Northern Downpour

"Northern Downpour"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Pretty. Odd.
B-side	"The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know (Alternate Version)"[1]
Released	October 30, 2008 January 12, 2009 (UK, digital download) January 19, 2009 (UK, physical single)
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2007
Genre	Baroque pop, pop rock
Length	4:07
Label	Fueled by Ramen Decaydance
Writer(s)	Ryan Ross (lyrics), Jon Walker (music)
Producer	Rob Mathes
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" (2008) "Northern Downpour" (2008) "New Perspective" (2009)

"Northern Downpour" is the fourth and final single from Panic! at the Disco's second album, Pretty. Odd.^[2]

At the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7, 2008, the band stated that "Northern Downpour" would be the next single released from Pretty. Odd. and that they were working on the concept for the music video.^{[3][dead link]} Filming took place in Los Angeles in late September and the video premiered on TRL on October 30, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Brendon Urie sings with Ryan Ross in the song, which was primarily written by Ross and Jon Walker. The band's official fan club was named after this song because it was said that Jon Walker and Ryan Ross wrote it for their fans.^{[citation needed]} In concert during the Honda Civic tour, they encouraged fans to sing along by projecting the words on a screen to close out the set before the encore.^{[citation needed]}

Music video

The music video, which is in black-and-white and directed by Behn Fannin, begins with Ryan Ross playing his guitar and someone digging with a spade. The camera zooms out to reveal the band playing the song in a field. Then the lyrics "Fantastic posing greed" are seen painted on a billboard in the middle of a city, with a man looking up towards it. The lyrics "We should feed our jewelry to the sea" also appear on a billboard. Other lyrics appear on other objects, such as newspapers and public restroom mirrors.

Spencer Smith then tapes "Hey moon" onto someone's car bumper and runs away. Spray cans are then seen being dropped by Ross, who runs around a corner, after having spray-painted the lyrics "I missed your skin when you were east" on a wall, which soon appears on the news with the headline "Strange Graffiti in the Tri-County Area". A news reporter interviews an eyewitness about it, who has "You clicked your heels and wished for me" printed on his shirt. After this, there are more shots of the band playing, while young people are digging around them. More lyrics appear in even more places.

Afterwards, Jon Walker is seen attaching the lyrics "My one and lonely", which are painted on plastic tags, to security cameras in parking lots, then he runs away. Lyrics are now painted on streets and freeways by Brendon Urie, and the band sneak into two skyscrapers, turning on the lights in such a way that they form the lyrics "Hey moon". The band gets hold of a searchlight and project the lyrics "Hey moon" onto the night sky. The final shot takes place in the field where the band is playing. The lyrics "Never yawn" are seen carved into the field.

References

1. ^ [1],
2. ^ NPR - Panic at the Disco: Still 'Odd,' Sans Guyliner
3. ^ MTV Video Music Awards 2008 - Panic at the Disco

External links

• Official Panic at the Disco website