I Write Sins Not Tragedies - wikipedia I Write Sins Not Tragedies `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' Single by Panic ! at the Disco from the album A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out Released February 27, 2006 ( 2006 - 02 - 27 ) Format CD 7 '' Recorded August 2005 Genre Pop punk emo baroque pop Length 3 : 06 Label Fueled by Ramen Decaydance Songwriter ( s ) Ryan Ross Brendon Urie Spencer Smith Producer ( s ) Matt Squire Panic ! at the Disco singles chronology `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' ( 2005 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' ( 2006 ) `` But It 's Better If You Do '' ( 2006 ) `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' ( 2005 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' ( 2006 ) `` But It 's Better If You Do '' ( 2006 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' is a song by American rock band Panic ! at the Disco, and is the second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out ( 2005 ). It was released on April 27, 2006 on both CD and 7 '' vinyl. The pizzicato cello motif that the song is built upon was played by session musician Heather Stebbins. The song reached No. 7 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. This was the band 's only top forty hit until the release of `` Hallelujah '' in 2015. While the song failed to hit the top 10 on the Alternative Songs chart peaking at No. 12 which was lower than their prior single, `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' which peaked at No. 5, the song 's success on the Hot 100 and Mainstream Top 40 ( at No. 2 ) charts was what made the song one of the biggest modern rock hits of 2006 and is still one of the band 's most played songs on alternative radio stations to this day. In the UK, the song was released on February 27, 2006 as a limited edition single with a free sticker. Because the sticker was included with the CD single, the song was not eligible for the UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company rules state that stickers are not allowed in single releases. Later, in September 2006, due to the popularity of the track and following further single releases there of `` Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off '' and `` But It 's Better If You Do '', going top 40 there, the single was re-released on October 30, 2006. Despite receiving significant radio airplay upon its re-release, the single only reached No. 25 in the UK Singles Chart. Many U.S. radio stations, in response to the language found in the song, wanted an edited version. The lyrics `` The poor groom 's bride is a whore '' and `` Have n't you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door ? '' were changed by replacing `` whore '' with a `` shhh '' sound and removing `` god '' in `` goddamn ''. Some stations -- generally modern rock stations -- still play the original version. The song was covered by Fall Out Boy, fellow Decaydance band, for their live album, * * * * : Live in Phoenix. ( Fall Out Boy commonly uses the song 's chorus as a lead - in to `` This Ai n't a Scene, It 's an Arms Race '' in concert. ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' was ranked No. 3 in Billboard 's Best 2000 's Video poll. Contents 1 Title 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 References 6 External links Title The title of the song refers to Douglas Coupland 's novel Shampoo Planet, wherein the main character, Tyler Johnson, says : `` I am writing a list of tragic character flaws on my dollar bills with a felt pen. I am thinking of the people in my universe and distilling for each of these people the one flaw in their character that will be their downfall -- the flaw that will be their undoing. What I write are not sins ; I write tragedies. '' Music video Brendon Urie and Daniel Isaac in the music video. `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' is Panic ! at the Disco 's first single to have a music video. ( `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' was the first single, but no video was filmed. ) The video for the song takes place at a strange, circus - themed wedding played by the Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque. The video starts as the bride, played by Jessie Preston, and groom, Daniel Isaac McGuffey, are about to be married. Her family dress and behave formally, but are revealed later to have fallen asleep and have eyes painted on their eyelids. His family are lower - class entertainers and carnival folk, and interrupt the wedding. The ringmaster, played by vocalist Brendon Urie, acts as narrator and disrupts the events. After an argument between the two families, the bride runs out and is followed by one of her guests. The ringmaster drags the groom outside by his tie, where his fiancée is kissing the guest who followed her out of the church. The groom straightens up, looking shocked, and Urie and the groom bow to the camera. The ringmaster is revealed to be the groom 's alter ego. The music video by director Shane Drake won the award for Video of the Year during the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. This marked the first occasion since the 1989 VMAs that the winner of Video of the Year did not win anything else. The video was also ranked No. 7 on VH1 's list of the Top 100 Videos of 2006. The video was shot in December 2005. According to vocalist Brendon Urie, he and guitarist Ryan Ross suffered from the flu while filming the video clip. In August 2011, the video won Best VMA Winning Video of All Time, in a worldwide poll on MTV 's website. Track listing UK 7 '' poster bag ( February 2006 ) A. `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' UK CD single ( February 2006 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' `` Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks '' ( demo version ) WMI CD single ( May 2006 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' -- 3 : 10 `` Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks '' ( demo version ) -- 3 : 57 `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' ( Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix ) -- 5 : 04 Panic ! at the Disco -- `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' 30 - second sample from Panic ! at the Disco `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '', from the album A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out. Problems playing this file ? See media help. UK CD single ( October 2006 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' `` Karma Police '' ( Live in Denver ) UK 7 '' gatefold sleeve ( October 2006 ) A. `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' B. `` But It 's Better If You Do '' ( Live from Glasgow ) UK 7 '' picture disc ( October 2006 ) A. `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' B. `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' ( Live in Denver ) Enhanced CD single ( October 2006 ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' `` Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks '' ( demo version ) `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' ( Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix ) `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' ( video ) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2006 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 12 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 66 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 29 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 45 Ireland ( IRMA ) 50 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 23 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 25 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) 12 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 16 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2006 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 50 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 247 US Billboard Hot 100 20 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 United States ( RIAA ) 4 × Platinum 4,000,000 Ringtone United States ( RIAA ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References ^ Jump up to : Tamsyn Wilce. `` Track by track : Panic ! 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Panic ! at the Disco Brendon Urie Brent Wilson Ryan Ross Jon Walker Spencer Smith Dallon Weekes Studio albums A Fever You Ca n't Sweat Out Pretty. Odd. Vices & Virtues Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die ! Death of a Bachelor Live albums Live in Chicago Singles `` The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage '' `` I Write Sins Not Tragedies '' `` But It 's Better If You Do '' `` Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off '' `` Build God, Then We 'll Talk '' `` Nine in the Afternoon '' `` Mad as Rabbits '' `` That Green Gentleman ( Things Have Changed ) '' `` Northern Downpour '' `` The Ballad of Mona Lisa '' `` Ready to Go ( Get Me Out of My Mind ) '' `` Let 's Kill Tonight '' `` Miss Jackson '' `` This Is Gospel '' `` Girls / Girls / Boys '' `` Hallelujah '' `` Victorious '' `` Emperor 's New Clothes '' `` Death of a Bachelor '' Other songs `` New Perspective '' `` LA Devotee '' `` Do n't Threaten Me with a Good Time '' `` Crazy = Genius '' Tours Vices & Virtues Tour Weezer & Panic ! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 Death of a Bachelor Tour Related articles Band members Discography List of songs recorded The Young Veins MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year ( 2000s ) 2000 Eminem -- `` The Real Slim Shady '' Christina Aguilera, Lil ' Kim, Mýa and P ! nk -- `` Lady Marmalade '' 2002 Eminem -- `` Without Me '' 2003 Missy Elliott -- `` Work It '' OutKast -- `` Hey Ya ! 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Question: who wrote the song i write sins not tragedies
Answer: Ryan Ross