- Fall Out Boy is a rock band from Chicago formed by hardcore punk veterans in 2001. After meeting at a local bookstore discussing the metal band Neurosis, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Patrick Stump decided to start a pop punk band, eventually bringing drummer Andrew Hurley into the fold. Their 2003 debut album "Take This To Your Grave" was an underground success, leading to a major label release in 2005, "From Under The Cork Tree", which spawned two Top 10 singles. The band released their first chart topping album "Infinity on High" in 2007, followed by "Folie à Deux" the next year. Citing exhaustion in 2009, the band went on indefinite hiatus while pursuing other interests. Since returning in 2013, all of their albums have all debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with numerous hit singles.
- IMDb mini biography by: postlopez
- They didn't have a name for their band and they asked a crowd that they were playing for what their name should be and someone yelled out Fall Out Boy and it stuck.
- Original names also considered for Fall Out Boy were: Short Story, Unhappy Ending and Forget Me Not
- The video for "This Ain't A Scene; It's An Arms Race", thought up by bassist Pete Wentz and director Alan Ferguson, is a parody of all the rumors and scandals the band has been tied to.
- Nominated in two categories, Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice, for the 2006 MTV VMA's for their song Dance, Dance. They won the award for Viewer's Choice.
- For the album Infinity On High, each member of the band wrote their own part for the songs. However, Patrick acted as the maestro for it all.
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