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of "Thanks for the Memories") is a song by American

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. The song debuted on radio on March 20, 2007, and was released on March 27 as the third single from their third studio album, ''

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''. With music composed by Patrick Stump and the lyrics penned by bassist

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, the song was one of the two tracks produced by

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for the album. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" was a commercial success, reaching No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and became the band's highest charting and most popular single in Australia at No. 3 on the

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charts. It was certified

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(RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 units, and

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in Australia for shipments of 70,000 copies. The song went 2× Platinum in the US in December 2009, becoming another two-million seller for the band, along the lines of their earlier single "

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" from their previous 2005 album ''

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''. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" became a staple at the band's concerts, interview performances and radio, being one of the band's most recognized singles.

Overview

In an interview with ''

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'', bassist

explained that the song revolves around the theme of a broken relationship, but also contains critical commentary towards society's obsession with fame. The title, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" is the words "thanks for the memories" after having been disemvowelled. The title's removal of vowels comes as a facetious nod at Fall Out Boy's record company, who had asked them to shorten their often verbose song titles. The line that appears near the end of each chorus, "He tastes like you, only sweeter", is a line from the play and film '' Closer''. The song is featured in a Track Pack for ''

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'', and also available for DLC on the video game series ''

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''. It is also featured on the game ''

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Chart performance

The song peaked outside of the top 10 at No. 11 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, nine places lower than previous single "

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". It was later certified

by the

(RIAA), denoting the shipment of 500,000 copies, although it is eligible for a double platinum certification, having sold 2,527,000 copies in the US as of February 2014. The song also peaked at No. 19 the U.S.

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and No. 13 on the

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. In Australia, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" reached a peak of No. 3 on the

chart, after initially peaking at No. 4, making it the band's highest charting song in that region and the second top 10 hit single from ''Infinity on High'' there. It was certified Platinum by the

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(ARIA) for the shipment of 70,000 units. In the UK, the track peaked at No. 12, making it another top 20 hit for the band there. Since 2007, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" has sold over 200,000 copies to date becoming one of the band's biggest selling singles in the UK. In New Zealand, the song placed at No. 11. In Ireland the track came in at No. 17.

Music video

The music video opens with Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz talking before filming it. Patrick asks Pete if he is sure about something; Pete replies, "Patrick, the guy's a visionary." The song then starts up, and suddenly, a

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yells "Cut!" and calls the band a "joke", complaining that he should have hired

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. The chimpanzee then texts somebody on his phone, complaining that the band is "wack". Later, Andy Hurley is replaced by another ape, and when he tries to retrieve his drumsticks, he is thrown out of the studio. In one scene, Pete is shown receiving a phone call from William Beckett of fellow

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" which shows William making this call to Pete). Other scenes show the band playing the song on a brightly lit stage with the letters "FOB" in the background, and the band's different communications with the chimpanzees. At one point during filming, Pete sits on a bed and attempts to kiss his character's love interest (played by

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), only to have the chimpanzee stop him and show him the correct way to kiss her. Unhappy with the chimpanzee's demands, Pete tries to leave, before Kardashian stops him and the couple kiss, prompting Pete to stay. In the final scene, Pete breaks the

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. As the chimpanzee angrily complains about his behavior and calls him a "

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" (a reference to Fall Out Boy's earlier single, "

") and begins caressing Kim, Pete smashes his

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into the "B" from the "FOB" lights on the back wall, then leaves the stage. The "B" falls off leaving "FO". The video was directed by Alan Ferguson. The "FOB" lights on the back wall of the video can be seen floating on the water in the music video for Fall Out Boy's "

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". In 2018 Fall Out Boy released a music video for "Bishops Knife Trick", the tenth track off their 2018 album ''

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'', which heavily parodies "Thnks fr th Mmrs".

Track listing

Lyrics written by bassist/backing vocalist

; music composed by

. ;Yellow vinyl # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" # "Our Lawyers Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" (live from Hammersmith) ;US CD # "Lindbergh Palace Remix" – 7:53 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (album version) – 3:23 ;Promo # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" ;''The Remixes'' (CD and Masterbeat.com) # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Radio Edit) – 3:53 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Short Term Memory) – 3:51 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Radio Edit) – 5:11 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix) – 7:50 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix with DJ Intro) – 7:14 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Long Term Memory) – 6:37 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Club Remix) – 8:25 # "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Dub) – 6:37

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thnks Fr Th Mmrs 2007 singles 2007 songs Fall Out Boy songs Island Records singles Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Songs about nostalgia Songs written by Patrick Stump Songs written by Pete Wentz Music videos directed by Alan Ferguson (director)