From Under the Cork Tree is the second studio album by the American rock band Fall Out Boy,released on May 3,2005 through Island Records as the band's major label debut. The music was composed by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump,with all lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz,expanding the band's songwriting approach they took for some songs on their debut album Take This to Your Grave (2003). Neal Avron served as the album's producer. Commenting on the record's lyrical themes,Wentz said the lyrics were about "the anxiety and depression that goes along with looking at your own life." In support of its release,the group headlined tours worldwide and played at various music festivals. For their Black Clouds and Underdogs tour,the album was re-released as From Under the Cork Tree,featuring new songs and remixes.
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III is an American musician who is the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Before the band's formation in 2001,Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead singer and songwriter for Arma Angelus,a metalcore band. During Fall Out Boy's hiatus from 2009 to 2012,Wentz formed the experimental,electropop and dubstep group Black Cards. He owns a record label,DCD2 Records,which has signed bands including Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes.
Joseph Mark Trohman is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,as well as the lead guitarist for heavy metal supergroup the Damned Things. Fall Out Boy began in 2001 as Trohman and Pete Wentz's side project from the hardcore punk scene they were involved with,and the band has scored four number one albums on the US Billboard 200,as well as numerous platinum and multi platinum singles in the US and abroad.
"Dance,Dance" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released as the second single from their second studio album,From Under the Cork Tree (2005). It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's second consecutive top-ten hit song. Outside the United States,"Dance,Dance" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It won many awards,including Viewer's Choice at the MTV Video Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards,among various nominations. "Dance,Dance" was certified 3×platinum by the RIAA in October 2014.
Infinity on High is the third studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released on February 6,2007,by Island Records. Recorded from July to October 2006 at Pass Studios in Los Angeles,California,its music was composed by lead singer and guitarist Patrick Stump and the lyrics were penned by bassist Pete Wentz. The album features collaborations with new producers and guest artists,such as Babyface and Jay-Z,and sees the band experimenting with genres including R&B,soul,and flamenco. Fall Out Boy also utilized instruments such as horns,violins,and pianos,which had not been used on previous releases.
"This Ain't a Scene,It's an Arms Race" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single from their commercially successful third studio album Infinity on High (2007). The song officially debuted on November 21 at the American Music Awards and impacted US radio on December 5. The music was composed by vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump and the lyrics were penned by bassist Pete Wentz,following the band's songwriting approach which first began with some songs on their 2003 album Take This to Your Grave. Production was handled by Neal Avron,who also produced the band's previous From Under the Cork Tree album. Commenting on the band's decision to pick the track as the first single,Wentz said "There may be other songs on the record that would be bigger radio hits,but this one had the right message."
Leaked in London is a live EP that was recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy on January 29,2007. It was released in response to the band's third album,Infinity on High,being leaked onto the internet on January 19,2007,three weeks before its official scheduled release. The EP could be downloaded from the band's website between Tuesday,February 6,2007 and Tuesday,February 13,2007 using the CDPass software along with inserting a physical copy of Infinity on High into the CD-ROM drive of one's computer.
"We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" is the first single by The Academy Is... from their 2007 album Santi. The song impacted radio on March 13,2007.
"I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off",or for short "I'm Like a Lawyer...",is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released as the fifth and last single from their third studio album,Infinity on High (2007),in September 2007.
The American rock band Fall Out Boy has released eight studio albums,two live albums,two compilation albums,one remix album,one mixtape,nine extended plays,39 singles,and 53 music videos. Since their formation in 2001,Fall Out Boy have sold over 8.5 million albums worldwide and some estimates are around 30 million. The band was formed in Wilmette,Illinois by friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz,who had played in local Chicago hardcore punk and heavy metal bands;Patrick Stump was soon recruited as the band's lead singer. They debuted with the split EP Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy (2002) and the mini-LP Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend (2003),both released on Uprising Records. After the release of the latter,drummer Andy Hurley joined Fall Out Boy and Stump picked up guitar,forming the band's current lineup. After signing to indie-label Fueled by Ramen,Fall Out Boy released their first full-length studio album,Take This to Your Grave,in May 2003. Following the album's release,the band signed with major label Island Records. Their second studio album From Under the Cork Tree was released in May 2005 to great commercial success,peaking at number nine on the United States Billboard 200 and being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's popularity was aided by the success of its first two singles,"Sugar,We're Goin Down" and "Dance,Dance",which both became top ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 and eventually sold over two million downloads each.
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette,Illinois,a suburb of Chicago,in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump,bassist Pete Wentz,lead guitarist Joe Trohman,and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago's hardcore punk scene and was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop-punk side project;Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before Hurley joined. Their debut album,Take This to Your Grave (2003),became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring. Take This to Your Grave is cited as influential on pop-punk music in the 2000s.
Live in Phoenix is the first live album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on April 1,2008 in the United States by Island Records,available as a CD/DVD set or CD and DVD separately. The CD is a live recording of the band's 2007 Honda Civic Tour,recorded on June 22,2007 at Phoenix's Desert Sky Pavilion. The DVD features the entire live performance,most of Fall Out Boy's music videos to date,a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage,and a making-of segment for the "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off " video,which was filmed in Uganda. Beyond the band's own hits,a wide array of covers are included,such as Akon's "Don't Matter",Timbaland's "One and Only" and fellow labelmate Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".
Folie àDeux is the fourth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released on December 10,2008,by Island Records. As with their previous two albums From Under the Cork Tree (2005) and Infinity on High (2007),its music was composed by lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump,with lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz. Regarding the writing process,the band considered Folie àDeux to be their most collaborative record.
"I Don't Care" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the lead single from the group's fourth studio album Folie àDeux in 2008. It was first available for listening on the band's website and mozes.com on September 3,2008. The song impacted radio on September 16. It is its album's best known song,being certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),denoting shipments of two million units,with over 500,000 sales in its first four months alone. In the United States,the song reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100,placing lower than the No. 2 lead single,"This Ain't a Scene,It's an Arms Race",of the band's previous 2007 album Infinity on High. It received radio play at Modern Rock and Pop stations,charting at No. 21 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and No. 22 on Pop Songs.
"Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" is a song by the American rock band Fall Out Boy from their fourth studio album Folie àDeux (2008). It was initially released as a digital single as part of the buildup to the new album on iTunes on October 7,2008. The song impacted United States modern rock radio on June 15,2009.
"What a Catch,Donnie" is Fall Out Boy's second digital download single and third radio single from their fourth studio album Folie àDeux (2008). It was first released as part of the buildup to the new album on iTunes on October 14,2008,and charted on the US and Canadian singles charts. The track features numerous musicians performing cameo appearances in the song,singing lines from past Fall Out Boy songs. Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz has said that he wrote the song to remind himself of vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump. Fall Out Boy played the song live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
"America's Suitehearts" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single taken from their fourth studio album,Folie àDeux (2008). Initially released to iTunes in promotion before the album's release,"America's Suitehearts" was later serviced to radio on January 20,2009. A demo/snippet titled "America's Sweethearts" was included on the band's mixtape,Welcome to the New Administration,as part of their viral campaign in promotion of their record. The music video was unveiled at 3PM on January 1,2009 on The N. Bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz commented that the song was about society's fixation with celebrities. The music was composed by vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump.
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)",also known as simply "Light Em Up",is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released as the lead single for the band's fifth studio album,Save Rock and Roll. It serves as the band's first single following the group's three-year hiatus and regrouping in early 2013. The track and its music video were released on February 4,2013,worldwide and February 5,2013,in North America,to coincide with the official news of the band's reformation. The song impacted radio on February 19,2013. The band members felt that the song best represented their album at its core.
"Centuries" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy,released September 9,2014 as the lead single from their sixth studio album,American Beauty/American Psycho (2015). Co-written by Fall Out Boy members and producers J. R. Rotem and Omega,the single reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100,the band's fourth top ten hit and first in eight years,since "This Ain't a Scene,It's an Arms Race" in 2007,and was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA. It reached number one on the UK Rock and Metal Chart. A gladiator-themed music video was created for the song. In 2015,"Centuries" was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. Fall Out Boy has played the song numerous times on televised performances,and it was used as ESPN's official theme song for sports coverage.
"Immortals" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy for the 2014 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6. An alternative version appears on the band's sixth studio album American Beauty/American Psycho (2015).
