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Fall Out Boy
Musical artist

Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago, Illinois) that formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and primary composer), Pete Wentz (bass guitar, backup vocals, and primary lyricist), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums).

Biography

2001–2002: The Beginning

Fall Out Boy was formed in early 2001 after good friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz met high schooler Patrick Stump. Stump soon became the lead singer and two other members, a guitar player and a drummer, were brought on. Soon after the band debuted with a self-released demo and follwed it up in May of 2002 with an EP that featured Project Rocket entitled Split EP released on Uprising Records. The group released a mini-LP, Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, (also on Uprising Records) in 2003.

2003–2004: Underground Success

After the release of their mini album, Fall Out Boy built a large cult following playing in the Chicago area and drummer Andy Hurley, formerly of Racetraitor, joined the band while the two other members left. The same year, after signing to Fueled by Ramen, they released their first full-length album, Take This to Your Grave, on May 6, 2003. The band received an advance from Island Records to record their proper debut, but the advance came with a right of first refusal for Island on Fall Out Boy's next album. With major financing in place, the recording of Take This to Your Grave took place at the Butch Vig owned Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, with Sean O'Keefe producting.

With singles "Grand Theft Autumn/Where is Your Boy" and "Saturday" receiving airplay on FUSE and mtvU, the band soon gained a cult following. With very positive reviews at the South by Southwest Music Festival and an extensive tour schedule, Fall Out Boy's popularity continued to grow. The album sold very well and eventually achieved Gold status, but only after the success of their next album. In 2003, the band signed with Island Records after they picked up the option for their next album. In the meantime of recording their mainstrem debut, they released the acoustic EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue on Fueled by Ramen on May 18, 2004. The 2-disc set included a DVD with videos, more acoustic performances and a fan photo gallery on it.

2005–2006: Commercial Beginnings

Template:Sound sample box align rightTemplate:Sample box end In 2005, the band's stability was threatened when Wentz overdosed on the sedative Ativan in a failed suicide attempt. He told Rolling Stone that he has a fascination with the suicides of Elliott Smith and Ian Curtis and was quoted saying "It's so hard to think about and understand. I'm not making an argument for being a disturbed genius; I was a confused kid. I felt like I was Pete Wentz for everybody else, and I didn't have Pete Wentz to turn to." The title of the song "I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)" from their album From Under the Cork Tree is based upon Wentz's attempted suicide.

On May 3, 2005, Fall Out Boy released their major label debut and third full-length album, From Under the Cork Tree, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #9, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week, and soon thereafter achieving Double Platinum status. Their first single, "Sugar We're Goin' Down", peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached #1 on MTV's TRL, where the video was retired. The video also won the MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. The band was also nominated for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

The band was featured on Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault, a tribute album to the band Jawbreaker, covering "Save Your Generation". They also did a cover of "Roxanne" by The Police for the limited edition of Take This to Your Grave and for ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police.

Fall Out Boy has toured with multiple bands, including Taking Back Sunday, Less Than Jake, Blink-182, Panic! at the Disco, Midtown, Hawthorne Heights, The All-American Rejects, The Academy Is..., The Hush Sound, October Fall, Alister, From First to Last, Cobra Starship and Shiny Toy Guns.

2007: Infinity on High

Fall Out Boy's latest album is titled Infinity on High and was released on February 6, 2007. The lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", debuted at the 2006 American Music Awards. The video debuted on MTV on Tuesday, December 19, 2006. In the album's opening week, Infinity on High reached number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 260,000 copies.

"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart on February 4, 2007, making it their most successful song in the UK to date. The single also peaked on the U.S. Hot 100 at number 2 and the U.S. Pop 100 at number 1. "The Carpal Tunnel of Love" (the second single released from the album) reached number 81 on the U.S. Hot 100 by way of digital sales alone. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" was released on April 9, 2007 and is currently at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #12 on the UK Singles chart.

The Infinity on High album cover.

Fall Out Boy will be headlining the Honda Civic Tour along with +44, The Academy Is..., Paul Wall and Cobra Starship. The tour was supposed to start April 18 and end on June 11, but due to personal issues the tour has been postponed and will begin on May 11 in Denver, Colorado at the Coors Ampitheatre and end July 2 in Anaheim California The band has been confirmed as one of the acts playing in the Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007.

Lead singer Patrick Stump was featured on two songs with Gym Class Heroes, also signed with Fueled By Ramen, including their Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 Single Cupid's Chokehold.

They have also collaborated with producer Timbaland for his new album Timbaland Presents Shock Value. They are featured in Timbaland's song, "One & Only", on which Stump and Wentz both contributed in writing.

Musical style

While widely considered to be an alternative rock band, Fall Out Boy is often described as Pop Punk and Emo. By their own admission, Fall Out Boy's music has elements of pop and punk, but is not pop punk. They have also definitively stated that they are not an Emo band.

Band members

Discography

EPs

Albums

Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Modern Rock Hot Digital Songs UK Singles Chart Album
2003 "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy" - 84 - - - Take This to Your Grave
"Dead on Arrival" - - - - -
"Saturday" - - - - -
2005 "Sugar, We're Goin Down" 8 6 3 2 8 From Under the Cork Tree
2006 "Dance, Dance" 9 6 2 5 8
"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" 65 45 38 43 38
2007 "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" 2 1 8 1 2 Infinity on High
"The Carpal Tunnel of Love" 81 - - - -
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" 38 31 26 27 12

Awards and nominations

Awards

2005

2006

Nominations

2006

2007

Videography

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny (2007). "Biography: Fall Out Boy" All Music Guide (accessed May 11, 2007)
  2. Brian Hiatt "Let's Hear It For Fall Out Boy". Rolling Stone, February 24, 2006.
  3. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003545534
  4. >http://www6.falloutboyrock.com/falloutboy/blog_detail.php?uf_item_id=1-103258&uf_system_id=1
  5. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0cfwxz85ldke
  6. *Interview with Fall Out Boy addressing Pop Punk style
  7. *Article about Fall Out Boy addressing Emo
  8. ^ US Chart Positions Cite error: The named reference "US Chart Positions" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).


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