"Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" is a song by American

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, released on January 11, 2018, through Island Records and DCD2. It was released as the fifth single from their seventh studio album, '' Mania''. A music video was released with the single.

Composition

Sophie Trenear of ''The Edge'' described the song as having a "steadfast

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chorus, while Jake Richardson of '' Loudwire'' called the song a "modern

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number". The song bears a resemblance to

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's song " Straight to Hell", as well as British rapper M.I.A.'s song " Paper Planes".

Promotion

TV performances

The band performed the song live on '' Good Morning America'' on January 22, 2018, along with " Hold Me Tight or Don't", another single from ''Mania''. On April 17, 2018, the band performed the song on ''

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'' in promotion for the Mania Tour.

Music video

The music video, directed by Jason Lester, was released to Fall Out Boy's Vevo channel on the same day the song was released. It portrays a parody of an infomercial, with the members of Fall Out Boy playing the song and auctioning off items from their past, such as the severed hand from '' the Young Blood Chronicles'' musical film. A phone number appears several times in the video. When called, the number allows you to fake "buy" the items on the video.

Reception

Despite the mixed reception of ''Mania'', "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" received positive reviews from critics. Anna Gaca of '' Spin'' called it the best song on ''Mania'', while feeling it was reminiscent of "

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" from ''

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''. Miles Ricketts of ''Varsity'', in a negative review of ''Mania'', felt that the song was "a comforting reminder" of the band's potential, while praising vocalist Patrick Stump's performance.

Track listing

Personnel

Fall Out Boy * Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting, production *

Pete Wentz Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician best known as the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy since 2001. Before Fall Out Boy, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lea ...

– bass guitar, songwriting, production *

Joe Trohman Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician, singer, and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. Janua ...

– lead guitar, songwriting, production *

Andy Hurley Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American musician. He is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and ...

– drums, percussion, songwriting, production Production *

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- production * James Monti - engineer * David Anderson - assistant engineer * Geoff Neal - assistant engineer *

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- mixing engineer * Cameron Barton - additional engineering

Charts

References

{{Fall Out Boy 2018 singles 2018 songs Fall Out Boy songs Island Records singles Songs written by Andy Hurley Songs written by Joe Trohman Songs written by Patrick Stump Songs written by Pete Wentz