community on November 17, just after its radio debut in Indianapolis.
The single was released as a CD single and also as a 7” blue vinyl and 7” purple vinyl. There is an official remix featuring Kanye West.
The song was released as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band on May 6, 2008.
The song is reportedly about lyricist/bassist Pete Wentz’s frustration with the ever growing ‘emo scene’. As he told Rolling Stone, “There may be other songs on the record that would be bigger radio hits, but this one had the right message.” Wentz got the idea for the arms-dealer metaphor from the Lord of War movie.
The website that bassist Pete Wentz promotes, FriendsorEnemies.com, made “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” available to the internet community on November 17, just after its radio debut in Indianapolis.
The single was released as a CD single and also as a 7” blue vinyl and 7” purple vinyl. There is an official remix featuring Kanye West.
The song was released as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band on May 6, 2008.
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emmakid wrote:
guilty pleasure
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roemilca111 wrote:
this ain't a scene, it's a god damn ass face! [3]
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theskadudeguy wrote:
it never gets old for me [10]
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Talyta_rocks wrote:
This Ain't a Scene, It's a God Damn Arms Race![2]
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swaggsterr wrote:
it never gets old for me [9]
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B4Rc31onA wrote:
it never gets old for me [8]
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Exzart wrote:
Dont touch niggers bottle
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Crescent-_-Moon wrote:
@tloring80 Shut the hell up! Who gave you the power to tell someone to kil themselves? No one is a cancer, that's just horrible to say!
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tloring80 wrote:
If you use the term "scene" as an adjective. KILL YOURSELF. Youre the cancer that killed punk rock.
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Crescent-_-Moon wrote:
fuck this song is hot. [3] <3
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ImSickAndTired wrote:
This Ain't a Scene, It's a God Damn Arms Race!
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St_Hell-ga wrote:
You look pretty sinking
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chefcarlitos wrote:
its god dah arm rah
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SubwayWolf wrote:
The first FOB song I've ever heard. Jammed it in '07. Love at first listen.
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makendall wrote:
Throwback for me...
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icantalk710 wrote:
it never gets old for me [7]
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kailee471 wrote:
it never gets old for me [6]
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kdzuranin wrote:
OH FOB!
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cj10115 wrote:
i miss them...
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vferreira96 wrote:
i remember being in middle school when this song came out. it was the shit!!! and And I still love them to this say
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