Panic! at the Disco

Band

Photo: JD.LaVanway · CC0
Active 2004-2023
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada
Albums 7
Tracks 82
Most frequent collaborator Jake Sinclair · 36 tracks
Genres Pop RockBaroque PopEmoAlternative Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 82 of 82 tracks

Did Panic! at the Disco write their own songs?

Yes, all of them. Every one of the 82 tracks across the seven albums credits a member as a writer. Ryan Ross wrote the lyrics for the first two albums, and from Vices & Virtues in 2011 onward Brendon Urie is credited on every track. Urie's name is on 67 of the 82.

By the Numbers

7
Studio Albums
82
Tracks Credited
100%
Self-Written
19
Years Active
84
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 82 / 82 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 82 tracks: how many Panic! at the Disco wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Panic! at the Disco has a writing credit100%
44%
56%
Sole author36tracks44%
Co-written46tracks56%
Outside writers0tracks0%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Panic! at the Disco's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 82 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)100%
Composer (music)100%
Producer0%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 82 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Brendon Urie 2004-2023
68%
82%
0%
0%
Ryan Ross 2004-2009
33%
17%
0%
0%
Spencer Smith 2004-2015
12%
28%
0%
0%
Brent Wilson 2004-2006
0%
0%
0%
0%
Jon Walker 2006-2009
0%
0%
0%
0%
Dallon Weekes 2010-2015
9%
9%
0%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Panic! at the Disco's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

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100%
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2005A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
2008Pretty. Odd.
2011Vices & Virtues
2013Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
2016Death of a Bachelor
2018Pray for the Wicked
2022Viva Las Vengeance
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2000s
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Pretty. Odd.
100%
2010s
Vices & Virtues, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! +2 more
100%
2020s
Viva Las Vengeance

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Panic! at the Disco sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Panic! at the Disco
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Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Michael Bublé15%
Backstreet Boys25%
Kelly Clarkson49%
One Direction57%
Omarion67%
Kesha77%
Jonas Brothers89%
100%Panic! at the Disco
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

I Write Sins Not Tragedies
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Written by Ryan Ross, George Ryan Ross III, Brendon Boyd Urie, Spencer James Smith
Wrote it
Nine in the Afternoon
Pretty. Odd.
Written by Ryan Ross, Panic! at the Disco
Wrote it
The Ballad of Mona Lisa
Vices & Virtues
Written by Brendon Urie, Spencer Smith, Butch Walker, John Feldmann, Brendon Boyd Urie, Spencer James Smith
Co-wrote
Miss Jackson
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
Written by Brendon Urie, Butch Walker, Jake Sinclair, Amir Salem, Alex Goose, Brendon Boyd Urie
Co-wrote
This Is Gospel
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
Written by Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Jake Sinclair, Brendon Boyd Urie
Co-wrote
Hallelujah
Death of a Bachelor
Written by Brendon Urie, Aron Wright, Imad Royal, Morgan Kibby, Jake Sinclair, Robert Lamm, Brendon Boyd Urie, Robert William Lamm
Co-wrote
Emperor's New Clothes
Death of a Bachelor
Written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Lolo, Sam Hollander, Dan Wilson, Brendon Boyd Urie, Lauren Pritchard
Co-wrote
Victorious
Death of a Bachelor
Written by Brendon Urie, Christopher J. Baran, Mike Viola, Morgan Kibby, Jake Sinclair, Alex DeLeon, Rivers Cuomo, Brendon Boyd Urie
Co-wrote
Death of a Bachelor
Death of a Bachelor
Written by Brendon Urie, Lolo, Jake Sinclair, Brendon Boyd Urie, Lauren Pritchard
Co-wrote
High Hopes
Pray for the Wicked
Written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lolo, Sam Hollander, Cook Classics, Jonas Jeberg, Taylor Parks, Ilsey Juber, Brendon Boyd Urie, Lauren Pritchard, William Lobban-Bean
Co-wrote
Hey Look Ma, I Made It
Pray for the Wicked
Written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Dillon Francis, Michael Angelakos, Morgan Kibby, Sam Hollander, Brendon Boyd Urie
Co-wrote
Say Amen (Saturday Night)
Pray for the Wicked
Written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Toby Wincorn, Suzy Shinn, Lolo, Sam Hollander, Imad Roy El-Amine, Tom Peyton, Thomas Brenneck, Michael Deller, Daniel Foder, Andrew Greene, Brian Profilio, Jared Tankel, Nathan Abshire, Brendon Boyd Urie, Lauren Pritchard
Co-wrote

Discography 7 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Panic! at the Disco82 tracks
JS36Jake Sinclair, 36 tracks 32Butch Walker, 32 tracks RM15Rob Mathes, 15 tracks 14Mike Viola, 14 tracks 13Matt Squire, 13 tracks 13Sam Hollander, 13 tracks JF10John Feldmann, 10 tracks MK10Morgan Kibby, 10 tracks SS10Suzy Shinn, 10 tracks L6Lolo, 6 tracks KH4Kenneth Harris, 4 tracks AS3Amir Salem, 3 tracks TW3Toby Wincorn, 3 tracks TW3Tobias Wincorn, 3 tracks SC2Scott Chesak, 2 tracks JO2Jenny Owen Youngs, 2 tracks AG1Alex Goose, 1 track JH1Jim Henson, 1 track JR1Joe Raposo, 1 track CJ1Christopher J. Baran, 1 track AD1Alex DeLeon, 1 track RC1Rivers Cuomo, 1 track on Weezer's page JR1J.R. Rotem, 1 track TD1Teal Douville, 1 track CL1Carl Lehman, 1 track JH1Jerker Hansson, 1 track KP1Kate Pierson, 1 track FS1Fred Schneider, 1 track KS1Keith Strickland, 1 track CW1Cindy Wilson, 1 track RW1Ricky Wilson, 1 track JR1Jonathan Rotem, 1 track CP1Catherine Pierson, 1 track FS1Frederick Schneider, 1 track JS1Julian Strickland, 1 track CW1Cynthia Wilson, 1 track RW1Rick Wilson, 1 track AW1Aron Wright, 1 track IR1Imad Royal, 1 track RL1Robert Lamm, 1 track RW1Robert William Lamm, 1 track DW1Dan Wilson, 1 track JF1Johnny Funches, 1 track MJ1Marvin Junior, 1 track IR1Imad Roy El-Amine, 1 track TP1Tom Peyton, 1 track TB1Thomas Brenneck, 1 track MD1Michael Deller, 1 track DF1Daniel Foder, 1 track AG1Andrew Greene, 1 track BP1Brian Profilio, 1 track JT1Jared Tankel, 1 track NA1Nathan Abshire, 1 track DF1Dillon Francis, 1 track MA1Michael Angelakos, 1 track CC1Cook Classics, 1 track JJ1Jonas Jeberg, 1 track TP1Taylor Parks, 1 track IJ1Ilsey Juber, 1 track WL1William Lobban-Bean, 1 track JC1Jonny Coffer, 1 track SJ1Steph Jones, 1 track BF1Benjamin Freedlander, 1 track MF1Maynard Ferguson, 1 track GL1Gary Lindsay, 1 track JN1John Newman, 1 track JH1John Hill, 1 track S1Stint, 1 track CB1Christopher Bernard Allen, 1 track AB1Ajay Bhattacharyya, 1 track CP1Chill Pill, 1 track AG1Alex Goodwin, 1 track M1MOTIV, 1 track @1@iamchillpill, 1 track JB1James Brown, 1 track CB1Charles Bobbit, 1 track LC1Lyn Collins, 1 track AK1Alex Kresovich, 1 track JI1Janis Ian, 1 track RB1Russ Ballard, 1 track KA1Kristen Anderson-Lopez, 1 track RL1Robert Lopez, 1 track EC1Eric Carmen, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JS Jake Sinclair · RM Rob Mathes

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Every one of the 82 tracks credits a member as a writer, so the authorship figure is 100 percent, but the shape of it changes completely halfway through. Ryan Ross wrote the lyrics on all thirteen tracks of the debut and thirteen of the fifteen on Pretty. Odd., then left in 2009. Brendon Urie is credited on 67 of the 82, and from Vices & Virtues onward he is on every track. What also changes is the size of the room: the debut has no outside writer anywhere, while Death of a Bachelor and everything after it brings in Jake Sinclair, Sam Hollander, Morgan Kibby and Mike Viola on nearly every song.

Quick Facts

  • FromLas Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004
  • Self-writtenAll 82 tracks credit a member of the band as a writer
  • Number onesDeath of a Bachelor and Pray for the Wicked both entered the Billboard 200 at number one
  • Biggest song"High Hopes" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100
  • CertificationsA Fever You Can't Sweat Out is certified 4x platinum by the RIAA
  • Line-upSix official members; by 2016 it was Brendon Urie alone

Creative Fingerprint

Two writers, one after the other: Ryan Ross wrote the first two albums, then Brendon Urie wrote everything else with a rotating cast of outside collaborators.

The Story

Panic! at the Disco started in Las Vegas in 2004 as four teenagers and ended in 2023 as Brendon Urie on his own. Seven studio albums came out in between, from the 2005 debut with "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" to Viva Las Vengeance in 2022. The two number one albums, Death of a Bachelor and Pray for the Wicked, both came after everyone else had left.

Awards & Recognition

American Music Award, Alternative Artist (2018)
MTV Europe Music Award, Best Alternative (2018)
Billboard Music Award, Top Rock Album for Pray for the Wicked
Billboard Music Award, Top Rock Song for "High Hopes"
Billboard Music Award, Top Rock Artist

Frequently Asked Questions Panic! at the Disco

Did Panic! at the Disco write their own songs?
Yes, all of them. Every one of the 82 tracks across the seven albums credits a member as a writer. Ryan Ross wrote the lyrics for the first two albums, and from Vices & Virtues in 2011 onward Brendon Urie is credited on every track. Urie's name is on 67 of the 82.
Who wrote "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"?
Ryan Ross wrote the lyrics, with the music credited to Ross, Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
Who wrote "High Hopes"?
Brendon Urie with Jake Sinclair, Sam Hollander, Lauren Pritchard, Jenny Owen Youngs, Jonas Jeberg and several more. It is the band's biggest hit, reaching number four on the Hot 100.
What happened to Ryan Ross?
Ross wrote the lyrics on A Fever You Can't Sweat Out and Pretty. Odd. and left the band in 2009 with bassist Jon Walker. Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith carried on without them.
Was Panic! at the Disco a band or one person?
Both, at different times. Four members made the 2005 debut. Spencer Smith left in 2015 and Dallon Weekes the same year, which left Brendon Urie as the only official member for Death of a Bachelor onward.
How many albums did Panic! at the Disco release?
Seven studio albums between 2005 and 2022: A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Pretty. Odd., Vices & Virtues, Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, Death of a Bachelor, Pray for the Wicked and Viva Las Vengeance.
Which album sold the most?
Death of a Bachelor, certified double platinum by the RIAA for at least 2,000,000 copies. It was the twelfth best-selling album of 2016 with 506,000 copies sold.
How much outside co-writing is there?
None on the 2005 debut, where all thirteen tracks stay inside the band. It grows steadily after that, and by Death of a Bachelor and Pray for the Wicked nearly every song adds outside writers, most often Jake Sinclair and Sam Hollander.
Did Panic! at the Disco win any awards?
Yes. American Music Award for Alternative Artist in 2018, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative the same year, and Billboard Music Awards for Top Rock Album, Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Song.
When did Panic! at the Disco break up?
Brendon Urie ended the project in 2023, the year after Viva Las Vengeance. The name was brought back briefly in 2025 for a festival appearance.

Sources

Wikipedia: Panic! at the Disco Wikipedia: Panic! at the Disco discography Wikipedia: Brendon Urie Wikipedia: Ryan Ross Wikipedia: Spencer Smith File:Panic! At The Disco Shorty Awards 2015 - Wikimedia Commons