Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off

"Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off", often shortened to "Lying Is the Most Fun...", is a single by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. Released on August 7, 2006, it is the third commercially released single from that album and fourth overall ("The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" was only released promotionally). The song impacted radio on October 17, 2006.[3]

"Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
ReleasedAugust 7, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioSOMD! Studios
College Park, Maryland
Dang! Studios
Lewisville, Texas
Genre
Length3:20 (album version)
2:57 (radio edit)
LabelFueled by Ramen, Decaydance
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Matt Squire
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"But It's Better If You Do"
(2006)		 "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
(2006)		 "Build God, Then We'll Talk"
(2007)

The song's title was taken from a line of dialog in the 2004 film Closer (based on a 1997 play of the same name). The line, spoken by Natalie Portman's character, Alice, is, "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it's better if you do." "But It's Better If You Do", another song by Panic! at the Disco, was released as a single prior to "Lying is the Most Fun...".

In the United States, the song peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, number 96 on the Pop 100, and number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[4]

The song also reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] in the process becoming the longest un-bracketed title of a song to enter the UK Top 40. While it also reached number 26 on the ARIA Charts and number 33 in New Zealand.

The song was also featured on the Saints Row 2 soundtrack.

Music video

The music video was directed by Travis Kopach[6][7][8] and filmed on June 19, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.[6] The video was premiered on MTV2 on July 14, 2006. It features people with fish tanks on their heads.[6] The video only shows the band in one scene (the paramedics are the band members), because the band felt that their looks were distracting from their music.[6]

Panic! at the Disco has stated that the music video is simply a '50s period short film[7] and the man (Daniel Gomez) and woman (Molly D'Amour) are a couple, but not necessarily married.[7]

The music video includes a 15-second intro instead of starting the vocals right at the beginning.

The band explained on Steven's Untitled Rock Show that they chose Kopach for the video because they felt his treatment was the most unconventional of the ones they had been offered.[6][7]

Track listings

UK CD/Digital (August 2006)
  1. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
  2. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (live from Astoria)

UK enhanced CD (August 2006)
  1. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
  2. "Build God, Then We'll Talk" (Live from Astoria)
  3. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (video)
  4. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (live video from Astoria)

UK 7" picture disc (August 2006)
  1. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
  2. "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" (live from Astoria)

WMI CD/Digital (January 2007)
  1. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (radio edit)
  2. "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (album version)
  3. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (live from Astoria)
  4. "Build God, Then We'll Talk" (live from Astoria)

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Leonardo, Victoria (May 29, 2017). "100 Songs That Shamelessly Consumed Your Pop Punk Years". theodysseyonline.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. October 10, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. Billboard
  5. Official Charts Company
  6. Panic! at the Disco - Behind the Scenes on Fuse, Pt. 1 on YouTube
  7. Panic! at the Disco - Behind the Scenes on Fuse, Pt. 2 on YouTube
  8. Panic! at the Disco - Behind the Scenes on Fuse, Pt. 3 on YouTube
  9. "Australian-charts.com – Panic at the Disco – Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  10. "Charts.nz – Panic at the Disco – Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off". Top 40 Singles.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. "Panic at the Disco Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  14. "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At the Disco - Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  15. "British single certifications – Panic! At The Disco – Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. "American single certifications – Panic! At The Disco – Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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