Officials said the song's lyrics could cause offence - even though the pupils only perform instrumental versions. They were also told to drop a version of pop star Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven.

Speaking during a show on their current US tour, Wentz told the crowd: "We heard about this school band who were going to perform this song, and the teachers or someone decided to not allow them. We stand on the side of creativity and making music, and we appreciate the hard work that goes into doing that.