"Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" is a song by American rock band

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, 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 A ...

featuring Haitian rapper

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. It was released on September 10, 2019, on DCD2 and

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as a single from their

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, '' Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two''.

Background

In October 2009,

announced their first

greatest hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

album, ''

Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits ''Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits'' is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. Released on November 17, 2009 in the United States by Island Records, it contains all of the songs the band had released as singles t ...

''. The compilation album was released on November 17, 2009. Nearly ten years after the release of the album, the band announced ''Believers Never Die Volume Two – Greatest Hits'', with a scheduled release date of November 15, 2019. The announcement coincided with the

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announcement, a concert tour that took place from July 2021 to July 2022 with American rock bands

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and

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, in Europe and the United States.

Composition

"Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" was written by

, Jens Siverstedt, Jonas Wallin, and

Noonie Bao Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius (born 9 August 1987), better known by the stage name Noonie Bao, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists such as Don Diablo, Ava Max, Katy Perry, Zara Larsson, Charli XCX, ...

. The chorus samples " Hands Up" by

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. The track has a runtime of 2 minutes and 51 seconds. In an interview with

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's radio station

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Pete Wentz Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician who is the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Before the band's formation in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead si ...

spoke about the composition of the song: Aaron Grech of ''MXDWN'' described the song as blending "elements of Fall Out Boy's

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style, mixed in with eclectic

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inspired rhythms", while overall labeling "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" as a "summer

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song".

Credits and personnel

Fall Out Boy *

Patrick Stump Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Rock music, rock band Fall Out Boy ...

– lead vocals, lead guitar, programming, production, composing *

– bass guitar, composing *

Joe Trohman Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. January 2009. 47–50. as well as t ...

– lead guitar, composing, vocals *

Andy Hurley Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and ...

– drums, percussion, composing, vocals Additional personnel *

– featured artist, composing, production, vocals *

Suzy Shinn Suzanne Lyn Shinn (born December 20, 1994) is an American producer, songwriter, and engineer based in Los Angeles. Shinn majored in music production and engineering at Berklee College of Music. She is known for her work with Panic! at the Disco, ...

– co-producer, recording engineer, backing vocals * Jens Siverstedt – production, composing * Wesley Seidman – recording engineer *

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & the Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, ...

– mixing engineer * Michael Freeman – assistant engineer *

– additional vocals, composing * Randy Merrill – mastering engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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