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Released in autumn 2014 ahead of the album 'American Beauty/American Psycho', 'Centuries' became a radio hit and rose to number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The track samples Suzanne Vega's 'Tom's Diner', fitting the interpolation into a guitar-driven backdrop that leans into angst rather than nostalgia. Its success suggested a new direction for the band's sixth studio album.

Patrick Stump sings of legacy and permanence, the chorus built around the promise 'remember me for centuries'. The verses move through mummified teenage dreams and heavy metal heartbreak, bruises and fingerprints, the imagery physical and oddly tender. The bridge offers a stranger metaphor: the listener as cherry blossom, pretty but fleeting, set against the singer's claim to be the opposite of amnesia. The song commits fully to its own grandiosity, a stadium-rock gesture that earned its commercial reach.

"Centuries" is a single by Fall Out Boy, from the album American Beauty/American Psycho, released 16th January 2015. The track is 3:48 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 15 articles about Fall Out Boy.

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Centuries

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
Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-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
Bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is for 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

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
Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-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

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
Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-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-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
Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-ya
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries!

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Track details

From American Beauty/American Psycho

3:482015Single
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American Beauty/American Psycho
American Beauty/American Psycho
Fall Out Boy
16th January 2015
Track number
3
Release year
2015
  1. 1Irresistible
    3:27
  2. 2American Beauty / American Psycho
    3:16
  3. 3Centuries
    3:48
  4. 4The Kids Aren't Alright
    4:21
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Andy Hurley, J.R. Rotem, Jake Sinclair, Joe Trohman, Justin Tranter, Omega (Producer), Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Raja Kumari, Suzanne Vega
    Producer
    J.R. Rotem, Jake Sinclair, Omega (Producer)
    Engineer
    Samuel Kalandjian
    Drums
    Andy Hurley
    Vocals
    LOLO, Patrick Stump
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Geoff Swan
    Background Vocals
    Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
    Bass Guitar
    Pete Wentz
    Mixing Engineer
    Mark “Spike” Stent
    Percussion
    Andy Hurley, Jake Sinclair, Patrick Stump
    Programmer
    Jake Sinclair, Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump
    Rhythm Guitar
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