"Clothes Off!!" is the fifth single from
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes was an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including ...
' third album, ''
As Cruel as School Children''. It features vocalist
Patrick Stump
Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, originally from Wilmette, ...
of
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. ...
. It was released in June 2007, and peaked at number 46 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Clothes Off" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Finland, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
The original hook for the song is from
Jermaine Stewart's 1986 single "
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (released in the United Kingdom as "We Don't Have To...") is a song by American R&B singer Jermaine Stewart, released in 1986 as the lead single from his second studio album '' Frantic Romantic'' (1986). ...
".
A remix to the song was released in November 2008 featuring rappers
Reef the Lost Cauze
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and
Ghostface Killah
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of
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close a ...
.
Music video
The video starts with the band driving up to a casino with the song "
Viva La White Girl" playing. After checking into their rooms,
Travie McCoy
Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, in addition to having a solo career. McCoy became involved ...
makes his way down to the casino floor and runs into an
Elvis
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
impersonator, played by
Pete Wentz
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician best known as the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy since 2001. Before Fall Out Boy, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the le ...
, playing a slot machine. Travie engages in a game of strip poker with several girls, and seemingly wins, as he is the only one that remains dressed. It all turns into a party with Elvis performing on a stage. About halfway through the video, Travis encounters people
dressed like animals in the hotel, presumably
furries at a
convention
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* Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct
** Treaty, an agreement in international law
* Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...
. A dance-off then takes place with the
fursuit
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ers, who are afterwards revealed to be the members of
Panic! at the Disco (Ryan Ross as the orange lion, Brendon Urie as the black and white dog, Jon Walker as the bear, and Spencer Smith as the seal).
Other cameos include
Patrick Stump
Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, originally from Wilmette, ...
as a crowd member, and entrepreneur
Johnny Cupcakes
Johnny Cupcakes, Inc. (commonly known as Johnny Cupcakes) is a clothing brand founded in 2001 by Johnny Earle. The clothing line uses cupcakes as the prominent design motif of its merchandise, often replacing iconic symbols with cupcakes. The bran ...
. British rapper
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B.
D ...
is also visible with some women for a few short seconds.
Track listings
UK CD 1
# "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version)
# "Shoot Down the Stars" (recorded live at
Fopp Fopp may refer to:
* "Fopp" (song), a 1975 song by the Ohio Players from ''Honey''
* ''Fopp'' (EP), a 1988 EP by Soundgarden, featuring the song of the same name
* '' Screaming Life/Fopp'', a 1990 compilation album by the American rock band Sound ...
)
UK CD 2
# "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version)
# "On My Own Time (Write On)" (recorded live at
Fopp Fopp may refer to:
* "Fopp" (song), a 1975 song by the Ohio Players from ''Honey''
* ''Fopp'' (EP), a 1988 EP by Soundgarden, featuring the song of the same name
* '' Screaming Life/Fopp'', a 1990 compilation album by the American rock band Sound ...
)
# "Clothes Off!!" (video)
# "
The Queen and I" (video)
UK vinyl
# "Clothes Off!!" (explicit album version)
# "Etched B-Side"
AU CD
# "Clothes Off!!" (radio version)
# "
The Queen and I" (live acoustic)
# "Boomerang Theory"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
Furry fandom
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References
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2006 songs
2007 singles
Fueled by Ramen singles
Gym Class Heroes songs
Patrick Stump songs
Songs written by Sam Hollander
Songs written by Dave Katz
Songs written by Travie McCoy
Song recordings produced by S*A*M and Sluggo