This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Remix)

"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Remix)" is the re-remix song by American rock band Fall Out Boy featuring American rappers Paul Wall, Travie McCoy, Tyga, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Lil Wayne. It was performed at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards alongside Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco.
== Background ==
The first remix featuring Kanye West was leaked to the website FriendsorEnemies.com (FOE) in February. The band tried to rush it onto their third album Infinity on High (2007), but it was not ready in time. Fall Out Boy's bassist, Pete Wentz, reported to MTV News how the collaboration came to fruition: he encountered West at a California fashion show and subsequently he and frontman Patrick Stump were invited to West's place. He continued, "We went, and he played us new songs and we played him some of ours. And he agreed to do a remix for us. I think he's gonna do an 'Arms Race' remix and maybe do a verse on it or something. And then we're gonna do something with one of his new songs."Montgomery, James (January 18, 2007). "Fall Out Boy Hope to Rush Kanye Remix Onto Upcoming Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016.
In July, it premiered again on FOE, this time featuring brand new verses from Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, Paul Wall, and Tyga. Fall Out Boy were actively reaching out to many rappers, as Wentz explained, "Some of this took forever and some of it happened overnight. Kanye did his [verse] so fast and I think Lil Wayne has the fastest turnaround of any rapper in the studio. We met Lupe when he played during our set at our Chicago show. And Paul we met on [the Honda Civic Tour], obviously. Kanye did his verse and we e-mailed back and forth, Tyga and Trav did their verses together, Paul did it in the bus on tour. And Wayne may have done it in his backyard, it happened so fast. We ended up with a bunch of verses that didn't make it on, 'cause we didn't want it to be overkill. So somewhere out there exists another version with a couple of alternate dudes."Montgomery, James (July 30, 2007). "Kanye West's Fall Out Boy Remix Gets Remixed — And Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, More Are Onboard". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014.
Regarding verses that talked trash of the band, Wentz brushed it off, saying, "As far as Kanye messing with us, I think it comes with the territory. We are under no pretense that we are 'down' or 'cool.' We're geeks. Besides, it feels good to get caught in [Kanye's] scope … even if only because it means you showed up in it."
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2007 songs
Category:Explicit songs
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Category:Lupe Fiasco songs
Category:Remix songs
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