Panic! At The Disco, “Middle of a Breakup” | Track Review 🎵

Brendon Urie and Panic! At The Disco shine on “Middle of a Breakup,” the second single from their seventh studio album, Viva Las Vengeance.

“Oh shit, you’re kissin’ my neck, kissin’ my chest / Now I remember why we fell in love.” Oh, sugar-honey-iced-tea indeed, 🎙 Brendon Urie! After making our ears perk up with 🎵 “Viva Las Vengeance”, the promo single from  💿 Viva Las Vengeance, 🎙 Panic! At The Disco drops the set’s second single, 🎵 “Middle of a Breakup”. Once again, I have stars in my eyes listening to this hunky, talented musician S-A-N-G 🤩!

There’s plenty to heart about “Middle of a Breakup.”  It commences with the signature, sped-up drum runs, something that has graced P!ATD’s music many times. It’s a great way to grab the listener’s attention before the record settles in.  I love the prominence of the guitar on this track, as well as the driving bass line. It’s incredibly gorgeous when harmonized guitar enters into the mix.  There are also other musical touches, like strings and harmonized backing vocals that make “Middle of a Breakup” a surefire vibe. Of course, the biggest draw is Urie, who sings like an angel 😇 – well – save for the s-bomb (angels don’t swear) and singing about makeup sex, ha-ha.  The lyrics are another selling point beginning with the pre-chorus (excerpted above) and of course the chorus where the makeup sex enters into play. Of course, prior to “Keep your disco, give me T. Rex” (in the chorus), Urie makes it clear “We ain’t no star-crossed lovers, we just get carried away” (verse one) and later, “You and me ain’t no Bonnie and Clyde” (verse two). Woo!

Final Thoughts 💭

Brendon Urie is perfect 🤩.  Well, nobody is perfect, but he’s the full package! Once more, the 🏆 Grammy-nominated band impresses.  🎵 “Middle of a Breakup” is another catchy single by Panic! At The Disco that also offers ample musicianship.  Urie’s voice sounds amazing at 35, and his innovative spirit (and looks 😉) doesn’t seem to be diminishing either.

🎙 Panic! At the Disco • 💿 Viva Las Vengeance • 🏷 Fueled By Ramen • 🗓 8.19.22

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