Fall Out Boy is a band formed in 2001 in Glenview, Illinois after good friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz met high schooler Patrick Stump. Stump originally auditioned as a drummer, but soon became the lead singer. The following year, the band debuted with a self-released demo and followed it up with the May 28, 2002 release of Split EP, which featured Project Rocket, on Uprising Records. The group released a mini-LP, Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, also on Uprising Records, in 2003. 2003–2004: Independent success After the release of their mini-album, Fall Out Boy built a large cult following playing in the Chicago area and drummer Andy Hurley, formerly of Racetraitor, joined the band while the two other members left. At this time, Stump also took over rhythm guitar duties. During this time, they played many local shows at the The Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington Heights, Illinois, also the site of their first video: Dead On Arrival. The same year, after signing to Fueled By Ramen, they released their first full-length album, Take This to Your Grave, on May 6, 2003. The band received an advance from Island Records to record their proper debut, but the advance came with a right of first refusal for Island on Fall Out Boy’s next album. With major financing in place, the recording of Take This to Your Grave took place at producer & Garbage drummer Butch Vig’s Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, with Sean O’Keefe producing. With singles Grand Theft Autumn/Wher...
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Dance, Dance
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Thnks fr th Mmrs
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This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
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Sugar, We're Goin Down
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I Don't Care
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Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner
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My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
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Thriller
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Hum Hallelujah
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The Carpal Tunnel of Love
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Of All the Gin Joints in All the World
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Dead on Arrival
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A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me
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I'm Like a Lawyer With the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)
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Golden
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Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?
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XO
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Saturday
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7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)
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Bang the Doldrums
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Centuries
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The (After) Life of the Party
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Fame < Infamy
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America's Suitehearts
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Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends
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Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year
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Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued
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You're Crashing, But You're No Wave
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Chicago Is So Two Years Ago
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Calm Before the Storm
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I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers
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I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me
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Beat It
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The Pros and Cons of Breathing
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Homesick at Space Camp
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The Phoenix
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Sugar, We're Goin' Down
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What a Catch, Donnie
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I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)
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Grenade Jumper
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Alone Together
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Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over
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She's My Winona
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Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
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Thanks For The Memories
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Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
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The Take Over, the Breaks Over
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The Take Over, The Break's Over
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Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)
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The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes