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"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the third track on the standard edition of their third studio album, Infinity on High, and was released on December 5, 2006, through Island Records.

Music videos[]

Video Credits
Title Fall Out Boy - This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Official Music Video)
Premiere Dec 19 2009 (Re-mastered)
Length 4:06
Director Alan Ferguson



Live performances[]

Video Credits
Title Fall Out Boy - This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (VH1 Unplugged)
Premiere Jun 16 2009
Length 3:26


Official versions[]

Version Released on Date Length
[1] Single/Album "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" • Infinity on High Dec 5 2006 3:32
[2] Re-mastered Believers Never Die (Volume One) Nov 17 2009 3:33
Remixes
[3] Kanye West Remix [Explicit Version] This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Kanye West Remix) [Explicit Main Version] Mar 13 2007 4:11
[4] Kanye West Remix [Clean Version] This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Kanye West Remix) [Clean Main Version] Mar 13 2007 4:10
Acoustic/Live
[5] Live 1 (Performed on Jan 29 2007) Leaked in London Feb 6 2007 3:23
[6] Live 2 (Performed on Jun 22 2007) Live in Phoenix Apr 1 2008 3:33

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
I am an arms dealer, fitting you with
Weapons in the form of words
And don't really care which side wins
Long as the room keeps singing
That's just the business I'm in

[Pre-Chorus]
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
I'm not a shoulder to cry on, but I digress

[Chorus]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate, yeah (Do-do-do-do-do-do)
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate, yeah (Do-do-do-do-do-do)

[Verse 2]
I wrote the gospel on giving up
(You're looking pretty sinking)
But the real bombshells have already sunk
(Prima donnas of the gutter)
At night, we're painting your trash gold while you sleep
Crashing not like hips or cars, no, more like p-p-p-parties

[Pre-Chorus]
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
Bandwagon's full, please catch another

[Chorus]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate, yeah (Do-do-do-do-do-do)
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate, yeah (Do-do-do-do-do-do)

[Post-Chorus]
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Do-do-do-do-do)
Whoo

[Bridge]
All the boys who the dance floor didn't love
And all the girls whose lips couldn't move fast enough
Sing until your lungs give out

[Pre-Chorus]
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race (Now you)
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race (Wear out the groove)
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race (Sing out loud)
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race (Oh, oh)
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race

[Chorus]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate, yeah (Do-do-do-do-do-do)
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do)
Oh, so intricate (Do-do-do-do-do-do)

[Verse 1: Patrick Stump]
I am an arms dealer, fitting you with
Weapons in the form of words
And don't really care which side wins
Long as the room keeps singing
That's just the business I'm in

[Pre-Chorus: Stump]
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
I'm not a shoulder to cry on, but I digress

[Chorus: Stump]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Now, I don't know what the hell this song is talking 'bout, do you?
She said, "Yeah, I've been spending all day trying to figure that out, you too?"
The arms race made 'em raise they arms and race straight to the top
Who knew?
Right now, they got the number one spot; do you want that? Me, too
One thing I gotta call out boy, take a look at Fall Out Boy
Since they ain't black
When they get money, they don't ball out boy
They just buy tight jeans till they nuts hang all out boy
They figure Ye' dress tight
So we gon' dress tighter
He dress white, so we gon' dress whiter
So in spite of anything you might have
Seen or heard, this scene occurred
Word

[Chorus: Stump & West]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man (Word)
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate

[Bridge: Stump]
All the boys who the dance floor didn't love
And all the girls whose lips couldn't move fast enough
Sing until your lungs give out

[Pre-Chorus: Stump]
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a goddamn arms race

[Chorus: Stump]
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] 43
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 9
France (SNEP)[13] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 54
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 59
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 18
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[23] 8
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 14
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[25] 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 14
CIS (TopHit)[27] 110
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[28] 60
France (SNEP)[29] 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 32
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[33] 26

References[]

  1. https://open.spotify.com/track/1oagRT7LfpVlNJN6FSZDGp?si=66cb429bce1a4319
  2. https://open.spotify.com/track/5ybUdN3DmQL8T3eqg4XjmQ?si=616881903ce54a3c
  3. https://open.spotify.com/track/7DTY2W3mt43AAXKn8EeUMz?si=6f937c844ed64213
  4. https://open.spotify.com/album/0VPFL8gGDe66wUBmA5wa1j?si=sf0WDKSVTdy6yH__nKseiQ
  5. https://open.spotify.com/track/2CjDWwBM3lAv3IwUkQ4qi3?si=b7ce078f456c495a
  6. https://open.spotify.com/track/5ybUdN3DmQL8T3eqg4XjmQ?si=e3d74ba0211544d7
  7. https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  8. https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  9. https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/42f75/Fall-Out-Boy-This-Ain't-a-Scene,-It's-an-Arms-Race
  10. https://www.billboard.com/artist/Fall-Out-Boy/chart-history/CAN
  11. https://ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=R
  12. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-02-17.pdf
  13. https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  14. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-274293
  15. http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene%2C+It%27s+an+Arms+Race
  16. https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  17. https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  18. https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  19. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fall+Out+Boy&titel=This+Ain%27t+a+Scene,+It%27s+an+Arms+Race&cat=s
  20. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20070204/7501/
  21. https://www.billboard.com/artist/fall-out-boy/chart-history/hsi/
  22. https://www.billboard.com/artist/fall-out-boy/chart-history/atf/
  23. https://www.billboard.com/artist/fall-out-boy/chart-history/mrt/
  24. https://www.billboard.com/artist/fall-out-boy/chart-history/tfm/
  25. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-slips-by-fall-out-boy-to-remain-atop-hot-100-1055735/
  26. https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2007/singles-chart
  27. https://tophit.com/ru
  28. https://web.archive.org/web/20090513023130/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_singles.jsp
  29. http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2007
  30. https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=2088
  31. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20070107/37501/
  32. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-100-songs/?begin=31&order=position
  33. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/alternative-songs/

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