The Ballad of Mona Lisa

"The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
Single by Panic! at the Disco
from the album Vices & Virtues
Released	February 1, 2011
Recorded	Summer 2010
Genre	Alternative rock pop punk pop rock power pop baroque pop emo
Length	3:47 (album version) 3:34 (music video version)
Label	Fueled by Ramen Decaydance
Songwriter(s)	Brendon Urie Spencer Smith Butch Walker John Feldmann
Producer(s)	John Feldmann Butch Walker
Panic! at the Disco singles chronology
"New Perspective" (2009) "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" (2011) "C'mon" (2011)

"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" (commonly referred to as simply "Mona Lisa") is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released February 1, 2011, as the first single from the group's third studio album, Vices & Virtues (2011). Vocalist Brendon Urie wrote the song to express personal struggles and convictions many years prior to its official production for Vices & Virtues. The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011.^[1] The song has received positive critical reviews upon its release and reached number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100.