The Last of the Real Ones
{{Infobox song
| name = The Last of the Real Ones
| cover = Fall Out Boy The Last of the Real Ones Remix.jpg
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| caption = Remix single
| type = single
| artist = Fall Out Boy
| album = Mania
| released = September 14, 2017
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| length = 3:50
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| producer = Illangelo{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-of-the-real-ones-mw0003108747/credits|title = The Last of the Real Ones - Fall Out Boy | Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
| prev_title = Champion
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Hold Me Tight or Don't
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7YAAyUFL1GQ|"The Last of the Real Ones"}}}}
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"The Last of the Real Ones" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on September 14, 2017 in North America and September 15, 2017 worldwide. It was released as the third single from the band's seventh studio album, Mania (2018). The song was played live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 18, 2017, after being debuted at House of Blues in Chicago on September 16.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/video-fall-out-boy-last-of-the-real-ones-jimmy-kimmel-live/|title=Watch Fall Out Boy Perform New Track "Last of the Real Ones" on Kimmel|date=2017-09-19|work=Spin|access-date=2017-10-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.livenation.com/events/686083-sep-16-2017-fall-out-boy|title=Excited about Fall Out Boy|website=Live Nation|access-date=2017-10-30|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022909/https://www.livenation.com/events/686083-sep-16-2017-fall-out-boy|url-status=dead}}
The song was released to alternative radio on May 1, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases {{!}} ...|work=All Access|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}} On June 28, 2018, a remix was released featuring Bülow and MadeinTYO.{{Citation|title=The Last of the Real Ones (feat. MadeinTYO & bülow) [Remix] - Single by Fall Out Boy|date=2018-06-28|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-last-of-the-real-ones-feat-madeintyo-b%C3%BClow-remix-single/1402069631|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-08}}
The song is featured in the soundtrack of NBA 2K19.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
Background
Pete Wentz described the song as "the closest thing to a love song we've had but it's pretty fucking twisted still."{{Citation|last=KROQ|title=Fall Out Boy Interview - HD Radio Sound Space at KROQ|date=2017-09-08|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdfG5IkaTl4|accessdate=2018-04-13}}
Composition
Critics have described the song as pop rock,{{cite web|first=Arielle|last=Gordon|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/video-fall-out-boy-last-of-the-real-ones-jimmy-kimmel-live/|title=Watch Fall Out Boy Perform New Track "Last of the Real Ones" on Kimmel|publisher=Spin|date=September 19, 2017|accessdate=January 21, 2018}}{{cite web|first=Dylan|last=Yadav|url=http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2018/1/18/fall-out-boy-explode-with-pop-flair-in-mania|title=Fall Out Boy Explode With Pop Flair In Mania|publisher=Immortalreviews|date=January 18, 2018|accessdate=January 21, 2018}} synth-pop,{{cite web|first=Hannah|last=Hemmings|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/fall-boy-mania-review|title=Fall Out Boy – 'Mania' review|publisher=NME|date=January 19, 2018|accessdate=January 21, 2018}} electronic rock,{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/19/fall-out-boy-mania-review | title=Fall Out Boy mania review the guardian | website=TheGuardian.com | date=19 January 2018 | accessdate=January 21, 2018}} and rock.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/01/fall-out-boy-mania-review/|title=Review: Fall Out Boy Have the Wrong Ideas About Pissing Off Punk Purists|work=Spin|accessdate=August 6, 2021|first=Al|last=Shipley|quote=It speaks volumes that The Weeknd producer Illangelo’s contribution to M A N I A, “The Last of the Real Ones,” actually turns out to be one of the album’s most propulsive rock tracks.}}
Music video
The music video for "The Last of the Real Ones" debuted on the same day as the single was released. It features Wentz being attacked by llamas with a shovel after being tied up in the back of a car.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YAAyUFL1GQ|title=Fall Out Boy - The Last Of The Real Ones|author=FallOutBoyVEVO|website=YouTube|date=September 13, 2017|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}
It bears a striking resemblance to the music video for Kanye West's song "Flashing Lights" where Kanye is similarly tied up in the back of a car and is attacked by a woman with a shovel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ila-hAUXR5U|title=Kanye West - Flashing Lights ft. Dwele|author=KanyeWestVEVO|website=YouTube|date=June 16, 2009|accessdate=October 25, 2017}} The video was directed by the duo Mccoy | Meyer.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7965557/fall-out-boy-the-last-of-the-real-ones-video|title=Fall Out Boy Get Kidnapped by Killer Llamas in Weird 'The Last of the Real Ones' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-01-30}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download (remix){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-last-of-the-real-ones-feat-madeintyo-b%C3%BClow-remix-single/1402069631|title=The Last of the Real Ones (feat. MadeinTYO & bülow) [Remix] – Single by Fall Out Boy|date=28 June 2018|publisher=iTunes Store|location=United States|access-date=July 18, 2018}}
| title1 = The Last of the Real Ones
| note1 = Remix featuring MadeinTYO and bülow
| length1 = 3:30
}}
Credits and personnel
Fall Out Boy
- Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitars, piano, programming, composition
- Pete Wentz – bass, composition
- Joe Trohman – lead guitars, composition
- Andy Hurley – drums, percussion, composition
Production
- Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese – composition, production
Charts
= Weekly charts =
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! Chart (2017–2018) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-439/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #439|publisher=auspOp|date=September 23, 2017|accessdate=October 17, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327175353/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-439/|url-status=dead}}
| 83 |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Finnishdownload|16|artist=Fall Out Boy|song=The Last of the Real Ones|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 13, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/singles?chart=4399|title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=September 25, 2017|accessdate=July 18, 2018}}
| 7 |
| {{single chart|Portugal|98|artist=Fall Out Boy|song=The Last of the Real Ones|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|UK|84|date=20170922|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|23|artist=Fall Out Boy|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2017}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|5|artist=Fall Out Boy|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 8, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|42|artist=Fall Out Boy|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2018}} |
= Year-end charts =
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| Chart (2017)
! Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-rock-songs |title=Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2017 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 25, 2018}}
| 75 |
| Chart (2018)
! Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 4, 2020}}
| 100 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Fall Out Boy|title=The Last of the Real Ones|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=April 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Fall Out Boy|title=The Last of the Real Ones|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|id=16721-88-1|access-date=September 1, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Fall Out Boy|title=The Last of the Real Ones|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|access-date=September 1, 2022}}
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References
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Category:Songs written by Patrick Stump
Category:Songs written by Pete Wentz
Category:Songs written by Joe Trohman
Category:Songs written by Andy Hurley
Category:Island Records singles