History YMMV / PanicAtTheDisco

* "Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks"'s chorus opening lyric can sound very eerie during Spencer Smith's final years in the band, owing to his drug and alcoholism misuse in 2013. It doesn't help that he took time off during the "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!" tour to get help and quit the band two years later.

** Their NewSoundAlbum (Pretty.Odd.) begins with a track that assures the listener that they are "still the same band." After the album's release, half of the band left, and even later, after Spencer's departure, Brendon was the only remaining original member.

** The chorus from "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage", "Swear to shake it up if you swear to listen", has Panic! telling the audience they will bring new sounds to the music industry and create a lasting impact. Returning to this chorus becomes much more funnier to listen to now that there has been a GenreShift between every album the band (now a solo project) has made).

* HilariousInHindsight: Many people have noted that [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/4200000/i-write-sins-not-tragedies-panic-at-the-disco-4240217-320-240.jpg the groom]] in the music video "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" bears a remarkable resemblance to bassist [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfhh54agLm1qgyl0ko1_500.jpg Dallon Weekes]], who didn't join until years later.

*** The lyric "but I make these high heels work" in "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time" became this when Brendon starred in the musical version of ''Film/KinkyBoots''.

** ''Vices & Virtues'' - ''very'' PopPunk
** ''Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'' - electronic dance and SynthPop
** ''Death of a Bachelor'' - pure rock with electronic pop-rock, jazz and Music/{{Queen}} influences
** ''Pray for the Wicked'' - pop with strong jazz and broadway influences
** ''Viva Las Vengeance'' - 70s rock and roll with pop-rock and Music/{{Queen}} aesthetics
** The lyric "but I make these high heels work" in "Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time" became this when Brendon starred in the musical version of ''Film/KinkyBoots''.

* HilariousInHindsight: Many people have noted that [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/4200000/i-write-sins-not-tragedies-panic-at-the-disco-4240217-320-240.jpg the groom]] in the music video "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" bears a remarkable resemblance to bassist [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfhh54agLm1qgyl0ko1_500.jpg Dallon Weekes]], who didn't join until years later
** In the early years of the band, an interviewer had Brendon and Ryan do a 'Mad Libs' type game, which resulted in a very silly love letter that began with the "My nasty love..." Brendon and Ryan joked that they would make a song out of it. Several years later, the biggest hit of Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die was the song "Miss Jackson" which features the line "...are you nasty?" repeatedly in the chorus.

** Even this lyric on "High Hopes" takes a whole new meaning four years after the song's release:
-->'''Brendon:''' So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see-eh-eh-eh
** Just watching the "Do It to Death" music video and maybe even listening to the entire album of "Viva Las Vengeance" is enough to be spine-chilling when you realise that said song was not only the band's final song and aforementioned final album before Panic! disbanded in 2023 but the music video showcases Urie passing out from exhaustion, leading to his death. It doesn't even help that the album's music videos have Urie either suffering from depression, getting injured brutally or outright killed, as it centres around the theme of death, and there were 42 mentions of this theme in "Viva Las Vengeance".

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyc-a-DOKwk Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.]]

* BrokenBase: What happened when the Beatles-esque ''Pretty.Odd.'' came out, with many fans wanting the pop-punk/dance style of ''A Fever You Can't Sweat'' back, and dropped the '!' from the name. And then again, when they bought back the '!' and Ryan and Jon left to form their own band, The Young Veins.
** Also, when they saw the brand new dynamics between the replacement members, Ian Crawford and Dallon Weekes.
** Mention of any of the member's wives/girlfriends can evoke anything from adoration to vitriolic hatred. This is probably caused by fans' DryDocking and DieForOurShip. Mentions of Brendon's wife, Sara, are most susceptible to this, as Brendon is the band's most notable example of a MrFanservice. (Fortunately the Sara hate has decreased over time.) The only other 'official' member with a significant other is Dallon Weekes, who is focused upon much less and has been HappilyMarried to his wife for several years.
** The band effectively as of 2016 having Brendon as the only official band member has put in another rift in the fanbase.
** ''Pray For the Wicked'' was either a [[EvenBetterSequel great followup]] to ''Death of a Bachelor'' with the Kinky Boots influence warmly received, or a [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks mainstream]] letdown full of AlbumFiller.

** A story about his mother at a few shows started with "It's not just because [my mother is] incredibly smart and [[ParentalIncest incredibly sexy.]] I can say that because I will never date her." And ended with him saying that he told her: "I am just so fucking glad I came out of YOUR vagina."

** Some fans have theorized that "This Is Gospel" is about [[spoiler: Brendon rejecting religion--specifically, the Mormon religion he grew up with--and "Emperor's New Clothes" is about Brendon being denied access to Heaven and morphing into a demon before happily entering what appears to be Hell]].

** "Emperor's New Clothes" is also rather well known.

** Brendon and Spencer produced "New Perspective" with no input from Ryan or Jon, as it was just basically Brendon recording a weird dream an making a demo before he forgot it, and as it was already completed, it was the best option to be used when they were asked to submit a song to Jennifer's Body. By the time it was released as a single months later, the split happened.

** Their NewSoundAlbum (Pretty.Odd.) begins with a track that assures the listener that they are "still the same band." After the release of the album, half of the band left and even later, after Spencer's departure, Brendon was the only remaining original member.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQ6QjeKUOs A video]] that was made as a teaser for the album Vices and Virtues has a focus on 'letting go of 'baggage' so you can move on and become a better person.' By the end of the video, Brendon and Spencer are the only ones left and willing to 'move on' and then this exchange happens

** At the time, it was simply an odd video full of MindScrew and FauxSymbolism. After the release of the album, however, Spencer came out about his substance abuse problems and stopped touring with the band. This could make the video a bit of a TearJerker if it wasn't already.
** Just watching the "Do It to Death" music video and maybe even listening to the entire album of "Viva Las Vengeance" is enough to be spine-chilling when you realise that said song was not only the band's final song and aforementioned final album before Panic! disbanded in 2023 but the music video showcases Urie passing out from exhaustion, leading to his death. Hell, it doesn't help that the album's music videos have Urie either suffering from depression, getting injured brutally or outright killed, as it centres around the theme of death as there were 42 mentions of death references in "Viva Las Vengeance".

** Just watching the "Do It to Death" music video is enough to be spine-chilling when you realise that this song was not only the band's final song before Panic! disbanded in 2023, but the music video showcases Urie passing out from exhaustion, leading to his death.

** "I'm not as think as you drunk I am!" To the point where a lot of people don't even realize it was a [=P!atD=] lyric first.

* UncannyValley: The entire "Emperor's New Clothes" video.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Their NewSoundAlbum (Pretty.Odd.) begins with a track that assures the listener that they are "still the same band." After the release of the album, half of the band left and even later, after Spencer's departure, Brendon was the only remaining original member.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQ6QjeKUOs A video]] that was made as a teaser for the album Vices and Virtues has a focus on 'letting go of 'baggage' so you can move on and become a better person.' By the end of the video, Brendon and Spencer are the only ones left and willing to 'move on' and then this exchange happens
-->'''Brendon:''' ...It's just us...\\
'''Spencer:''' It always has been
** At the time, it was simply an odd video full of MindScrew and FauxSymbolism. After the release of the album, however, Spencer came out about his substance abuse problems and stopped touring with the band. This could make the video a bit of a TearJerker if it wasn't already.

** One of their tour videos featured a the band traveling in car and happening upon a Christian music station playing a song that featured the line "Christ is behind me." Brendon noticed the AccidentalInnuendo and started shouting "Christ inside me! Christ, get deep inside me! Put your love inside me! SHOVE IT all up inside me!" It got to the point that even Dallon, the band's TokenReligiousTeammate [[ActuallyPrettyFunny couldn't help but crack up.]]

* CrazyAwesome: Brendon, in the video for "Say Amen". With the use of an ArtifactOfDoom, he kills a number of people breaking into his house in increasingly ridiculous ways, ranging from dragging one into a fan using a tie, to playing guitar, to blowing up his own microwave for the hell of it.

** "High Hopes" also count as this due to being the most well-known Panic! song nowadays.

* MorePopularReplacement: No one really gives much thought anymore to original bassist Brent Wilson (Probably because Jon Walker was around longer and much more willing to smile in photo shoots)

** "High Hopes" also count as this due to being the most know Panic! song nowadays

* NarmCharm: They are know for their signature campy style.

* InJoke: There are a lot of jokes about milk in the fandom. [[BrainBleach Don't]] [[ConvenientlyCommonKink ask]]. [[note]]If you really want an explanation, (warning, next sentence contains major Squick) it's a reference to the infamous fan fiction that features Brendon giving Ryan a milk enema[[/note]] It became so popular that even Brendon had heard of it and addressed it in an Instagram video.

* FridgeBrilliance: One can notice that Brendon is wearing his wedding ring during the music video for 'Nicotine,' which was probably an accident, as the character is supposed to be bringing flowers to his lover (which could unintentionally imply adultery) But when his lover is revealed [[spoiler: to have been DeadAllAlong, one could interpret that she was his wife and he still wears his wedding ring]]

** Mention of any of the member's wives/girlfriends can evoke anything from adoration to vitriolic hatred. This is probably caused by fans' DryDocking and DieForOurShip. Mentions of Brendon's wife, Sara, are most susceptible to this, as Brendon is the band's most notable example of a MrFanservice. (Fortunately the Sara hate has decreased over time) The only other 'official' member with a significant other is Dallon Weekes, who is focused upon much less and has been HappilyMarried to his wife for several years.

** Mention of any of the member's wives/girlfriends can evoke anything from adoration to vitriolic hatred. This is probably caused by fans' DryDocking and DieForOurShip. Mentions of Brendon's wife, Sara, are most susceptible to this, as Brendon is the band's most notable example of a MrFanservice. (fortunately the Sara hate has decreased over time) The only other 'official' member with a significant other is Dallon Weekes, who is focused upon much less and has been HappilyMarried to his wife for several years.

** On their cover of "Skid Row" from ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', Brendon does one hell of a job [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-33B84fsKE doing the opening]], which is typically belted out torch singer-style.