Fall Out Boy

Released: January 1, 2013

Songwriter: Andy Hurley Joe Trohman Patrick Stump Pete Wentz

Producer: Fall Out Boy

ANDY: So, the first song on the record is called "The Phoenix".

PATRICK: Uh, it's a song that, um- it kinda happened very quickly and then very slowly. We started with, um, this initial burst of inspiration, um, and then it kinda took us a while to figure it out how to finish off the rest of the song. Um, but, it was one of the most exciting songs for us, I think.

PETE: Yeah, it's awesome. I feel like, um, definitely reminds me of, y'know, a teenager in the summer when they're around in the fireworks and skateboards.

ANDY: The song to me kinda encapsulates the rebirth, I guess. And y'know, kinda the idea behind the record. To-for me, y'know, that way.

PATRICK: There was a time up to getting this song written where I was- I wasn't- it was like "everything was good" but, I didn't feel like my like- like I was in all of it yet. And when I heard this song back the first time, I was like, "it just changed the entire record for me". So the whole, the whole thing, y'know, that's one of the reasons why it's a great first track for us.

JOE: I like to think, like the music, the music in the chorus is so cool, there's like, kinda like a couple different counter-melodies going on that I think all, like, they all like have totally different vibes on there, but when they come together, it can make something incredibly epic.

Fall Out Boy is an American rock band hailing from Wilmette, Illinois. The band was formed in 2001 by Pete Wentz, who supplies bass and lyrics to the band, and guitarist Joe Trohman, who both used to be part of metalcore band Arma Angelus. Trohman later recruited vocalist Patrick Stump, who initially tried out as the band’s drummer, after meeting him in a bookstore. After the release of Project Rocket/Fall Out Boy, a split EP with Project Rocket. It was recorded without current drummer Andy Hurley due to him being disinterested in the project; Hurley later joined in 2003 as a replacement touring drummer.

Fueled By Ramen, who were a small independent label at the time, personally called Fall Out Boy to ask them to record a full-length record after hearing one of their demos online. This album became their 2003 debut, Take This To Your Grave, and was a tipping point between the band’s underground success to success in the mainstream. It was the band’s last album to feature Stump as the lead lyricist.

The band’s 2004 acoustic EP, My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue, became their first charting release and gave fans a taste of what to expect on their sophomore album From Under The Cork Tree. The album creation was set back in February 2005 after Wentz’s suicide attempt, which influenced songs such as “7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen).” The album was released in May 2005 through Island Records, featuring guest vocals from William Beckett of The Academy Is… and Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco.

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