"Victorious" is a song by American solo project

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band formed in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2004 by high school friends Ryan Ross (guitar) and Spencer Smith (musician), Spencer Smith (drums), who recruited classmates Brendon Urie (vocals and ...

released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, ''

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'', on September 29, 2015 by Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. The song was written by

Brendon Urie Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the former lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, the only constant member throughout the band's 19-year run. Many of his ...

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Mike Viola Michael Anthony Viola (born September 26, 1966) is an American producer, musician, songwriter, and singer, best known for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, J.S. Ondara, Mandy Moore, and Jenny Lewis. His original music h ...

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, Alex DeLeon, and

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and was produced by Sinclair with additional production by

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. A music video for the song was released on

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on November 13, 2015. It was the final song released during

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's tenure in the band, though it was never confirmed if he played bass on the single. Notably, "Victorious" was the band's first single in almost 10 years to chart on ''Billboard''

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chart, since 2006's "

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Music video

The music video for "Victorious" was released onto Fueled by Ramen's official YouTube page on November 13, 2015. It was directed by

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. The video depicts Panic! at the Disco's lead vocalist Brendon Urie in a boxing match against a large brute, and winning. However, after not calling his girlfriend, she breaks up with him. He loses his self esteem, but wins a large check for it. He then becomes the victor in more situations, such as helping an elderly lady across the street, and despite losing a

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game, taking home a young lady. As of December 2022, the music video has over 79 million views.

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Notes * credited as an additional producer. {{Authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs Fueled by Ramen singles Panic! at the Disco songs Songs written by Brendon Urie Songs written by Morgan Kibby Songs written by Mike Viola Songs written by Rivers Cuomo Songs written by Jake Sinclair (musician) Songs written by CJ Baran