Billboard Digital Rock Songs where it peaked at 29, and on the Hot Rock Songs chart with a peak of 37. On Augthe official music video was released and has garnered 137 million views as of October 17th, 2021. On the same day a lyric-video was published on YouTube which got nearly 30 million views. 'King for a Day' was released as the first single of Collide with the Sky on June 5, 2012.

Smalls is arrested due to tax evasion and embezzlement and sentenced to 25 years in prison, which was released on the news station the robbers watch during their celebration.Ī behind-the-scenes-video was published on Octoon YouTube. Smalls with a water gun at which point he realizes they have cheated him.Īt the end of the video, the robbers celebrate their victory while Mr. When they're ready to flee, one of the robbers shoots at Mr. The robbers get into the safe-deposit and start collecting the money in bags. Smalls is caught by a robber while all the bankers hide. In the bridge, the gang arrive and get into the bank. In the chorus, Fuentes and Quinn enter the building in black suits. Smalls transferred more than two million dollars on a private bank in Switzerland (although it is written as 'Switerland' in the music video), which was most likely the reason for the pay cut the employees have forcibly taken a week before.Īt the beginning of the second verse, Quinn and Fuentes meet with other people (played by the other band members of Pierce the Veil) who plan to rob the bank. Smalls asks both to stay in the bank overnight to correct the sales values. The video portrays Vic Fuentes and Kellin Quinn as bankers. Four days later the video officially was premiered on Vevo. On Augthe band published an official trailer for the music video. On JAlternative Press announced Pierce the Veil started working on a new music video. Music video Īn official music video was directed by Drew Russ who would get involved later in their music video for ' Bulls in the Bronx'. In an interview, Fuentes stated he sometimes has too many things around his mind at once so he isn't able to control his mind or his body at times. This song is about getting pushed past the breaking point. While producing the song, Pierce the Veil and Kellin Quinn wrote together via email. His vocal parts were recorded in a second studio. Quinn decided to collaborate with Pierce the Veil. They never met before but Fuentes decided to write to him on Twitter. īecause of the fans, the band contacted Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens asking if he was interested in being featured on the song. Together with Curtis Peoples and Steve Miller, Fuentes started to write the song lyrics in a small cabin in Big Bear Lake, California which became later a small recording studio. In an interview with Revolver, lead vocalist Vic Fuentes said he was impressed by the title.

The title of the song came from drummer Mike Fuentes.

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