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"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More
"Touch Me"" (just "Sixteen Candles" in
the UK) released in 2006, is a
single by Fall Out
Boy, the third taken from their 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree.
Though the song never reached the popularity that previous singles
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance"
achieved, it received moderate playtime on both pop and rock
stations. The video also reached #1 on TRL on
both May 5 and May 8, 2006.
The song was originally titled "A Little Less Molly Ringwald, a
Little More Samantha Fox". Molly Ringwald is an actress who starred
in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles, referenced in the
final song title. "Touch Me" is a reference to
the hit song by Samantha Fox. Fall Out Boy's video for "A
Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" was
nominated for Best Video Inspired By A Film at the First Annual
Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2006.[1]
Track
listing
- CD One
- "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch
Me"" (2:49)
- "So Sick" (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
- CD Two
- "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch
Me"" (2:49)
- "Roxanne" (3:12)
- "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't
Get Sued" (Sessions @ AOL) (3:08)
- 7"
- "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch
Me"" (2:49)
- "Of All the Gin Joints In All the World" (Zane Lowe Session)
(3:11)
Music
video
The video, directed by
Alan Ferguson, features the band members acting as a team of
vampire hunters trying to fend off a gang of vampires attacking their
town. It ends with a climactic showdown between the band and the
vampires, resulting in Wentz being arrested and his subsequent
realization that all the police officers are also vampires. Many of
its scenes are parodies from various horror films; for example, the
opening scene is a take-off from the cult-classic film, The Lost Boys
and the video's style is similar to that of the Blade films.
The video features cameos from members of several bands and
people associated with Fall Out Boy. They include:
- William Beckett of The Academy
Is... as the leader of the Dandies. He's the one who changed
Pete, according to flashbacks in the video.
- Mike Carden of The Academy Is... as one of the
Dandies. He is seen helping another vampire toss someone against a
car. At the introduction of the Dandies, he is at William Beckett's
left. At the mesmerizing dance scene he is at Brendon Urie's
right.
- Brendon Urie
of Panic! at the Disco as one of the
Dandies. He is seen mainly using powers of hypnotism to mesmerize
young women into making them dance with him before changing them.
At the introduction of the Dandies, he is at William Beckett's
right.
- Travis McCoy,
a.k.a. Schleprok of Gym Class Heroes, as one of the
Vampires from the Hood. He is seen giving the Clandestine gang
sign(appropriately shaped like a bat) and egging on a fight between
another Vampire from the Hood and a punk vampire.
- Bob McLynn, Fall Out Boy's manager, appears in the video as a
priest. This is his second appearance in a Fall Out Boy video, his
first being in "Dance,
Dance" as a teacher clearing out the men's room. His third
appearance is in "Thnks fr th Mmrs".
- Dirty, Fall Out Boy's roadie, shows up in the video gathering
information for Patrick. He is attacked and killed by one of the
punk vampires.
The Dandies, the vampire gang with the derby hats, are partially
inspired by Alex DeLarge and his droogs from A Clockwork
Orange, while the other vampires are similar to David and
his vampire gang from The Lost Boys. The car driven by the
gang features the bartskull logo used by Pete Wentz for his
respective Clandestine Industries and Decaydance companies on
the hood.
The guitar riff heard at the beginning of the video when Patrick
is writing in his book is from their song, "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the
Year".
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