Fall Out Boy – Centuries

“Centuries” – Single by Fall Out Boy from the album American Beauty/American Psycho, released September 9, 2014.

It was co-written by Fall Out Boy, with two producers. A gladiator-themed music video was created for the song. The single reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA. It reached first position on the UK Rock and Metal Chart. The song was also the band’s fourth top ten hit and first in eight years, since “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” in 2007. In 2015, “Centuries” was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.

The official music video, which features the band members in a gladiator-style battle, and a cameo from rapper Rick Ross, was released on October 17, 2014. The video features strong Christian imagery and thematic elements, including a scene of a crucified figure, a cross in place of the “T” in the song title, the use of a sling against a “giant” (in reference to the Hebrew story of David and Goliath), and an angelic figure depicted as a human with white wings. The “giant” is portrayed by Canadian actor Jon Ambrose,[16] and the band’s gladiator doubles were Simu Liu, Ben Devries, Sebastian Deery and Paul Ebejer. “Centuries” was shot on-site at Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Prior to the release of an official music video, Fall Out Boy released a video for “Centuries” filmed in Chicago featuring the use of the mobile app Hyperlapse on September 8, 2014.

The official video features four gladiators doomed for some unknown reason prior to entering the Colosseum in Rome for the entertainment of the crowds. They are given two lengths of rope, a cloth, and a stone by a mysterious cloaked figure. This is followed by scenes of a woman styled as the Virgin Mary opening her arms to a crowd, another woman with two lions behind her, a “Christ” figure, and a decadent emperor spreading his arms showing several women sitting at his feet. The ostensible “crowd favourite”, a large, muscular man, easily defeats the four, cheered on by the crowd and their laughing emperor. In desperation, the four, having realized that they need to work together, combine their items into a sling, which is then used to slay the warrior. The video ends as another, unknown challenger enters the ring while the emperor laughs.

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Fall Out Boy - Centuries

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Single: Centuries
Released: September 9, 2014.
Album: American Beauty/American Psycho.
The song was released as the lead single of Fall out Boy’s sixth album.

Members
Patrick Stump
Joe Trohman
Pete Wentz
Andy Hurley
Past members
Ben Rose
Mike Pareskuwicz
T.J. Kunasch
Brandon Hamm

Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago’s hardcore punk scene, with which all members were involved at one point. The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project of the members’ respective hardcore bands, and Stump joined shortly thereafter.

“Centuries”

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

Mummified my teenage dreams
No, it’s nothing wrong with me
The kids are all wrong
The story’s all off
Heavy metal broke my heart

Come on, come on and let me in
The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match
The darkness that you felt
I never meant for you to fix yourself

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

And I can’t stop ’til the whole world knows my name
‘Cause I was only born inside my dreams
Until you die for me, as long as there’s a light, my shadow’s over you
‘Cause I, I am the opposite of amnesia
And you’re a cherry blossom
You’re about to bloom
You look so pretty, but you’re gone so soon

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

We’ve been here forever
And here’s the frozen proof
I could scream forever
We are the poisoned youth

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries

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