"L.G. Fuad" (abbreviation of "Let's Get Fucked Up and Die") is a song by American rock band
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Ta ...
, released in 2006 as the third and final single from the group's second studio album, '' Commit This to Memory'' (2005).
Background
"L.G. FUAD"—which stands for "Let's Get Fucked Up and Die"—grew out of a night on Motion City Soundtrack's 2003 UK tour with
the All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects (often abbreviated as AAR) are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999. He stood on the merchandise stand and shouted what became the song's refrain. All involved found great humor in the "mantra", which went on to be printed on business cards as a joke. The song takes from
the Promise Ring
The Promise Ring was an American rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that is recognized as part of the second wave of emo. Among various other EPs and singles, the band released four studio albums during their initial run: '' 30° Every ...
's song "Forget Me" and its lyrical mention of
forget-me-not
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s and marigolds. The song was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios, a suburban home converted into a studio in the city's
Valley Village
Valley Village is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, located within the San Fernando Valley.
History
Founding
According to Elke Garman, co-president of the Valley Village Homeowners Association in 1991, the history of Valley Village w ...
region. The song's title, and the non-capitalization of "Fuad", is a reference to
L.L.Bean
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History
L.L. ...
: "The band might disagree with my recollection of things, but I swear I was trying to reference the L.L.Bean catalogues my sister subscribed to that were all over the apartment we shared," Pierre wrote on Twitter in 2019.
The song's music video was directed by Josh Thacker. It was released with the deluxe edition of ''Commit This to Memory'', first issued on June 19, 2006, and included on the accompanying ''Hooray for the Madness'' DVD.
Reception
Nina Corcoran called it among the top 30
emo
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songs of all-time for a ranking by
Vulture
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, writing: "With its comedically timed ellipses and overall air of dark humor, “L.G. FUAD” is a how-to lesson in sarcasm as a coping method, and it’s only gotten better with age."
Personnel
Adapted from ''Commit This to Memory'' liner notes.
;Motion City Soundtrack
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Justin Pierre
Justin Courtney Pierre (born May 26, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. He has also produced short fi ...
keyboard
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Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Mus ...
* Matt Taylor – bass guitar, percussion, piano, vocals
* Tony Thaxton – drums, vocals
Production
*
Mark Hoppus
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Hoppus became interested in ska ...
– production
*
Tom Lord-Alge
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– mixing
* Ryan Hewitt – engineer, co-production
* Eric Olsen – engineer
* Jacques Wait – engineer
* Chris Testa – assistant engineer
* Femio Hernandez – assistant mixing