“The Set Up” is a song by American/Australian band Favored Nations. It gained widespread notoriety when it was featured on the official soundtrack for the 2013 video-game Grand Theft Auto V. Specifically, the song features in the credits for one of the game’s three endings.
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
[Verse]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
There's a traitor, there's a mole, it's a peacetime, overthrow down
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Bound to break you, get you beat
(No, no, we won't)
Won't fall, we got to get underground
[Bridge]
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
There's a, there's a, there's a, there's a (there's a, there's a)
There's a, there's a, there's a, there's a (there's a, there's a)
There's a, there's a, there's a, there's a (there's a, there's a)
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup, there's a
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
[Verse]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
There's a traitor, there's a mole, it's a peacetime, overthrow down
(No, no, we won't—won't fall)
Bound to break you, get you beat
(No, no, we won't)
Won't fall, we got to get underground
[Bridge]
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Oh, setup, setup, setup (fall)
Fall, fall, fall, fall (fall, fall)
Fall, fall, fall, fall (fall, fall)
Fall, fall, fall, fall (fall, fall)
Fall, fall, fall, fall (fall, fall)
No, no, we won't—won't fall
No, no, we won't—won't fall
No, no, we won't—won't fall
No, no, we won't—won't fall
[Outro]
Oh, it's a setup, it's a setup, it's a setup
There's a traitor, there's a mole, it's a peacetime, overthrow down
Bound to break you, get you beat
Won't fall, we got to get underground
We got to get underground
The Set Up was written by Morgan Phalen & James Curd.
The Set Up was produced by Oh No.
Favored Nations released The Set Up on Tue Sep 24 2013.
The song is best known for having featured in the video-game Grand Theft Auto V. The song is most prominently featured in the credits of one of the game’s three endings.
It is also used in-game for Grand Theft Auto V’s fictitious Radio Mirror Park station.