Pray for the Wicked

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Pray for the Wicked
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Studio album by Panic! at the Disco
Released June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Recorded 2017–2018
Genre Pop[1][2][3]
Length 34:17
Label
Producer
Panic! at the Disco chronology
All My Friends We're Glorious
(2017)		 Pray for the Wicked
(2018)		 Viva Las Vengeance
(2022)
Singles from Pray for the Wicked

Pray for the Wicked is the sixth studio album by American pop rock solo project[6] Panic! at the Disco. The album was released on June 22, 2018[7] on Fueled by Ramen in the US and WEA internationally.[8] It is the follow-up to the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016). The album was produced by Jake Sinclair and promoted by the singles "Say Amen (Saturday Night)", "High Hopes" and "Hey Look Ma, I Made It", with "(Fuck A) Silver Lining", "Dancing's Not a Crime" and "King of the Clouds" as promotional singles. It received generally positive reviews upon release, with many critics noting Urie's Broadway influences following his performance in Kinky Boots.

Background

Panic! at the Disco released their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, on January 16, 2016. To promote the record, the band embarked on a co-headling tour with Weezer that summer and a United States tour the following year. On April 11, 2017, it was reported that vocalist Brendon Urie would be making his Broadway debut as one of the lead roles in Kinky Boots. Urie performed in the show for ten weeks from May until August 2017.

Following the success of Death of a Bachelor, Urie was given the rest of 2017 off by the band's record label, Fueled by Ramen. However, Urie felt compelled to continue writing music during his time off. The writing process began a month before Urie made his debut in Kinky Boots when he wrote the chorus of "High Hopes". Urie stated that writing the record took about four months total in the span of a year and a half.

Urie teased the band's then-unannounced sixth studio album sporadically throughout late 2017 and early 2018, typically through Instagram Live broadcasts. On March 8, 2018, the band began teasing the release of a lead single and a subsequent album with a two minute long video of Urie brushing his teeth beside an alarm clock reading "3:19" for the video's entirety, accompanied by an orchestral version of "King of the Clouds". The time on the clock led fans to believe that the band would be releasing new material on March 19. Over a week later, fans received packages sent from Urie's P.O. box containing a white bottle reading "Pray for the W!cked / 3:21 / Unholy Water", once more leading to speculation over a release date of March 21. On March 19, the band announced a surprise show at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio that night. The band unveiled their new touring bassist, Nicole Row, who would be replacing their former member and touring bassist, Dallon Weekes, following his departure on December 27, 2017. No new material was performed at the show.

The album was announced on March 21, 2018, alongside the release of the lead single "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" and a B-side, "(Fuck A) Silver Lining".[9]

The second single "High Hopes" was released on May 23, 2018,[10] followed by the pre-release track "King of the Clouds" on June 18, 2018.[11]

The singles for the album were released in three Spotify combinations: Say Amen for Silver Linings, High Hopes on Saturday Night, and King of High Hopes.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 70/100[13]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[3]
The A.V. Club B−[14]
DIY 3/5 stars[15]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[16]
The Independent 4/5 stars[17]
Kerrang! 3/5[18]
NME 4/5 stars[1]
PopMatters 5/10[19]
Q 3/5 stars[20]
The Times 2/5 stars[21]

Pray for the Wicked has received generally positive reviews from music critics. It holds an average score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[13] In a positive review, The Independent said, "Panic! have never released the same album twice, but on Pray for the Wicked it feels as if they've finally managed to channel that frenetic, slightly chaotic attitude into a studio album that is at once eclectic and coherent."[17] In another positive review, NME commented on the influence of Brendon Urie being involved in Kinky Boots on the sound of the album, adding that "while it's fair to say he's always had a flair for theatrics, the experience has injected these tracks with unprecedented levels of sass and drama".[1] Newsday suggested that Urie's "Broadway stint brings him a creative burst and a theatrical bent".[22]

Commercial performance

Pray for the Wicked debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 180,000 album-equivalent units, of which 151,000 were pure album sales.[23] It is the band's second US number-one album.[23] The album also debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it the band's second Australian number-one album.[24] According to Billboard, Pray for the Wicked was the 10th best selling vinyl album of 2018 in the US with sales of 59,000, making a major contribution to the 15% rise of the format in that year.[25] The album was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.

Track listing

Pray for the Wicked track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "(Fuck A) Silver Lining" (listed as "(Fxxk A) Silver Lining" on physical releases)
  • J. Sinclair
  • S. Chesak
 2:48
2. "Say Amen (Saturday Night)"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • Tobias Wincorn[b]
  • Suzy Shinn[b]
 3:09
3. "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • Francis
 2:49
4. "High Hopes"  
3:10
5. "Roaring 20s"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • Tobias Wincorn[a]
 3:06
6. "Dancing's Not a Crime"  
3:39
7. "One of the Drunks"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • Issa Marji[a]
  • MOTIV[a]
  • @iamchillpill[a]
  • Shinn[b]
 3:18
8. "The Overpass"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • S. Chesak
 2:57
9. "King of the Clouds"  
2:40
10. "Old Fashioned"  
  • J. Sinclair
  • Tobias Wincorn[a]
 2:46
11. "Dying in LA"  
  • J. Sinclair
 3:49
Total length:
 34:11

Track notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Samples

  • "(Fuck A) Silver Lining" contains elements from "Oh What a Night" by The Dells.
  • "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" contains interpolations of "Aphasia" by The Budos Band and "Crying Pine Grove Blues" by Nathan Abshire.
  • "Roaring 20s" and "Old Fashioned" contain elements of "Latino Lovewalk" by Maynard Ferguson.
  • "Dancing's Not a Crime" contains samples from "Get Down" by Chris Bernard.
  • "The Overpass" contains elements of "Chase" by James Brown and an interpolation of "Mama Feelgood" by Lyn Collins.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pray for the Wicked.[27]

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Panic! at the Disco

  • Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitar (track 3), bass (tracks 1–3), drums (tracks 2–7, 9 and 10), keyboards (tracks 2–4 and 11), background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10)

Additional musicians

  • Jake Sinclair – background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10), bass (tracks 4–9), organ (tracks 5 and 6), guitar (track 4), acoustic guitar (track 10)
  • Rob Mathes – conductor, string and horn arrangements
  • Kenneth Harris – guitar (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10), background vocals (tracks 1–7 and 10)
  • Suzy Shinn – background vocals (tracks 1–7, 9 and 10)
  • Scott Chesak – drums (tracks 1 and 8), keyboards (track 1 and 8), guitar (track 8), bass (track 8), percussion (track 1)
  • Morgan Kibby – background vocals (track 3)
  • Ilsey Juber – background vocals (track 4)
  • Sam Hollander – background vocals (tracks 5, 7, and 10)
  • Alex Kresovich – piano (track 9), organ (track 9)
  • Rachel White – background vocals (track 9)
  • Kate Micucci – background vocals (track 9)
  • Thomas Bowes – string leader, concertmaster (London), violin
  • Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (Los Angeles), violin
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Jessica Guideri – violin
  • Lisa Lui – violin
  • Maya Magub – violin
  • Serena McKinney – violin
  • Helen Nightengale – violin
  • Katia Popov – violin
  • Tereza Stanislav – violin
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Jackie Hartley – violin
  • Rita Manning – violin
  • Peter Hanson – violin
  • Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Brian Dembow – string leader (Los Angeles), viola
  • Robert Brophy – viola
  • Shawn Mann – viola
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • Peter Lale – string leader (London), viola
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Steve Erdody – string leader (Los Angeles), cello
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Eric Byers – cello
  • Caroline Dale – string leader (London), cello
  • Tim Gill – cello
  • Jason Fabus – saxophone
  • Peter Slocombe – saxophone
  • Morgan Jones – saxophone
  • Mike Rocha – trumpet
  • Jonathan Bradley – trumpet
  • Ryan Dragon – trombone
  • Peter Cobbin – strings (track 9)

Additional personnel

  • Rosanna Jones – album illustrations
  • Jimmy Fontaine – photography

Production

  • Jake Sinclair – production
  • Suzy Shinn – additional production (tracks 2 and 6–9), engineering
  • Scott Chesak – production (track 1 and 8)
  • Dillon Francis – production (track 3)
  • Chill Pill – co-production (track 7), engineering (track 7)
  • Alex Kresovich – co-production (track 9)
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Chris Allgood – assistant mastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Pray for the Wicked
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[67] Gold 40,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[68] Gold 0
Netherlands (NVPI)[69] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[70] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[71] Platinum 1,000,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

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