Which band won Video of the Year in 2006 for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”?

Panic! at the Disco won Video of the Year at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”.

The theatrical video, directed by Shane Drake, follows a wedding disrupted by revelations of infidelity. Its circus-like visual style, elaborate costumes, and darkly comic storyline matched the band’s emo-pop sound and helped turn the song into a mainstream breakthrough.

The victory was an unusual one in VMA history: the video won the top prize without winning any other category that year. The same feat had not occurred since Neil Young’s “This Note’s for You” in 1989. The video had several nominations, including Best Rock Video, Best Group Video, Best New Artist, and Best Art Direction.

The band’s name is commonly styled with an exclamation point: Panic! at the Disco. The 2006 award therefore belongs to the band, not to lead singer Brendon Urie alone, even though Urie was its most visible member.