Fall Out Boy is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five albums from 2003–2008, and were deemed inactive as of 2009. They have not broken up, rather they are taking a break and the members are engaging in various side projects. Fall Out Boy was ranked the 93rd Best Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard.

With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist and Patrick Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy reached mainstream success with its major label debut, From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2005, the album won several awards and achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone. To support the album, the band headlined tours around the world in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, the band released the followup Infinity on High to major chart success, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 and selling 260,000 copies its first week. The lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", reached #1 on the Billboard Pop 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. In live performances, Patrick Stump simultaneously plays guitar and sings. On February 2, 2010, the band reportedly broke up although no official press statement was released. Since then, Patrick Stump, in a recent interview, explained that Fall Out Boy never really broke up and are simply "on a break" whilst the members work on other projects. In an interview with Chicago Sun-Times, he said "Fall Out Boy is just not planning anything right now. I would be very, very surprised if we don’t do another record again”, hinting that Fall Out Boy may make more music in the future.

The band's highest charting single is "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", from the platinum-selling album Infinity on High. Their first mainstream breakthrough song is "Sugar, We're Goin Down", earning the band their first Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 at #8, and has since been certified 2x Multi-Platinum by RIAA. More of Fall Out Boy's notable singles are "Dance, Dance" (certified Platinum), "Thnks fr th Mmrs" (certified Gold) and "I Don't Care" (certified Platinum).

With the release of their 2009 compilation Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits, and in regard to the legacy of the band, Allmusic senior-editor Stephen T. Erlewine wrote that Fall Out Boy "seems like one of the quintessential mainstream rock singles bands of the 2000s."

The members of Fall Out Boy have engaged in various side-projects. Singer and guitarist Patrick Stump has released Truant Wave, his debut EP, and is preparing for the release of Soul Punk, his full-length record due for release in Summer 2011. Guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley formed The Damned Things, a heavy metal supergroup with members from Anthrax and Everytime I Die and have released their album, Ironiclast. Pete Wentz started an experimental band, called Black Cards.

History

Early years (2001–2002)

Fall Out Boy was formed in early 2001 by friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, who had played in various hardcore punk bands in the Chicago area. Inspired by other bands they listened to growing up, such as Green Day, Descendents, and The Smiths, the pair decided to start their own band. Trohman met high schooler Patrick Stump in a Borders Bookstore. Stump introduced himself to Trohman when he overheard him talking about the band Neurosis, in which they shared a mutual interest. Stump auditioned as a drummer, but his impressive vocal range led to his placement as the lead vocalist. Two other Chicago musicians were recruited to play drums and guitar.

The band was nameless for their first two shows. They decided that the audience should decide, and at the end of their second show, they asked the audience to yell out their ideas for a name. One audience member suggested "Fallout Boy", a reference to the sidekick of the Radioactive Man from The Simpsons (which the band performed the closing theme song for in the 2009 episode "Lisa the Drama Queen").

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, Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, on Uprising Records, in 2003.

Independent success (2003–2004)

Following the release of their mini-album, the band saw a lineup change with the addition of Andrew John Hurley (formerly of Racetraitor) on drums, Stump switching to guitar, and the departure of Raccine and Pareskuwicz. During this time, the band often played local shows at The Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington Heights, Illinois, the site of their "Dead on Arrival" video. 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. To record a proper debut, the band received an advance from Island Records which came with a right of first refusal for Island on Fall Out Boy's next album. With major financing in place, the band recorded Take This to Your Grave at the Butch Vig-owned Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, with Sean O'Keefe as producer. It has been credited with earning the band's first significant fan base, as well as some minor commercial success.

With singles "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy" and "Saturday" receiving video airplay on FUSE, mtvU and Target's in-store video stream and radio airplay on mainstream stations across the country, the album sold very well and eventually achieved Gold status in the US for domestic shipments over over 500,000 units, but only after the success of the band's next album, From Under the Cork Tree.

In mid-2003, the band signed with Island Records which is a part of the mainstream label Island Def Jam Music Group, along with Def Jam Records. This was after it picked up the option for its next album. In the meantime of recording its mainstream debut, the band released the acoustic EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue on Fueled by Ramen, May 18, 2004. It debuted at #153 on the Billboard 200, the band's first such entry on the chart. The two-disc set included more acoustic performances and a fan photo gallery.

From Under the Cork Tree and mainstream success (2005–2006)

With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist, and Patrick Stump the primary composer, Fall Out Boy reached mainstream success with its first major label album on May 3, 2005, From Under the Cork Tree, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #9, selling over 68,000 copies in its first week and marked a lengthy stay of 77 weeks on the charts. The album achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone, and it has sold over 3 million worldwide, making it the band's best-selling album.^[16]

Their first single, "Sugar, We're Goin Down", peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received regular airplay at both Pop and Alternative radio stations, reaching #6 on the defunct Billboard Pop 100, and #3 on the Modern Rock Charts.^[17] The video reached #1 on MTV's TRL, where it was retired on August 26, 2005. The video won the MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, prompting a huge new interest and surge in sales. The song has sold over 2 million copies and is cerfified double platinum. The band was also nominated for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

The second single off the album, "Dance, Dance", became their second top 10 Single when it peaked at #9 on the Hot 100. It reached #6 on the Pop 100, becoming the band's highest charting single when it reached #2 on the Modern Rock Charts. "Dance, Dance" is one of Fall Out Boy's best selling singles, hence it is also one of the best known. It contributed to Fall Out Boy's mainstream success through heavy radio play. The music video for the song premiered on TRL on October 11, 2005; it soon reached #1 and was later retired on January 17, 2006. "Dance, Dance" was also featured on the PlayStation 2 version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova by Konami.^[18] The third single off the album, "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"", was much less popular than both prior singles, but still managed to peak at #65 on the Hot 100 and hit #1 twice on TRL, retiring on June 6, 2006.

The band headlined the Nintendo Fusion Tour in the fall of 2005, joining The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out, and Panic! at the Disco on a 31 city tour.^[19] Due to its increased success from their MTV Video Music Award, the group headlined the Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour, a pop/punk event that featured The All-American Rejects, Well-Known Secret, Hawthorne Heights, and From First to Last. The tour also featured The Hush Sound for half of the tour and October Fall for half. They played to 53 dates in the US, Canada, and the UK.

Infinity on High and Live in Phoenix (2007)

In early 2007, the band released its second major label album, Infinity on High. The album had a successful debut week, selling 260,000 copies and nearly 200,000 more than their prior album, From Under the Cork Tree, did in that same time. This amount helped the album debut at number one on the Billboard 200, the band's first #1 charting on the Billboard 200. The album was retired from the Billboard 200 after 51 weeks, being the band's highest charting, although From Under the Cork Tree charted for 77 weeks, 26 weeks longer. The album also charted at #1 on other Billboard charts, including Rock Albums, Digital Albums and Tastemaker Albums. Worldwide #2 on Canadian Albums, and #8 on European Albums.^[21] This charting was spurred by the lead single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", which reached #2 in both the US and UK. "Thnks fr th Mmrs", the second single peaked just outside the top 10 at #11 and enjoyed some play at clubs. It found most success in Australia where it charted at #3. This album, along with its follow-up, is pop rock orientated in sound, evolving the band's sound from their earlier pop punk Take This to Your Grave album.

Fall Out Boy then headlined the Honda Civic Tour to promote the album. Though the tour was initially postponed due to personal issues, it would take place with +44, Cobra Starship, The Academy Is... and Paul Wall as supporting acts.

A CD and DVD of live material recorded during a June 22, 2007, concert at Phoenix's Cricket Wireless Pavilion was released on April 1, 2008. Of note, the album, simply called Live in Phoenix, contains a new studio recording covering Michael Jackson's "Beat It" with John Mayer as a guest on guitar. The song premiered for the first time on Wentz's site Friends or Enemies, and was released as a single on March 25, 2008. Following its release, it debuted at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #19.

On March 18, Fall Out Boy revealed plans to play a show in Antarctica so they would in the Guinness Book of World Records be the only band to play a concert on all seven continents in less than nine months. However, weather conditions prevented them from flying to Antarctica.

Fall Out Boy collaborated with rapper T.I. for the album Paper Trail on a track entitled "Out in the Cold", but the song was left out of the final cut. T.I. told MTV that he may add some of the cut tracks to his next album.

Folie à Deux (2008–2009)

On December 16, 2008, the band released its fifth studio album, Folie à Deux, as a follow-up to their 2007 album Infinity on High. It debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 150,000 units. The band collaborated with other artists such as Elvis Costello, Lil Wayne, Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Doug, Alex DeLeon of The Cab, William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Debbie Harry of Blondie, and Pharrell Williams.

The lead single for the album, "I Don't Care", was released on September 3, 2008, on iTunes, and was number 68 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. Receiving much less radio play than the band's single hits ("Sugar, We're Goin Down", "Dance, Dance", "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race") from previous albums, "I Don't Care" peaked at #21 on the Hot 100. The second single to receive radio play was "America's Suitehearts", released on December 8, 2008. Wentz jokingly stated the song is about the ongoing Bush administration.

In January 2009 the band announced they would embark on the Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux Tour with All Time Low, Hey Monday, Cobra Starship, Metro Station and 50 Cent and to support the Folie à Deux release. Its name is based on their 2004 "Believers Never Die Tour". The group also performed alongside Kanye West and Kid Rock at the Youth Ball for the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

On April 27, 2009 an EP was released on iTunes, titled America's Suitehearts: Remixed, Retouched, Rehabbed and Retoxed. It contains a remix from Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus. Fall Out Boy, along with Weezer, were the opening acts for Blink-182's summer reunion tour in 2009 and it is the band's last tour before hiatus.

Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits and indefinite hiatus (2009-present)

A compilation titled Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits was released on November 17, 2009. It includes all the band's songs released as singles as well as two new songs and two rarities. One of the new songs was confirmed to be the full version of "Alpha Dog", which was released as the first and only single. It was a track that was previously released as a demo on the Welcome to the New Administration mixtape, and the other ""From Now On We're Enemies"". The album artwork, created by Daniel Danger, features two skeletons hugging; a reference to the skeletons found outside of Mantua, Italy who were found buried together while locked in an embrace. There are also numerous references to the band's career and previous works.

On November 20, 2009, the four band members announced they will be taking an indefinite hiatus, saying they were unsure of the future of the band. Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz has said that his personal reason for taking a break is that he feels that his name and marriage to pop singer Ashlee Simpson had become a hindrance for the band. He added: "I think the world needs a little less Pete Wentz". The band has not broken up, but are instead on a break, "decompressing" as Wentz stated it.

Patrick Stump cleared up the rumours of Fall Out Boy breaking up. “I was doing an interview, and I said, ‘For the purposes of this interview, I’m not in Fall Out Boy.’ What I meant was: Right now, let’s not talk about Fall Out Boy,” Stump told Chicago Sun-Times in March 2011. “I underestimated the power of the pull quote. It was not said in a negative way. The guy was just starting to ask in-depth questions about the band, and I just said I’m not promoting them right now. It turned into ‘I quit.’” “The Internet has no barometer for sarcasm,” Stump said. “People flipped out. It was blown way out of proportion. There is absolutely no acrimony between us. I personally still talk to all three of them twice to three times a week. Fall Out Boy is just not planning anything right now. I would be very, very surprised if we don’t do another record again.”

Side projects

After the announcement of the band's break, Fall Out Boy members moved on to new musical endeavors. Joseph Trohman and Andy Hurley teamed up with Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano from Anthrax and David Karon to form the heavy metal band The Damned Things. The supergroup released their debut album Ironiclast in December 2010. Hurley also plays in the hardcore band Burning Empires, featuring Matt Mixon of 7 Angels 7 Plagues, and Stuart Ross, Ryan Morgan, and Kyle Johnson of Misery Signals. Hurley will also temporarily act as a live fill in for Dennis Merrick during Earth Crisis' 2010 "The Wrath of Sanity" tours, and continue working on his record label, Fuck City.

In 2010, Patrick Stump began producing his debut solo album, officially confirmed to be called Soul Punk. An official release date has not been set, but in a recent interview Stump said "It's not in stone, but I'm hearing late July [2011]". His debut 6-song EP titled Truant Wave was released as a digital download in iTunes on 22 February 2011. It received minor commercial success. Soul Punk features no guest musicians as Stump plays all of the instruments himself. He considers the album a "big, convoluted way to get me to play drums again, because I really just miss playing drums."

In July 2010, Pete Wentz, with singer Bebe Rexha, formed the ska/electropop band Black Cards, a project inspired by a discussion Wentz had with producer Sam Hollander about mashing up ska, dance and reggae with 80s British rock and pop to create a new experimental sound. The band plan to release their debut in summer 2011. He also continues to manage his clothing label, Clandestine Industries, record label, Decaydance Records, film production company and two bars in Chicago and Barcelona. Wentz also acts as spokesperson of UNICEF's Tap Project, a fundraising project that helps bring clean drinking water to people worldwide. Wentz has also expressed his interest in working on new music projects, though he hopes to move outside the limitations of the common 4/4 time signature of pop music. Commenting on this, Wentz stated, "I have ideas that extend beyond [a 4/4 time signature] and I guess I scratched a lottery ticket enough that, because of my band, people let me do these (other) ideas, and some of them are good, some of them are not so good." On February 8, 2011, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz filed for divorce from Wentz, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Musical style

While widely considered to be a pop punk band, Fall Out Boy has also been described as pop rock and emo and cites emo group The Get Up Kids as an influence. When interviewed for a retrospective article in Alternative Press at the time The Get Up Kids disbanded in 2005, Pete Wentz stated that "Fall Out Boy would not be a band if it were not for The Get Up Kids."^[54] Early in the band's career, when Jared Logan was producing their debut album, he asked bassist Pete Wentz what sound the band desired for recording. Wentz responded by "handing over the first two New Found Glory records".

A central part of Fall Out Boy's sound is rooted in the band's lyrics, mainly penned by bassist Pete Wentz, who commonly uses irony and other literary devices to narrate personal experience and stories. Their albums Take This To Your Grave and From Under The Cork Tree are both said to have pop punk as well as punk rock sounds and influences, and Infinity on High features a wide range of styles and instrumentation, including orchestral and choral arrangements ("Thnks fr th Mmrs" and "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave") and a slower piano ballad ("Golden"). On Folie à Deux, Fall Out Boy continues to evolve their sound, increasing the use of piano ("What a Catch, Donnie", "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet", and "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"), synthesizers, and guest artists. The band also shows a number of influences, with the opening track borrowing a chord sequence from The Who song "Baba O'Riley" and "What a Catch, Donnie" referencing Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway in both sound and lyrics.

The band has worked with many producers and artists, including The Neptunes, Timbaland, Lil' Wayne and Kanye West, who Patrick Stump described as "the Prince of his generation."

Band members

Current members

Patrick Stump – lead vocals (2001–2009), rhythm guitar, lead guitar (2003–2009)
Joe Trohman – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2001–2009)
Pete Wentz – bass guitar, backing vocals (2001–2009)
Andy Hurley – drums, percussion (2003–2009)

Former members

T.J. "Raccine" Kunasch – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2001–2003)
Mike Pareskuwicz – drums, percussion (2001–2003)

Discography

Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend

Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend is the debut mini-LP by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released in 2003 on Uprising Records. In 2005, Uprising released a remastered reissue as Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, following the band's very successful major label debut From Under the Cork Tree.

The lyrics to the whole album are written by Patrick Stump. On later albums, Pete Wentz wrote the majority of the band's lyrics. Contrary to popular belief (due to differences in Patrick Stump's voice), Pete Wentz did not sing lead vocals in any songs on the album. The album is also the only Fall Out Boy album not featuring Andy Hurley on drums. T.J. "Racine" Kunasch played the rhythm guitar in this album.^{[citation needed]} The photograph on the cover of this album was shot by Adeet Deshmukh in Chicago's Pick Me Up Café located at 3408 N. Clark Street.^[1]

Songs from this album were played by the band in their early shows, before they received mainstream attention. After the band reached mainstream popularity, they did not often mention this album but songs would continue to sporadically appear in set lists at concerts.

"Calm Before the Storm" was later re-recorded, with Pete Wentz screaming, for the following album Take This to Your Grave. "Pretty in Punk" is a play on the title of the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink. The songs "Switchblades and Infidelity", "Growing Up" and "Moving Pictures" were originally from their Split EP with Project Rocket.

A part of the song "Growing Up" is sung by William Beckett of The Academy Is...What a Catch, Donnie", from their 2008 release Folie à Deux. The song is also featured on the bands' 2009 release Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits. in Fall Out Boy's later song "

Fall Out Boy's debut album has had no mainstream attention, and it has not reached any charts. Also, no singles were released from this album. The original release is not featured on the Official Fall Out Boy Website, rather the remastered edition. Many reviewers, such as Allmusic, consider "Take This to Your Grave" as Fall Out Boy's first album, possibly due to "Evening Out with Your Girlfriend" being a mini-LP or unknown. Also, in the booklet of "Believers Never Die", they start off with the making of "Take This to Your Grave", completely omitting "Evening Out with Your Girlfriend". However, the track "Growing Up" is a song towards the end of "Believers Never Die".

Track listing

Honorable Mention – 3:25
Calm Before the Storm – 4:41
Switchblades and Infidelity – 3:13
Pretty in Punk – 3:37
Growing Up – 2:56
The World's Not Waiting (For Five Tired Boys in a Broken Down Van) – 2:38
Short, Fast and Loud – 2:16
Moving Pictures – 3:33
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (But I'm Gunna Give It My Best Shot) – 3:23

Take This to Your Grave

Take This to Your Grave is the second studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the group's first release under the Fueled by Ramen label and was released on May 6, 2003. The album title is taken from a line from the lyrics of "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes", which reads "Take this to your grave, and I'll take it to mine". It is the first album to feature current drummer Andy Hurley. It has been credited with earning the band's first significant fan base, as well as some minor commercial success. With singles "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy" and "Saturday" receiving video airplay on FUSE, mtvU and Target's in-store video stream and radio airplay on mainstream stations across the country, the album sold very well and was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 units, but only in 2006, after the success of the band's follow-up 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree.

Track listing

1. ""Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today""
2. "Dead on Arrival"
3. "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy"
4. "Saturday"
5. "Homesick at Space Camp"
6. "Sending Postcards from a Plane Crash (Wish You Were Here)"
7. "Chicago Is So Two Years Ago" (guest vocals by Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack)
8. "The Pros and Cons of Breathing"
9. "Grenade Jumper" 10. "Calm Before the Storm"
11. "Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over"
12. "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes"

From Under the Cork Tree

From Under the Cork Tree is the third studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on May 3, 2005, through Island Records, the band's major label debut. It was Fall Out Boy's breakthrough mainstream success, debuting at #9 on the Billboard 200 where it stayed for two non-consecutive weeks, earning the band their first top 10 album, and becoming their longest charting and best-selling album. The album won several awards and achieved double Platinum status. It sold more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone, and over 3 million worldwide. The singles "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance" are best known from this album, peaking at #8 and #9 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100, respectively and received regular radio play. In 2005 the album was ranked #18 on the "Top 100 best-selling albums of the year in the US" with 1,654,320 sales and at #43 on IFPI's list of the "Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2005" worldwide.

Track listing

1. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued"
2. "Of All the Gin Joints In All The World"
3. "Dance, Dance"
4. "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
5. "Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner"
6. "I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)"
7. "7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)"
8. "Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year"
9. "Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends"
10. "I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me"
11. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me""
12. "Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)"
13. "XO"

Infinity on High

Infinity on High is the fourth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on February 5, 2007 by Island Records as the follow-up to the band's commercially successful 2005 album From Under the Cork Tree. The music was composed by lead singer and guitarist Patrick Stump and the lyrics were written by bassist Pete Wentz. Production of the album was mainly handled by Neal Avron, who also produced the band's previous effort. The album features collaborations with new producers and guest artists such as Babyface and Jay-Z, and sees the band experimenting with musical genres other than pop punk including R&B, soul, and flamenco. As reported by Billboard, Fall Out Boy "drifts further from its hardcore punk roots to write increasingly accessible pop tunes", a slight departure from the band's previous sound. Additionally, much of the lyrics address the band's rise to fame and the pressure of maintaining a loyal fanbase.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 260,000 units in its first week, making it Fall Out Boy's first number one album and second top 10. In New Zealand it also reached number one, and became a top 10 album worldwide in countries including Canada (#2), the United Kingdom (#3) and Australia (#4). Four of the album's fourteen songs were released as singles, of which three charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with the lead single "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" having the highest peak at #2, followed by "Thnks fr th Mmrs" at #11. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 12, one month after its release, for shipments in excess of one million copies. Infinity on High was ranked at #21 on IFPI's list of the "Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2007". Infinity on High received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising Stump's vocals and the album's new musical direction.

Track listing

1. "Thriller" (featuring Jay-Z)
2. ""The Take Over, the Breaks Over"" (featuring Chad Gilbert and Ryan Ross)
3. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
4. "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)"
5. "Hum Hallelujah"
6. "Golden"
7. "Thnks fr th Mmrs"

8. "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?"

9. "The (After) Life of the Party"

10. "The Carpal Tunnel of Love"

11. "Bang the Doldrums"

12. "Fame < Infamy"
13. "You're Crashing, but You're No Wave"
14. "I've Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers"

Folie à Deux (album)

Folie à Deux is the fifth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. Originally planned for a November 4 release, the album was released on December 10, 2008 as the follow-up to the band's commercially successful 2007 album Infinity on High. Like the band's two previous albums (Infinity on High in 2007 and From Under the Cork Tree in 2005), the music was composed by lead vocalist and lead/rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, with lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz. The album sees the band collaborating with many guest artists and further evolving its musical direction. It is the latest album Fall Out Boy recorded before hiatus in 2009.

Folie à Deux debuted and peaked on the US Billboard 200 chart at #8, selling 150,000 copies during a highly competitive week with big debuts. This is in contrast to the band's more successful previous effort which shifted 260,000 copies in its debut week to earn the band their first #1 album. Folie à Deux is the group's third consecutive top 10 album. It reached #1 on the US BillboardInfinity on High but it managed to reach the top 10 in Australia. The album was certified Gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 500,000 copies, within two months of its release; it is Platinum in Australia for over 140,000 shipments, and Silver in the United Kingdom for over 60,000 units shipped. The lead single is "I Don't Care" and is the album's most notable track. It reached #21 on the BillboardHot 100, with much less success in terms of sales and radio play than "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", the first single from Infinity on High which debuted and peaked at #2 on the chart. The album received generally positive reviews from mainstream critics. Digital Albums chart, selling 39,000 digital downloads in its debut week, the quartet's second #1 album on that chart. Worldwide, it was also less successful than

Track listing