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, from their second studio album ''

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Music video

On February 10, 2008, MTV released an interview with Panic announcing "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" as the third single from ''

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s. When he opens the last doll, the members of the band come out and jump off the desk. They then land in a field and find various musical instruments. After playing them for a while, they suddenly open up (in the style of matryoshka dolls) themselves and child versions of themselves come out. The child versions of the band start running in the hills, while older versions ride

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Track listing

UK 3" CD single

#"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)"

UK Digipak CD single

#"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" #"She Had the World" (Alternate version)

US 7" single

#"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" #"When the Day Met the Night"

US promotional single

#"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" (album version) – 3:15

UK promotional single

#"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" (album version) – 3:15

Charts

References

External links

Official Panic at the Disco official website
{{Authority control 2008 singles Panic! at the Disco songs Songs written by Ryan Ross Songs written by Jon Walker Songs written by Brendon Urie 2007 songs Fueled by Ramen singles Song recordings produced by Rob Mathes Songs written by Spencer Smith (musician) Music videos directed by Alan Ferguson (director)