"Clothes Off!!" is the fifth single from

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' third album, '' As Cruel as School Children''. It features vocalist

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. It was released in June 2007, and peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Clothes Off" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The original hook for the song is from

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's 1986 single "

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". A remix to the song was released in November 2008 featuring rappers

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and

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Music video

The video starts with the band driving up to a casino with the song " Viva La White Girl" playing. After checking into their rooms,

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makes his way down to the casino floor and runs into an

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impersonator, played by

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, playing a slot machine. Travie engages in a game of strip poker with several girls, and seemingly wins, as he is the only one that remains dressed. It all turns into a party with Elvis performing on a stage. About halfway through the video, Travis encounters people dressed like animals in the hotel, presumably

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at a convention. A dance-off then takes place with the

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ers, who are afterwards revealed to be the members of

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(Ryan Ross as the orange lion, Brendon Urie as the black and white dog, Jon Walker as the bear, and Spencer Smith as the seal). Other cameos include

as a crowd member, and entrepreneur Johnny Cupcakes. British rapper

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is also visible with some women for a few short seconds.

Track listings

UK CD 1 # "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version) # "Shoot Down the Stars" (recorded live at

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) UK CD 2 # "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version) # "On My Own Time (Write On)" (recorded live at

) # "Clothes Off!!" (video) # " The Queen and I" (video) UK vinyl # "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version) # "Etched B-Side" AU CD # "Clothes Off!!" (radio version) # " The Queen and I" (live acoustic) # "Boomerang Theory"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References