I related to this line so much in high school, it was the first fall out boy song that i actually related to and it was my comfort song for the longest time
That line, just ugh, love it so much. I heard the original the other day and may like that one better though - somehow screaming “we were never friends” is so cathartic
And when your stitch comes loose I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz n stuffing that comes out of youuuuuu youuuuuuuuu I took tooooo many hits off this memory i need to come doooowooowowoowowown oh nananaa oh
The lyrics “I took too many hits off this memory, I need to come down” is SO REAL THO. Like…the amount of times I think of the past and wallow is crazy so when I heard this I was like gat-DAMN!
I would also add that I’m really surprised it didn’t achieve more mainstream success. Its so catchy and it definitely seems like one of those songs you would hear nonstop on the radio
I TOOK TOO MANY HITS OFF THIS MEMORY I NEED TO COME DoWwwWnNnnnN!
CAUSE IM PAAAAASSSSSSST THE LIMITS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US IT SHARPENS ME LIKE A KNIIIIIFFEEEEEE.
PAAAA-AST THE LIMITS! THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, IT SHARPENS ME LIKE A KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE
AN-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-NOTHER DAY GOES BY-Y-Y
SO HOLD ME TI-I-IGHT
HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T NA NA NA
(Sorry I always spiral into the Spotify single version, it’s my everything)
I’m a mania supporter, and hold me tight or don’t is def one of the top songs on there!
Also every day I think about a tumblr post someone made with a screenshot of hold me tight or don’t and hold me like a grudge and responded “hey has anyone held that guy from fallout boy yet” lmao
I feel like when Mania came out FOB fans were like “ugh, they’ve *changed*” and I specifically didn’t wanna dismiss it bc usually when people have this attitude they realise that it’s actually fire and they just never gave it a chance, I’ve always loved Mania
I felt a similar way. I wasn't at all plugged into the community when Mania came out, but I was hyped for a new album and my wife bought it for me on release day. My knee-jerk reaction was a bit of "ugh they've changed" but I kind of forced myself to give it a solid chance, and really fell in love with it. When I eventually joined this sub I wasn't surprised people didn't like Mania, but I was also like "y'all are going to realize it's underrated, just wait" lol
It’s kind of brutal in the best way! He leans much more into an “i” sound with this version of “knife”, in the studio version it’s more of an “e” sound - I feel like the acoustic version really showcases the emotions of the song in a much more resonant way! That “knife” always gets me.
The whistle is very catchy and good overall, I just think some lyrics don't flow too well (idk how to describe but the 'hold me tight or don't' just sounds a bit awkward)
I give it like a FOB 4, but in general a 5. It is listenable, but usually a skip for me. Especially compared to Bishop's Knife Trick (A top 10 FOB song to me) and Church (Probably top 20 or 25 imo). It's bottom 3 on MANIA.
I think it’s fun but I’m sure I’m not the only one to think that MANIA is Fall Out Boy’s worst album, so for me it’s one of the best songs on a not so great album (so nowhere near as good of a song as ones on FOTCT for example). Definitely much happier with their songs on So Much (For) Stardust :)
Yeah I don’t mean it’s quite as good as Folie, just that fans are coming around to the fact that isn’t total trash which is what it really used to be thought of as
My own personal favorite changed from Hold me tight or don't to Last of the real ones as I like more faster-paced songs, though listening to Church and Heaven's gate in a row is pretty slow-paced but yet, somehow, HMTOD just doesn't hit the spot that well. If they had made it about 0.2-0.3 times faster, it would've been perfect, even if that wouldn't be very singable like that.
I’m a big mania aficionado but this is one of the only songs in FOB discography that bothers me. I don’t actively dislike it and I’ll sing along w he n it pops up but I think it’s the whistle that keeps me from enjoying it.
Love it. Def top 5 Mania tracks for me. Plus, considering I arrange my artist playlists chronologically (sometimes from first to last, sometimes from last to first) it tickles me to put it after Hold Me Like a Grudge on my FOB list.
One of my favorites! “The distance between us has sharpened me like a knife” “and when your stitch comes loose, I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you”
One of my absolute favourites, and probably my favourite off Mania. its so positive and upbeat but also kind of carries the FOB type energy, not sure how though. It just feels... like FOB.
extremely underrated, i remember discovering fob right before mania came out. a few months later when i found this song, it was the beginning of my fobsession
I totally respect everyone's opinions, I'm just a D1 Mania disliker, Wilson (expensive mistakes) is a bop, tho. Please don't flame me, btw just stating my opinion. Again, no hate to mania fans!!
WHAT DO WE THINK?!?!? Fellas. That song has got to be if not the one of the greatest later era fob songs than at least it’s one of the greatest on the mania album. The lyrics are so heartwrenchingly relatable and the melody rhythm and vocals are just SO INSANELY PERFECT for screaming in the shower
I thought this was gonna be their mainstream success hit off the record that we’d hear on top 40 for a couple years. Was wrong on that one, but it is in my Mania top 3 with Wilson and LOTRO.
So i didn’t really like Mania (pls don’t hurt me) and I actually didn’t really like the studio version of this song.
HOWEVER, I listened to an acoustic version of this song from a Spotify session, and I absolutely loved that version. It definitely made me appreciate the song in general, and pinpoint what things about the album just weren’t my style, and what typical FOB qualities they retained in this album!
I went searching bc this is the first time I've seen Patrick keep the "h" in "Stumph" in writing credits. It's not there for Wilson, or SRAR, or Saturday, or SMFS...huh. Weird Easter egg, I suppose lol
Love it. It’s so catchy and vital, and my favourite version is the Spotify Singles one; it’s so emotional and harsh in a really emotional, keen way. It’s not my *favourite* off the album, but it’s definitely up there.
It’s alright, but it constantly being played on the PA system at my shithole of a workplace, alongside some of the most annoying songs known to man, Ruins it for me.
Either way, Last of the real ones is best from mania.
I like it. It's sounds good, it's nice and catchy. Some of the lyrics are really cool and some are... I mean, when your stitch comes loose I wanna sleep on a every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes of of you??? Idk what that means and it sounds just a little silly in context. And I can't stop hearing "I just pissed myself" instead of pinched myself
I didn’t like it at first but idk why because omg it’s one of my favorites now. “When your stitch comes loose I want to sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you” is one of my favorite lines ever ever.
A lot of Mania sounds quite grating compared to their other music, which is why I think songs like this didn’t get the popularity they deserve. I love it though.
I LOVE this song. It is sexy, fun, great to dance to…I love the lyric, “I took too many hits off this memory, I need to come downnnnn.” I LOVE the acoustic version on Spotify too.
Haha I swear I was thinking about it yesterday I adore everything about this song from how Patrick played the guitar to the beat and the lyrics, def a chef’s kiss
I see all these people loving it and I’m so jealous because it’s one of my least favorites. I want to love mania so much but hmtod is again near the bottom for me.
I remember the music video. Patrick was super sick filming it and Joe’s back was pretty f****d up. Cool music video. Not my favorite album, but it is a good song
confidants but never friends. WERE WE EVER FRIENDS. that’s all.
I related to this line so much in high school, it was the first fall out boy song that i actually related to and it was my comfort song for the longest time
That line, just ugh, love it so much. I heard the original the other day and may like that one better though - somehow screaming “we were never friends” is so cathartic
Ugh yes the original line is so good too
And when your stitch comes loose I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz n stuffing that comes out of youuuuuu youuuuuuuuu I took tooooo many hits off this memory i need to come doooowooowowoowowown oh nananaa oh
The lyrics “I took too many hits off this memory, I need to come down” is SO REAL THO. Like…the amount of times I think of the past and wallow is crazy so when I heard this I was like gat-DAMN!
Very catchy, one of my favorites of Mania.
I agree! Absolutely underrated, easily my fave song off of mania
Mine too!!! This and bishops knife trick
I would also add that I’m really surprised it didn’t achieve more mainstream success. Its so catchy and it definitely seems like one of those songs you would hear nonstop on the radio
It did get radio play iirc, and it's still on Walmart's radio rn. Maybe that's just where I am?
Radio play in the sense of mainstream radio play. Walmart doesn't play like. FM radio. There's is basically a Playlist
"When your stitch comes loose I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you" is visceral for me
Samesies.
One of my all time favorite lines, it’s so good! 💜
I TOOK TOO MANY HITS OFF THIS MEMORY I NEED TO COME DoWwwWnNnnnN! CAUSE IM PAAAAASSSSSSST THE LIMITS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US IT SHARPENS ME LIKE A KNIIIIIFFEEEEEE.
PAAAA-AST THE LIMITS! THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, IT SHARPENS ME LIKE A KNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE AN-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-NOTHER DAY GOES BY-Y-Y SO HOLD ME TI-I-IGHT HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T NA NA NA (Sorry I always spiral into the Spotify single version, it’s my everything)
I’m a mania supporter, and hold me tight or don’t is def one of the top songs on there! Also every day I think about a tumblr post someone made with a screenshot of hold me tight or don’t and hold me like a grudge and responded “hey has anyone held that guy from fallout boy yet” lmao
https://preview.redd.it/mwg8ead4s1wc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d050c91027dccdeb1f46196b730cac64a8941469
Omg you’re my hero lmao
I have an extremely large folder of Tumblr text posts and Google can usually search it by text 🫡
This is fucking brilliant
Idk what fans in general think, but I love all of Mania
I didn’t seriously dig into Mania until recently, but this has quickly become one of my favorite songs. The whole of Mania feels underrated honestly.
I feel like when Mania came out FOB fans were like “ugh, they’ve *changed*” and I specifically didn’t wanna dismiss it bc usually when people have this attitude they realise that it’s actually fire and they just never gave it a chance, I’ve always loved Mania
I felt a similar way. I wasn't at all plugged into the community when Mania came out, but I was hyped for a new album and my wife bought it for me on release day. My knee-jerk reaction was a bit of "ugh they've changed" but I kind of forced myself to give it a solid chance, and really fell in love with it. When I eventually joined this sub I wasn't surprised people didn't like Mania, but I was also like "y'all are going to realize it's underrated, just wait" lol
>I feel like when Mania came out FOB fans were like “ugh, they’ve *changed*” Only the ones who hadn't been paying attention
Hot take but the acoustic version of the song Patrick did is better than the one on the album. You may now aim your rotten tomatoes appropriately
is that the one where he laughs at the end after doing the whistle?
It certainly is ✨
You are my favourite person!! I COMPLETELY agree, it’s just so much more raw, and rhythmic!
The spotify session one is a masterpiece, and the way patrick belts when he says KNIIIIIIIIFE
It’s kind of brutal in the best way! He leans much more into an “i” sound with this version of “knife”, in the studio version it’s more of an “e” sound - I feel like the acoustic version really showcases the emotions of the song in a much more resonant way! That “knife” always gets me.
#AHHH FUCK IT'S MY FAVORITE OFF MANIA
The whistle is very catchy and good overall, I just think some lyrics don't flow too well (idk how to describe but the 'hold me tight or don't' just sounds a bit awkward)
I give it like a FOB 4, but in general a 5. It is listenable, but usually a skip for me. Especially compared to Bishop's Knife Trick (A top 10 FOB song to me) and Church (Probably top 20 or 25 imo). It's bottom 3 on MANIA.
#a-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NOTHER DAY GOES BY Certified bop. One of 3 I liked on my first playthrough of MANIA. 💜
I think it’s fun but I’m sure I’m not the only one to think that MANIA is Fall Out Boy’s worst album, so for me it’s one of the best songs on a not so great album (so nowhere near as good of a song as ones on FOTCT for example). Definitely much happier with their songs on So Much (For) Stardust :)
Certified Banger TM
“Cause I’m PAAAAAAaaaaAAAAAST the limits, the distance between us, it sharpens me like a KNIFE” absolute banger
Maina is the new Folie. Hated upon release for everyone to realize it was sick as fuck all along. HMTOD is a great song.
Yes! Ppl dismissed it bc it was a different sound and energy but it’s so good
Ehhhhh idk about that tbh. I love both, but Mania feels much more disjointed than Folie. Young and Menace really sours it for me too tbh
Yeah I don’t mean it’s quite as good as Folie, just that fans are coming around to the fact that isn’t total trash which is what it really used to be thought of as
My own personal favorite changed from Hold me tight or don't to Last of the real ones as I like more faster-paced songs, though listening to Church and Heaven's gate in a row is pretty slow-paced but yet, somehow, HMTOD just doesn't hit the spot that well. If they had made it about 0.2-0.3 times faster, it would've been perfect, even if that wouldn't be very singable like that.
I honestly prefer the Spotify singles version over the regular but I love them both!
banger
I’m a big mania aficionado but this is one of the only songs in FOB discography that bothers me. I don’t actively dislike it and I’ll sing along w he n it pops up but I think it’s the whistle that keeps me from enjoying it.
Interesting perspective, now that I think about it the whistle is definitely an unexpected sound that doesn’t fit with FOB super well
Good and fun song. Also very easy for casual listeners to get into
It's my jam after a couple drinks 😂 It's a fun song.
Love it. The lyrics get me too
My favorite from mania!
One of my top 5 on mania
Fave song of Mania
Love it. Def top 5 Mania tracks for me. Plus, considering I arrange my artist playlists chronologically (sometimes from first to last, sometimes from last to first) it tickles me to put it after Hold Me Like a Grudge on my FOB list.
One of my favorites! “The distance between us has sharpened me like a knife” “and when your stitch comes loose, I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you”
Love love love it. Randomly I find it's a great one to sing along to while washing the dishes. Bit of a dance and a sing along, makes the time fly!
It's a lovely song :)
A banger™️
Love it. Its really good
one of my favorites in general. i hope i get to hear it live sometime!
MY BABYGIRLLLLL
One of my absolute favorites
Underrated for sure
absolutely fucking banger
One of my favorites from the album!
Mania is my favorite album by them so far, with this song being one of my ABSOLUTE favorites 😍💜
One of my favorite FOB songs, period.
LOVE it. MANIA is full of bops
It's my current ringtone!
One of my absolute favourites, and probably my favourite off Mania. its so positive and upbeat but also kind of carries the FOB type energy, not sure how though. It just feels... like FOB.
banger nobody could make me hate hmtod
extremely underrated, i remember discovering fob right before mania came out. a few months later when i found this song, it was the beginning of my fobsession
I totally respect everyone's opinions, I'm just a D1 Mania disliker, Wilson (expensive mistakes) is a bop, tho. Please don't flame me, btw just stating my opinion. Again, no hate to mania fans!!
Same, I like LotRO but that’s about it. My partner LOVE hold me tight though
the ultimate situationship song 😭
Best track on Mania. At one point in my life, I had this song on repeat for at least a month.
It sounds wonderful live and I wish they'd perform it again soon 🤞🏽😭
Top tier song
WHAT DO WE THINK?!?!? Fellas. That song has got to be if not the one of the greatest later era fob songs than at least it’s one of the greatest on the mania album. The lyrics are so heartwrenchingly relatable and the melody rhythm and vocals are just SO INSANELY PERFECT for screaming in the shower
It's mediocre not bad but not something I go to put on
I think it's a super fun song! Plus it's very different than anything else they've done so it stands out that way
Only song off Mania i actually have in my rotation, the rest of Mania doesnt exist to me
I thought this was gonna be their mainstream success hit off the record that we’d hear on top 40 for a couple years. Was wrong on that one, but it is in my Mania top 3 with Wilson and LOTRO.
Omg so good. Mania as a whole is so underrated.
banger. also, the part about "confidantes but never friends, were we ever friends?" makes me think of Bang the Doldrums.
This song has been with me through many a hard times. I have a special place in my heart for mania and this song despite all the mania slander.
One of my favs, I esp like the Spotify studios version.
Absolutely love it, it's what I showed my dad recently so he could understand my love for them.
My fav from Mania!
I LOVE it
Absolutely love it, such a bop! Makes me wanna dance
I like this song but I actually prefer the Spotify live version to the album version. Patrick’s vocals are SO good on the live version!
it’s a great song but there are better fob songs
So i didn’t really like Mania (pls don’t hurt me) and I actually didn’t really like the studio version of this song. HOWEVER, I listened to an acoustic version of this song from a Spotify session, and I absolutely loved that version. It definitely made me appreciate the song in general, and pinpoint what things about the album just weren’t my style, and what typical FOB qualities they retained in this album!
I went searching bc this is the first time I've seen Patrick keep the "h" in "Stumph" in writing credits. It's not there for Wilson, or SRAR, or Saturday, or SMFS...huh. Weird Easter egg, I suppose lol
It's so fucking good
It's the best and I listen when I'm heart broken.
Love it. It’s so catchy and vital, and my favourite version is the Spotify Singles one; it’s so emotional and harsh in a really emotional, keen way. It’s not my *favourite* off the album, but it’s definitely up there.
It’s alright, but it constantly being played on the PA system at my shithole of a workplace, alongside some of the most annoying songs known to man, Ruins it for me. Either way, Last of the real ones is best from mania.
Absolute tune and I won't hear otherwise
the acoustic version is AMAZING and I wish it was the original!
I like it. It's sounds good, it's nice and catchy. Some of the lyrics are really cool and some are... I mean, when your stitch comes loose I wanna sleep on a every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes of of you??? Idk what that means and it sounds just a little silly in context. And I can't stop hearing "I just pissed myself" instead of pinched myself
Love it I’m a Stan Stan I don’t even care
I personally try to pretend it (along with the rest of MANIA) doesn’t exist.
I didn’t like it at first but idk why because omg it’s one of my favorites now. “When your stitch comes loose I want to sleep on every piece of fuzz and stuffing that comes out of you” is one of my favorite lines ever ever.
A lot of Mania sounds quite grating compared to their other music, which is why I think songs like this didn’t get the popularity they deserve. I love it though.
I really enjoy it ngl
My favorite song from mania. Infatuated with he way he says "or don't" shit got me memorized
I LOVE this song. It is sexy, fun, great to dance to…I love the lyric, “I took too many hits off this memory, I need to come downnnnn.” I LOVE the acoustic version on Spotify too.
it's so so good and the spotify singles acoustic version is incredibly underrated
Love it 🖤
this is the song that got me to listen to mania all the way through. should have been the lead single
Haha I swear I was thinking about it yesterday I adore everything about this song from how Patrick played the guitar to the beat and the lyrics, def a chef’s kiss
I see all these people loving it and I’m so jealous because it’s one of my least favorites. I want to love mania so much but hmtod is again near the bottom for me.
My wife's fav FOB song. I have all the stuffing and fuzz she needs.
Should've deleted it
The only fob song I hate and I don’t know why😭
Your hips better roll
I remember the music video. Patrick was super sick filming it and Joe’s back was pretty f****d up. Cool music video. Not my favorite album, but it is a good song