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"'L.G. Fuad'" (abbreviation of "'Let's Get Fucked Up and Die'") is a song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack, released in 2006 as the third and final single from the group's second studio album, 'Commit This to Memory' (2005).

Background



"L.G. FUAD"which stands for "Let's Get Fucked Up and Die"grew out of a night on Motion City Soundtrack's 2003 UK tour with The All-American Rejects, in which the latter band's merchandise manager was severely inebriated. He stood on the merchandise stand and shouted what became the song's refrain. All involved found great humor in the "mantra", which went on to be printed on business cards as a joke. The song takes from the Promise Ring's song "Forget Me" and its lyrical mention of forget-me-nots and marigolds. The song was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios, a suburban home converted into a studio in the city's Valley Village region. The song's title, and the non-capitalization of "Fuad", is a reference to L.L.Bean: "The band might disagree with my recollection of things, but I swear I was trying to reference the L.L.Bean catalogues my sister subscribed to that were all over the apartment we shared," Pierre wrote on Twitter in 2019.

The song's music video was directed by Josh Thacker. It was released with the deluxe edition of 'Commit This to Memory', first issued on June 19, 2006, and included on the accompanying 'Hooray for the Madness' DVD.

Personnel



Adapted from 'Commit This to Memory' liner notes.

;Motion City Soundtrack

*Justin Pierre lead vocals, guitar

*Joshua Cain guitar, vocals

*Jesse Johnson Moog, keyboard

*Matt Taylor bass guitar, percussion, piano, vocals

*Tony Thaxton drums, vocals

'Production'

* Mark Hoppus production

* Tom Lord-Alge mixing

* Ryan Hewitt engineer, co-production

* Eric Olsen engineer

* Jacques Wait engineer

* Chris Testa assistant engineer

* Femio Hernandez assistant mixing

References



Category:2006 singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:Motion City Soundtrack songs

Category:Epitaph Records singles

Category:Songs written by Joshua Cain

Category:Songs written by Justin Pierre

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