Uma Thurman (song)

"Uma Thurman"
Single by Fall Out Boy
from the album American Beauty/American Psycho
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2015
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jake Sinclair
  • Young Wolf Hatchlings
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"American Beauty/American Psycho"
(2014) 		"Uma Thurman"
(2015) 		"Irresistible"
(2015)
Music video
"Uma Thurman" on YouTube

"Uma Thurman" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released digitally on January 12, 2015. The song prominently features sampled theme music from the television series The Munsters (1964–66) and lyrics celebrating the actress Uma Thurman, famous for films such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.

The song was the fifth[1] digital track released in build up to the band's 2015 album, American Beauty/American Psycho. The song was released to modern rock radio as the album's third single (second in the U.S.) in early February.[2] On March 31, 2015, "Uma Thurman" was released as the album's second U.S. Top 40 single.[3] The remix entitled "The Boys of Zummer Remix" was released in promotion of the Boys of Zummer tour featuring American rapper and tourmate Wiz Khalifa.

The song debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes chart on its digital release,[4] reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA in December 2015. The music video won the 2015 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video. Fall Out Boy performed "Uma Thurman" in a television ad for Pepsi — which premiered during the 57th Grammy Awards. Fall Out Boy has also performed the song on TV shows including Late Night with Seth Meyers[5] and at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards.[6]

  1. ^ Fall Out Boy Mixes Uma Thurman & The Munsters On New Release Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine newsforshoppers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "UMA THURMAN" SET AS FALL OUT BOY'S NEW POP SINGLE; IMPACTS ON 3/31. headlineplanet.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ^ #1 song #8 song #4 album Archived January 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine falloutboy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  5. ^ VIDEO: Fall Out Boy Performs 'Uma Thurman' on LATE NIGHT. broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd win big at Much Music Video Awards. Business Standard. Retrieved June 22, 2015.