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'Beat It' Cover Bolsters Fall Out Boy CD/DVD

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A cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" is among the many treats to be found on "****," Fall Out Boy's first live release. Due April 8 via Island, the project will be available as a CD/DVD or DVD only; the Jackson cover is a studio version featuring guitar work from John Mayer.

"****" was taped in June 22, 2007, at Phoenix's Cricket Pavilion. Beyond the band's own hits ("Sugar, We're Going Down," "Thanks Fr The Mmrs," "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race"), a wide array of covers are included, such as Akon's "Don't Matter," Timbaland's "One and Only" and Panic At The Disco's "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies."

The DVD sports all eight Fall Out Boy music videos, a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and a making-of segment for the "Me & You" video, which was filmed in Uganda.

"Before watching ourselves on film we never really realized how much we swear," bassist Pete Wentz wrote on the band's blog, by way of explaining the strange title for the upcoming release. "It's pretty gross ... though it's edited as to not hurt your little munchkin ears. And as for how to say the name, well any little four letter word will work."

Here is the DVD track list for "****":

"Thriller"
"Grand Theft Autumn/ Where Is Your Boy"
"Don't Matter"
"Sugar, We're Goin Down"
"Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"
"Of All The Gin Joints In All The World"
"Hum Hallelujah"
"I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me"
"Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"
"I'm Like A Lawyer, The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)"
"Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me""
"Beat It"
"Carpal Tunnel Of Love"
"Golden"
"I Write Sins, Not Tragedies"
"This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
"Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
"The Take Over, The Breaks Over"
"One and Only"
"Dance, Dance"
Drum Solo
"Saturday"

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