Thnks fr th Mmrs

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (pronounced "thanks for the memories") is the third 2007 single released by the Chicago band Fall Out Boy. It is featured on their 2007 release Infinity on High. The song, according to bassist Pete Wentz in an interview with Kerrang!, refers to a romantic relationship in which the initial sentiments have perished, but both lovers continue to "sleep with each other" to appease their physical and mental desires. The title, "Thnks fr th Mmrs" is the words "thanks for the memories" after having been disemvowelled, much like it would be written as part of a text message. Another reason for the song title's lack of vowels comes as joking nod at Fall Out Boy's record company, who have asked them to shorten their often verbose song titles.^[1]

The song features Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds on mandolin and The Movement Orchestra Strings, and was featured as the theme song on an episode of VH1's Best Week Ever. The chorus of the song contains the line, "He tastes like you, only sweeter", a line referencing the The Patrick Marber play, Closer which premiered on Broadway in 1999. There is a widespread misconception that the line originated from the film adaptation of the stage play by the same name-- see Closer.

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" was also featured in the Doctor Who Confidential episode "Do You Remember the First Time?", put to a clip showing scenes from the 1963 series through to the 2007 series. Selective clips have also been used by Network 10 in Australia to promote the Australian Rules Final Series in 2007 and was #8 on the Video Hits Top 100 Countdown on the same network.

A maxi single with six alternate mixes and edits of the song was also released as a digital download.

1 Music video
2 Track listings
3 Charts
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Music video

The band finished shooting the video for the single on February 27, as reported by their blog. Although the announced release date for the video was originally March 20, it was reported on the Fall Out Boy website that the video would premiere around the world on the band's website on March 23. The video premiered around 11:00 p.m. EST.

The video centers around the band recording a video for "Thnks fr th Mmrs" with chimpanzees directing the video, although the chimpanzees don't like them, saying that the band is wack in a text message, and saying he should of brought Panic at the Disco. The video ends with Wentz destroying the set. Kim Kardashian plays Wentz's love interest in the video. The video has been criticized for having too much product placement, instigating claims that the band has "sold out". [1] [2] However, in the version of the video featured on television, some of the corporate labels are removed.

The music video for "Thnks fr th Mmrs" was the most request on MTV's Total Request Live as of April 23, 2007 and on June 21, 2007, the video retired at #9.

The video for *Thnks fr th Mmrs has hit worldwide audiences through its repeated display on Television programs such as MTV, as well as its spread throughout the Internet on websites such as YouTube, MySpace, and fansites.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] UK 7" vinyl

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" - 3:24
"Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" (Live from Hammersmith Palais)

[edit] UK / Australia CD single

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" - 3:24
"Thriller" (Live from Hammersmith Palais) - 3:35
"Dance, Dance" (Live from Hammersmith Palais) - 3:17

[edit] New Zealand CD single

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" - 3:24
"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" (Kanye West remix) - 4:03

[edit] Remix EP (digital download)

"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Radio Edit) - 3:52
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Radio Edit) - 5:10
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Short Term Memory) - 3:49
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (The Lindbergh Palace Remix)- 7:49
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Club Remix) - 8:24
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" (Lenny B Long Term Memory) - 6:36

[edit] Charts

The song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, nine places lower than previous single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race".

In the UK, it peaked at #12, making it another top 20 hit for the band there. In New Zealand, the song hit #13. In Australia, it reached a peak of #3, after initially peaking at #4, and in Ireland it charted at #17. The song's highest chart placing was in the Philippines, where it hit #2.

The song also hit the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S., where it charted at #19.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[2]	3
Brazilian Singles Chart	16
Canadian Hot 100	11
Czech IFPI Chart ^[3]	67
Irish Singles Chart^[2]	17
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart^[2]	11
UK Singles Chart^[2]	12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	11
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	9
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	19
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	5
United World Chart^[2]	18
Venezuelan Singles Chart	3