| Years active: |
2001 - present |
| Genre(s): |
Alternative rock, Pop punk |
| Label(s): |
Island Records, Fueled by Ramen |
| Members: |
Patrick Stump, Peter Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley |
HISTORY
Fall Out Boy is a band from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois that formed in 2001.
BEGINNING 2001-2003
Trohman and Wentz met each other through mutual involvement in the Chicago hardcore punk scene. The two decided to start a band that was different than their hardcore punk roots, and more similar to bands they listened to growing up such as Green Day and Saves the Day. In 2001, Trohman met Stump at a convention bookstore. Trohman later introduced him to Wentz. Stump originally auditioned to be the band's drummer, but became the singer instead, although he had no prior experience as a singer. Wentz later recruited friend Hurley, whom he had played with in past bands, on the drums. While still unnamed, the band asked the audience at a college show what their band should be called, and an audience member yelled out "Fallout Boy," the name of superhero Radioactive Man's sidekick on the animated TV show The Simpsons. The band claims that, at the time, they were unaware of the character. They do spell the name "fall out" differently than the character, the original Fallout Boy's name refered to nuclear fallout.
Lead singer and guitarist Chris Envy of Showoff (formerly on Maverick Records) briefly joined the band in 2002 when the other members of Showoff broke off to create The Fold
FALL OUT BOY 2003 - PRESENT
The band released the EP Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, on Uprising Records in 2003. That same year they released their first full-length album, Take This To Your Grave, on Fueled By Ramen, with singles such as "Grand Theft Autumn (Where is Your Boy)" and "Saturday" receiving airplay on FUSE and mtvU. The album achieved Gold status. In 2003 the band signed with Island Records. Fall Out Boy released an acoustic EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue, which included a DVD, in 2004.
In 2005, the band's stability was threatened when Wentz over-dosed on the anxiety medication Atavan in an ostensible suicide attempt. On May 3, 2005, they released their major label debut From Under The Cork Tree, 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." They are expected to begin the process of recording a new album in June of 2006.
Also in May of 2006, the band headlined *The Bamboozle, which took place in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This 2 day event featured 98 different bands including The All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, The Spill Canvas, Panic! at the Disco, and many more.
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