Fall Out Boy
- This page is about the Chicago rock band. For The Simpsons character, see Fallout Boy.
Fall Out Boy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wilmette, Illinois, USA |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Members | Patrick Stump Peter Wentz Joe Trohman Andy Hurley |
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2001.[1]
Early history
Trohman and and Wentz and childhood friends, and met Stump at a Border's bookstore. After listening to some of Stump's tracks on MP3.com, they thought his tenor voice would be a good match to the band that was already forming.[2]
While Wentz is the chief lyricist for the band, Stump is its "musical engine,"[2] putting Wentz's lyrics to music and arranging the tunes.
The band soon faced instability that threatened their existence. By early 2005, it was further threatened when Wentz over-dosed on anxiety medication in an ostensible suicide attempt.
While still unnamed, the band asked the audience at a college show what their band should be called, and an audience member yelled out "Fall Out Boy." This is the name of superhero Radioactive Man's sidekick Fallout Boy, on the animated TV show The Simpsons. At the time, the band was unaware of the character.
Mainstream success
The band landed its first success in 2003 with the album Take This to Your Grave, released on Fueled By Ramen,[3] with singles such as "Grand Theft Autumn (Where Is Your Boy?)" and "Saturday," receiving airplay on FUSE and mtvU. That same year, they signed with Island Records, and on May 3, 2005, released their major label debut From Under The Cork Tree,[3] which debuted on the Billboard charts at #9, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. 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.
Fall Out Boy have had a number of their tracks, including "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner" 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 bands chief spokesman and creating the banter on stage. Stump is quoted at saying "With Pete, I get to be the anti-frontman."[2]
Selected events
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Take This to Your Grave | Fueled By Ramen | Certified Gold |
| 2005 | Take This to Your Grave (Directors Cut) | Fueled By Ramen | |
| From Under the Cork Tree | Island | Double Platinum | |
| 2006 | From Under the Cork Tree (Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition) | Island |
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 | US Mainstream 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 | 36 | 8 | From Under the Cork Tree |
| "Dance, Dance" | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | - | From Under the Cork Tree | |
| 2006 | "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" | - | - | - | - | - | From Under the Cork Tree |
Awards
2005
- "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" - MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards - WON
External links
- Fall Out Boy Official Site
- Drop-A-Heart Fall Out Boy Fansite
- Fall Out Boy Fanlisting
- Fall Out Boy on MySpace
- Fall Out Boy on PureVolume
- Warped Tour 2005-Fall Out Boy
- Fall Out Boy at the Internet Movie Database
Notes
- ^ (2004). "Band Info:Fall Out Boy" FueledByRamen.com (accessed April 14, 2006)
- ^ a b c Hiatt, Brian (2006). "Let's Hear It for Fall Out Boy" Rolling Stone (accessed April 14, 2006)
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny (2005). "Biography: Fall Out Boy" All Music Guide (accessed April 14, 2006)