Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
| "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" | ||||
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| Single by Fall Out Boy | ||||
| from the album Folie à Deux | ||||
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| Recorded | Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Neal Avron | |||
| Fall Out Boy singles chronology | ||||
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"Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" is a song by the American rock band Fall Out Boy from their fourth studio album Folie à Deux (2008). It was initially released as a digital single as part of the buildup to the new album on iTunes on October 7, 2008. The song impacted United States modern rock radio on June 15, 2009.
The title of the song refers to former Major League Baseball player Pete Rose, known for sliding headfirst into bases. Rose agreed never to work in baseball again due to an accused betting scandal while managing the Cincinnati Reds and will likely be kept out of the Hall of Fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, because of it. The band originally intended to name-drop Rose in the song's title. They changed their minds because of concerns about the lawsuit brought against OutKast over their 1999 single "Rosa Parks" by the civil rights activist, who was name-dropped in the title. "Headfirst" had the working title "Does Your Husband Know?"
Chronologically, "What a Catch, Donnie" and "America's Suitehearts" were released to iTunes after "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet". However, "Headfirst Slide..." was never serviced to radio as an official single, while the former two were later released as radio singles, albeit in vice versa order.