Fall Out Boy
- This page is about the Chicago alternative rock band. For The Simpsons character, see Fallout Boy.
Fall Out Boy | |
|---|---|
 (from l.) Wentz, Hurley, Stump & Trohman | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wilmette, Illinois |
| Years active | 2001 to present |
| Members | Andy Hurley Patrick Stump Joe Trohman Peter Wentz |
| Website | www.FallOutBoyRock.com |
Fall Out Boy is an American alternative rock band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2001.[1] The band is comprised of Pete Wentz (bass, backing vocals), Patrick Stump (lead vocals, guitar), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums).
Band history
FALL OUT BOY SUCKS!!!
Mainstream success — 2003-present
The band landed its first success in 2003 with the EP Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, released on Uprising Records,[2] with singles such as "Pretty In Punk" and "Short, Fast, And Loud" receiving airplay on FUSE and mtvU. Fall Out Boy then signed with Fueled By Ramen and released Take This To Your Grave, which eventually achieved Gold status with help from strong sigles like "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy". That same year, they signed with Island Records. Before moving on to their next album-length release, Fall Out Boy released their acoustic EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue in 2004.
On May 3, 2005, released their major label debut From Under The Cork Tree,[2] which debuted on the Billboard charts at #9, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week, and soon achieving Double Platinum status. Their breakout single "Sugar, We're Goin' Down," peaked at #8 on the Billboard "Hot 100" charts 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 nominated for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
In 2006, Fall Out Boy appeared on the cover of Britain's NME magazine for the week beginning April 17, and were credited with staging "a punk rock revolution."
Discography
Albums
| Date Released | Title | Label(s) | Status | US Chart Position | UK Chart Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2003 | Take This to Your Grave | Fueled By Ramen | Gold | ||
| 2003 | Take This to Your Grave (Directors Cut) | Fueled By Ramen | |||
| May 3, 2005 | From Under the Cork Tree | Island | Double Platinum | 9 | 19 |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Split EP, with Project Rocket | Uprising |
| 2003 | Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend | Uprising |
| 2004 | My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue | Fueled By Ramen |
| 2005 | Evening Out With Your Girlfriend (Remastered) | Uprising |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | Pop 100 | US Modern Rock | UK singles | |||
| 2003 | "Dead on Arrival" | - | - | - | - | Take This to Your Grave |
| "Grand Theft Autumn/Where is Your Boy" | - | 84 | - | - | Take This to Your Grave | |
| 2004 | "Saturday" | - | - | - | - | Take This to Your Grave |
| 2005 | "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | From Under the Cork Tree |
| "Dance, Dance" | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | From Under the Cork Tree | |
| 2006 | "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" | 70 | 46 | 38 | - | From Under the Cork Tree |
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon | J-Rock 100 | Tyoko Top 50 | Japanese Mainstream Rock | UK singles | |||
| 2006 | "The Music or the Misery (Japanese Release, only Japanese charts)" | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ' | From Under the Cork Tree (Japan) |
| 2006 | "Roxanne (Japanese Release, only Japanese charts)" | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 | From Under the Cork Tree (Japan) | |
Awards
2005
- "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" - MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards
Trivia
- Fall Out Boy have had a number of their tracks, including "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'" and "Dance, Dance," performed by the Angry String Orchestra on the album String Quartet Tribute to Fall Out Boy.
- While Patrick Stump is the lead singer, Wentz (the oldest and most outgoing of the quartet) tends to take on the traditional role of "frontman" by being the band's chief spokesman and creating the banter on stage. Stump is quoted as saying "With Pete, I get to be the anti-frontman."[3]
External links
- Fall Out Boy Official Site
- Fall Out Boy on MySpace
- Fall Out Boy on PureVolume
- Fall Out Boy at the Internet Movie Database
Notes
- ^ (2004). "Band Info:Fall Out Boy" FueledByRamen.com (accessed April 14, 2006)
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny (2005). "Biography: Fall Out Boy" All Music Guide (accessed April 14, 2006)
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