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Fall Out Boy
Musical artist

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

Fall Out Boy has won several awards for its album From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2005, the album has achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States. In support of the album, Fall Out Boy headlined tours in 2005 and the year before 2007 in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Europe.

In February 2007, the band released Infinity on High to major chart success, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 and selling 260,000 copies in its first week. The first single, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", reached #1 on the Pop 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. To promote the album, the band performed at the Live Earth concerts July 7, headlined the Honda Civic Tour through mid-2007, and the band performed at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 9. The band has toured numerous times, most recently on the Young Wild Things Tour with the Plain White T's, Gym Class Heroes, and Cute Is What We Aim For.


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Musical style

While widely considered to be a pop punk band, Fall Out Boy is often described as emo and cites emo group The Get Up Kids as an influence. Pete Wentz was interviewed for a retrospective article in Alternative Press when The Get Up Kids disbanded in 2005, and stated that "Fall Out Boy would not be a band if it were not for the Get Up Kids." Fall Out Boy's main songwriters are Patrick Stump (melody) and Pete Wentz (lyrics), though they traditionally credit the whole band as songwriters. Their albums Take This To Your Grave and From Under The Cork Tree are both said to have pop punk as well as punk rock sounds and influences, and their latest work, Infinity on High, features a wide range of styles and instrumentation, including orchestral and choral arrangements ("Thnks fr th Mmrs", "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave") and a slower piano ballad ("Golden"). The band has shown signs of experimentation, working with hip hop producers and artists, including Timbaland, Lil Wayne and Kanye West, and have also been influenced by R&B music. In general, the group has direct ties to melodic pop music, with Patrick Stump becoming a producer aside from his work with the band, and they also are closely connected to hardcore punk, as evident in their use of throat vocals and their prior involvement in the underground Chicago music scene. Moreover, a central part of Fall Out Boy's sound is rooted in the band's lyrics, mainly penned by bassist Pete Wentz, who commonly uses irony and other literary devices to narrate personal experience and stories.

Philanthropy

Fall Out Boy has stated that it is supporters of Invisible Children Inc., and Pete Wentz has participated in Invisible Children's Displace Me Campaign. The band also performed at the American leg of Live Earth on July 7, 2007.

Discography

Main article: Fall Out Boy discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Awards

2005

2006

2007

  • Kerrang! Award - Best Video for "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
  • Teen Choice Awards - Single for "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
  • Teen Choice Awards - Rock Group
  • MTV Video Music Award - Best Group

2008

  • MuchMusic Video Award - People's Choice: Favorite International Video for "The Take Over, the Breaks Over".

References

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  2. Sharp-Young, Garry (March 27, 2007). "Fall Out Boy (USA)". RockDetector.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  3. Fall Out Boyz on YouTube
    Pete Wentz refers to the band as "pop punk".
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  5. Associated Press (December 14, 2005). "Fall Out Boy takes pop route to rock success". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  6. "Line-up and Artists: Fall Out Boy". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  7. Sharp-Young, Garry (March 27, 2007). "Fall Out Boy (USA)". RockDetector.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  8. "Say Goodnight, Mean Goodbye: The Oral History of The Get Up Kids" Alternative Press issue #204.
  9. Loftus, Johnny. "Take This To Your Grave". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "From Under The Cork Tree". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  11. Loftus, Johnny (2007). "Biography: Fall Out Boy". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  12. "Pete Wentz Gets Displaced with Thousands in LA". Invisible Children Inc. May 1, 2007. Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. "Live Earth Artist: Fall Out Boy". Live Earth. Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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