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Beginning

Fall Out Boy, a pop/"softcore" (a word that bassist Peter Wentz applied to their sound, being halfway between hardcore and power pop) outfit formed in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette is composed of four members, vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joseph Trohman and drummer Andrew Hurley. Patrick Stump is the primary musical composer, while Pete Wentz is the lyricist. The band formed in 2001 when guitarist Joseph Trohman approached friend Pete Wentz (then front man of the band "Arma Angelus") about starting a metal band. Dissatisfied with the metal direction, Trohman and Wentz decided to continue in the direction of pop/punk music influenced by the likes of Descendents, Green Day and Lifetime. Trohman and Wentz then went in search of a vocalist and drummer. It was then they met up with friend Andrew Hurley, drummer for burgeoning political metal-core outfit "Racetraitor". Afterwards Trohman met vocalist Patrick Stump in a Border Books where Stump introduced himself to Trohman. For a short period of time Brandon Hamm (who was later replaced by Joseph Trohman), guitarist, played with Fall Out Boy but left the band to finish college feeling it was the best thing for him to do at the time.

Album History

In 2001, the band issued a self-released 3-track demo that circulated around Chicago. The band followed that up in May 2002 released a split LP on the Uprising label that featured the Milwaukee band Project Rocket. The LP featured the same songs three songs on the original self-release, with the exception of these being mastered versions. The band followed up the split album with “Fall Out Boy’s Evening With Your Girlfriend” on February 25, 2003, also on the Uprising label. It was after this release that Fall Out Boy found themselves in a bidding war between several labels. Ultimately they settled with the Gainesville, Florida label “Fueled by Ramen” to release their major label debut. However, they received an advance from Island Records that funded the debut, and gave Island a right of first refusal on the next Fall Out Boy album. They recorded their debut, “Take This to Your Grave” in a few weeks at Butch Vig’s Smart Studios in Madison, WI, with producer/friend Sean O’Keefe. On May 6 2003 they released “Take This to Your Grave” The record, along with a video for the song “Grand Theft Autumn/Where is Your Boy” garnered them attention from the punk rock community. The video received play on MTV and MTVU (a version of MTV only available on college campuses). At the end of 2003, Fall Out Boy officially signed with Island Records. They followed “Take This to Your Grave” on May 18, 2004 with the EP “My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue” Not just an EP, it also came packaged with a DVD that contained early footage, videos, and history section where the members of the band discuss how the formed, early touring and recording their debut. Although signed to Island Records, it released on the Fueled By Ramen label. Afterwards, a limited edition Vinyl of “Take This to Your Grave” was released, in addition to the regular album tracks, it also had a special “dance remix” to their hit song “Grand Theft Autumn.” The vinyl was limited to one pressing of 500 copies the green camouflage version, and one 500 copy pressing of a black vinyl version. Both versions also came with six giant trading cards. On January 25, 2005, the band released a director's cut version of “Take This to Your Grave.” The director cut has video of the band breaking down each song word by word. It also contains the dance remix of Grand Theft Autumn previously available on vinyl only, and a cover of Roxanne by The Police. The director cut was a limited release of 5000 copies. On May 3, 2005, Fall Out Boy released their major record label debut on Island Records titled “From Under The Cork Tree". The album features 13 new songs, and an electric-guitar version of "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner", which appeared acoustically on the earlier B-side release. Song titles are long and ironic as seen on the previous album. The album is considerably more polished than the earlier releases. The album sold 70,308 in its first week and placed 9th on the Billboard Charts. On June 23, 2005, the video for "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" reached number one on MTV's show TRL, to the delight/dispair of fans.

Discography

Albums

• From Under The Cork Tree
  

Released: May 3, 2005
Label: Island Records
Produced/Recorded by: Neal Avron Track Listing:

1. Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued
2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World
3. Dance, Dance
4. Sugar We're Going Down
5. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner
6. I’ve Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)
7. 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)
8. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year
9. Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends
10. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me
11. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me”
12. Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows), also known as "You're A Concrete Boy Now"
13. XO

• Take This to Your Grave
  

Released: May 6, 2003
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Track Listing:

1. Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today
2. Dead On Arrival
3. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy
4. Saturday
5. Homesick At Space Camp
6. Sending Postcards From A Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here)
7. Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
8. The Pros And Cons Of Breathing
9. Grenade Jumper
10. Calm Before The Storm
11. Reinventing The Wheel To Run Myself Over
12. The Patron Saint Of Liars And Fakes

• Take This to Your Grave: Director's Cut
  

Released: January 25, 2005
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Track Listing:

1. "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"
2. Dead On Arrival
3. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy
4. Saturday
5. Homesick At Space Camp
6. Sending Postcards From A Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here)
7. Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
8. The Pros And Cons Of Breathing
9. Grenade Jumper
10. Calm Before The Storm
11. Reinventing The Wheel To Run Myself Over
12. The Patron Saint Of Liars And Fakes
13. Roxanne (Police Cover)
14. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy (Dance Remix)

EP

• Fall Out Boy's Evening With Your Girl

Released: February 25, 2003
Label: Uprising Records
Track Listing:

1. Honorable Mention
2. Calm Before the Storm
3. Switchblades and Infidelity
4. Pretty in Punk
5. Growing Up
6. World's Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys in a Broken Down Van)
7. Short, Fast, and Loud
8. Moving Pictures
9. Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Gonna Give It My Best Shot)

• My Heart Will Always Be B-Side to My Tongue

Released: May 18, 2004
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Reached #153 on the US album chart
Track Listing:

1. My Heart Is The Worst Kind Of Weapon
2. "It's Not A Side Effect Of The Cocaine. I Am Thinking It Must Be Love"
3. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner
4. Love Will Tear Us Apart
5. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy (Acoustic Version)

DVD Listing:

1. Story
2. Videos
3. Performance
4. Cutting Room Floor
5. Extras

Hit singles

• 2005 "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" #31 US

Demo

• S/T Demo
  

Released: 2001
Label: N/A
Credits: Recorded by Jared Logan
Track Listing:

1. Growing Up
2. Switchblades and Infidelity
3. Moving Pictures

• Fall Out Boy/Project Rocket Split
  

Released: May 2002
Label: Uprising Records
Credits: Recorded by Jared Logan
Track Listing:

1. Growing Up (mastered version)
2. Switchblades and Infidelity (mastered version)
3. Moving Pictures (mastered version)

Vinyl

• Take This to Your Grave 12"
  

Released: ?
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Track Listing:

1. "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today"
2. Dead On Arrival
3. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy
4. Saturday
5. Homesick At Space Camp
6. Sending Postcards From A Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here)
7. Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
8. The Pros And Cons Of Breathing
9. Grenade Jumper
10. Calm Before The Storm
11. Reinventing The Wheel To Run Myself Over
12. The Patron Saint Of Liars And Fakes
13. Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy (Dance Remix)

Sources

The following sources were used in reference for this article.

• Johnny Loftus of All Music Guide http://www.allmusic.com
• The Fall Out Boy biography and discography at http://www.falloutboyrock.com
• Fueled By Ramen's biography and discography of Fall Out Boy at http://www.fueledbyramen.com/bands
• The DVD on the Fall Out Boy EP "My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue"
• http://www.amazon.com for the release dates that were not on any site.