Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco released as the second promotional single from the band's fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor (2016), released on December 31, 2015.^[5] The song features a sample of "Rock Lobster" by new wave band The B-52's.^[6] The song is featured in the NBA 2K18 soundtrack.

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"
Promotional single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Death of a Bachelor
Published	J.R. Rotem Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Upper Left Music Publishing, Publishing Company TEN AB, Listen to This Shhhh, BMG Platinum Songs, Manes and Reins Publishing, SONGS Music Publishing, Azeem Music, Distilled Music, Kobalt Music
Released	December 31, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop rock[1] surf rock[2] synth-pop[3] hip hop[4]
Length	3:33
Label	Fueled by Ramen DCD2
Songwriter(s)	J.R. Rotem Teal Douville Carl Lehman Jerker Hansson Brendon Urie Jake Sinclair Amir Salem Kate Pierson Frederick Schneider Julian Strickland Cynthia Wilson Ricky Wilson
Producer(s)	J.R. Rotem Jake Sinclair
Music video
"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" on YouTube

Background

"Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" was announced on New Year's Eve 2015 through Panic! at the Disco's official Twitter account.^{[7][non-primary source needed][better source needed]} The video of the audio track was uploaded to Fueled By Ramen's official YouTube channel on the same day of its release.^{[8][better source needed]} An official music video for the song was uploaded on May 10, 2016. As of January 2025, the music video has surpassed 64 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[10]	6
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11]	46
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	10
US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard)[13]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14]	29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.