Panic! At The Disco, best known in modernity for ‘High Hopes,’ have been digging through the vault of their beloved first album, ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out”’.
A post was shared to the bands instagram page stating that the demo for the infamous 2005 cheating anthem ‘Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off’ is now available on streaming.
The demo is increasingly raw in comparison to the readily available song we have all known and loved for years. It is wondrously rough around the edges and Urie’s vocals are riddled with disparity. Listening to it with 2020 vision of what the band becomes is simply breathtaking.
Widely acclaimed to be the bands best project, ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out’ is a cabaret classic, dipped in red paint and circus ideology. It is one of two releases that hold the bands original lineup consisting of, guitarist and song writer Ryan Ross, lead singer Brendon Urie, drummer Spencer Smith and bassist Brent Wilson.
There is already a great deal of buzz surrounding the 2005 record as on October 18 and 19 of 2025, Urie, the last standing original member, decided to resurrect the album. Taking the stage at When We Were Young Fest, where the bands new lineup performed the darling record in full.
To put it in perspective the bulk of this album has not been performed live in over 20 years, considering it is a fan favourite people have been starving for a chance to hear these famed songs live.
Following this performance, the band has been increasingly active on social media, announcing that a deluxe version of the album would be available January 23, 2026.
The post read, “We now present to you: A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (20th Anniversary Deluxe)”. The album is set to contain a remastered edition of the album, unreleased demos and the bands most famous live show, Live In Denver on streaming and vinyl for the very first time.
In the run up to the January release date the band is slowly but surely releasing old demos, including ‘Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off’. Fans everywhere are speculating that post when we Were Young Fest the band may take on a fully fledged world tour in celebration of the album. The festival announcement received such positive outpouring resulting in an additional date being added. Fingers crossed!
Despite the success of the long-anticipated October festival appearance, countless fans turn their noses up at the sight of Urie performing the album alongside new members. Due to the album being created at the hands of the original band members is it only fair that it is played with them present?
During the set Urie brought out old friend Spencer Smith to perform the famed song, ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’. The two playing live together is once again something that has not occurred in over 20 years. This may be a potential nod to the full original lineup making their grand return.
