<P> "Centuries" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released September 9, 2014 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, American Beauty / American Psycho (2015). It was co-written by Fall Out Boy, with two producers . A gladiator - themed music video was created . The single reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA . It reached first position on the UK Rock and Metal Chart . This is also the band's fourth top ten hit and first in eight years since "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" in 2007 . In 2015, "Centuries" was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single . Fall Out Boy has played the song numerous times on televised performances and was used as ESPN's official theme song for sports coverage . </P> <P> "Centuries" was written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley, J.R. Rotem, Justin Tranter, Raja Kumari and Michael Fonseca in mid-2014 and was produced by Omega and Rotem . Stump originally came forward with the song while Fall Out Boy were on the Monumentour tour with fellow American band Paramore . In an interview with Kerrang!, Wentz described the idea of the song as a "David vs. Goliath story", stating "We wanted to write a song that empowered people who are a little weird ." </P> <P> "Centuries" contains part of the melody from the song "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega . The segment is not a sample, but was actually re-recorded by American singer Lolo for the track . Stump described the inclusion as "a tip of the hat" to "Tom's Diner", a song which the band wanted to "re-inject" into popular culture . </P> <P> Days after the ending of co-headlining the Monumentour tour with Paramore, on September 4, 2014, Fall Out Boy released a teaser video depicting the title of the song in Morse code . "Centuries" received its worldwide premiere on BBC Radio 1 on September 8, 2014 before being released worldwide the next day . The song is featured as the second track of Now! 54 (2015). </P>

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