Uma Thurman (song)

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"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

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,

Much Music Video Awards.[6]

Composition

Uma Thurman, the inspiration for the song

The song prominently samples the theme music from The Munsters, taking an electric guitar riff and baritone sax line.[7] Its title is a reference to American actress Uma Thurman's character Mia Wallace dancing with John Travolta's character Vincent Vega in an iconic scene of the film Pulp Fiction.[7][8] Thurman; who is a fan of the band, gave permission for them to use her name. “I’m so flattered, it’s so nice,” Thurman said. “It’s incredibly chivalrous; no one ever asks permission for anything anymore, you don’t even expect it.” [9][10] The track incorporates "jittery piano chords"[8] and "clapping drums", along with bursts of verbiage like "I can move mountains, I can work a miracle".[11] Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz has stated:

This was a fun song to write. originally, when we came up with the idea, and there was this sample in it, which is a sample from The Munsters TV show, people kept saying "oh cool, like

Kill Bill and who her character was in that, and this kind of resilience and this violence, but there's something that's authentic about it (like a woman taking revenge or being empowered). So that's what the chorus of the song's about, and the verses are what you would do to try and capture this woman's affection.[12]

The song is in E minor, at a fast tempo of 144–152 beats per minute.[13] The song has been described by critics as being pop rock[14][15] and

surf rock.[16]

Critical reception

The song has received critical acclaim, with praise for the sample of the theme music from

Idolator wrote that The Munsters sample added a 1960s surf-rock vibe to the "impossibly catchy" song.[16]

Commercial performance

As a promotional digital release, "Uma Thurman" debuted at No. 73 on the

RIAA
.

Music video

The video premiered on

VEVO on April 17, 2015. Its premise is contest winner "Sarah" (played by Sarah Murphree[22]) spending the day doing chores for the separate band members as well as pranking them by joyriding and speeding in Trohman's McLaren given the keys by Wentz. Sarah mostly spends the day with Wentz doing some shopping, wearing bandanas in a gang-esque stickup, riding a dune buggy, playing paintball, flying in a windtunnel and crushing a pickup truck with a M1 Abrams tank with "UMA" painted twice. The truck has printed on the door "Article 1 Section 36.03". This likely refers to Alabama's Supreme Court blocking same-sex marriage.[23] Sarah also does karaoke with Stump and does a workout with Hurley. The video, like "Irresistible", references Stump's hands being chopped off once again. The video includes cameos by Big Sean, Action Bronson, Brendon Urie, Big Data and MAX.[24]

Track listing
  1. "Uma Thurman" – 3:31
  2. "Uma Thurman (music video)" – 4:08

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[49] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide January 12, 2015 Digital download
United States February 10, 2015
Alternative radio
 Island
April 14, 2015
Mainstream radio

References

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