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Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of Patrick Stump (vocals and guitar), Joe Trohman (guitar and vocals), Pete Wentz (bass guitar and vocals), and Andy Hurley (drums and percussion).
Early years
Major label debut
2005-2006
With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist, and Patrick Stump the primary composer, Fall Out Boy reached mainstream success with its first major label album on May 3, 2005, From Under the Cork Tree, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #9, selling over 68,000 copies in its first week. The album achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone. Earlier that year, the band's stability was threatened when Wentz overdosed on the sedative Ativan. The track "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)" from their album From Under the Cork Tree is based upon Wentz's experience.
Their first single, "Sugar, We're Goin Down", peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Pop 100, and #3 on the Modern Rock Charts. The video reached #1 on MTV's TRL, where it was retired on August 26, 2005. The video won the MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, prompting a huge new interest and surge in sales. The band was also nominated for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
The second single off the album, "Dance, Dance", became their second Top 10 Single when it peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. It reached #6 on the Pop 100, becoming the band's highest charting single when it reached #2 on the Modern Rock Charts. The video for the song premiered on TRL on October 11, 2005; it soon reached #1 and was later retired on January 17, 2006. "Dance, Dance" was also featured on the PlayStation 2 version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova by Konami. The third single off the album, "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"", was much less popular than both prior singles, but still managed to peak at #65 on the Hot 100 and hit #1 twice on TRL, retiring on June 6, 2006.
The band headlined the Nintendo Fusion Tour in the fall of 2005, joining The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out, and Panic at the Disco on a 31 city tour. Due to its increased success from their MTV Video Music Award, the group headlined the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour, a pop/punk event that featured The All-American Rejects, Well-Known Secret, Hawthorne Heights, and From First to Last. The tour also featured The Hush Sound for half of the tour and October Fall for half. They played to 53 dates in the US, Canada, and the UK.
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. When interviewed for a retrospective article in Alternative Press at the time The Get Up Kids disbanded in 2005, Pete Wentz 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 second most recent work, Infinity on High, features a wide range of styles and instrumentation, including orchestral and choral arrangements ("Thnks fr th Mmrs" and "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave") and a slower piano ballad ("Golden"). On the band's latest work, Folie à Deux, Fall Out Boy continues to evolve their sound, increasing the use of piano ("What a Catch, Donnie", "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" and "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"), synthesizers and guest artists (Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams). The band also shows a number of influences, with the opening track borrowing a chord sequence from The Who song "Baba O'Riley" and "What a Catch, Donnie" referencing Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway in both sound and lyrics.
The band has worked with many producers and artists, including The Neptunes, Timbaland, Lil' Wayne and Kanye West, who Patrick Stump described as "the Prince of his generation." 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.
Charity work
Fall Out Boy supports Invisible Children Inc., and 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.
It has recently been confirmed that Fall Out Boy will be performing on the HMAS Tobruk on February 22, 2009. This will be the last day of their Australian tour and tickets are given by invitation only. The sponsors for this concert will be XboX Sounds. The Tobruk will be moored at Garden Island in Sydney Harbour.
Discography
Main article: Fall Out Boy discographyStudio albums
2003: Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend
2003: Take This to Your Grave
2005: From Under the Cork Tree
2007: Infinity on High
2008: Folie à Deux
Awards
2005
- MTV Video Music Award - MTV2 Award for "Sugar, We're Going Down"
2006
- MuchMusic Video Award - People's Choice: Favorite International Group for "Dance, Dance"
- Kerrang! Award - Best Video for "Sugar, We're Going Down"
- Teen Choice Award - Rock Track for "Dance, Dance"
- Teen Choice Award - Single for "Dance, Dance"
- Teen Choice Award - Rock Group
- MTV Video Music Award - Viewer's Choice
- Nominated for Best Band On The Planet - up against My Chemical Romance and Avenged Sevenfold
2007
- Kerrang! Award - Best Video for "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
- Teen Choice Award - Single for "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
- Teen Choice Award - Rock Group
- MTV Video Music Award - Best Group
- Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award - Single for "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
2008
- MuchMusic Video Award - People's Choice: Favorite International Video for "The Take Over, the Breaks Over"
- TMF Award - Best Live International
- TMF Award - Best Rock International
- TMF Award - Best Alternative International
- MTV Video Music Award - Nominated for Best Rock Video for "Beat It"
- Teen Choice Award - Nominated for Choice Rock Group
- Teen Choice Award - Nominated for Choice Hotties - Pete Wentz
2009
- NRJ Music Award 2009 (France) - Nominated for the best international band for "I Don't Care"
References
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- Sharp-Young, Garry (March 27, 2007). "Fall Out Boy (USA)". RockDetector.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ 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) - Harris, Chris (February 14, 2007). "Fall Out Boy Take It To The Top, Score First Billboard #1". VH1.com. Retrieved May 12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - DeRogatis, Jim (2007-04-08). "Falling in". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times News Group. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Artist Chart History: Fall Out". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- Gerstmann, Jeff (2006-09-29). "Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA (PlayStation 2)": GameSpot editors' review. CNET. Retrieved on 2007-10-06.
- Cohen, Jonathan (July 27, 2005). "Fall Out Boy To Lead Nintendo Fusion Tour". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - Lamb, Bill (2006). "Fall Out Boy Black Clouds and Underdogs". About.com. Retrieved May 12.
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Pete Wentz refers to the band as "pop punk". - Adita, Bradley (2004). "Fall Out Boy Interview". Redline Distribution. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Associated Press (December 14, 2005). "Fall Out Boy takes pop route to rock success". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- "Line-up and Artists: Fall Out Boy". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
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- "Say Goodnight, Mean Goodbye: The Oral History of The Get Up Kids" Alternative Press issue #204.
- 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) - ^ 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) - Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Folie a Deux > Overview AMG.
- Scaggs, Austin. "Q&A: Patrick Stump" Rolling Stone. Issue 1067. December 11, 2008
- "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) - "Live Earth Artist: Fall Out Boy". Live Earth. Retrieved July 20.
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