Experience the rise of emo and pop-punk’s greatest band, and relive the defining points of their careers as they achieved world domination over and over again. Fall Out Boy have been a fixture of our airwaves for over 20 years – and despite a relatively short hiatus, the Chicago rockstars have never stopped cranking out chart-topping, foot-stomping tunes as they evolved and changed their sound throughout their careers. Inside this essential FOB handbook, we’ll chart the band’s history from their formation in Chicago to today, analysing every album and spotlighting some of the key songs that led them to success. We’ll also put Pete, Patrick, Joe and Andy in the hot seat as they share the secrets of their success. So let’s get this party started! Get ready to enter the wild world of Fall Out Boy.
“YOU WILL REMEMBER ME FOR CENTURIES”
SWEET EMOTION • What’s emo all about, anyway? We take a look at the intense musical movement that so profoundly influenced Fall Out Boy – and which they came to dominate
PETE WENTZ THE FACE OF FALL OUT BOY • From bassist and lyricist to author and entrepreneur – Pete Wentz’s talents are multi‑faceted and profound
PATRICK STUMP: SOUL SURVIVOR • How one of the most unlikely frontmen in music rose to become one of the most compelling and gifted artists of his generation
JOE TROHMAN FROM ADVERSITY TO ACCEPTANCE • Despite enduring profound personal challenges, co-founder and lead guitarist Joe Trohman’s creativity and optimism have emerged undimmed
ANDY HURLEY RHYTHM ACTION • How hardcore drummer Andy Hurley brought power, discipline and commitment to the music of Fall Out Boy
CALM BEFORE THE STORM: THE INCEPTION OF FALL OUT BOY • Charting Fall Out Boy’s rise from nerdy metalheads to pop‑punk trailblazers
TAKE THIS TO YOUR GRAVE • Over two decades on from its release, Fall Out Boy’s debut full length album remains one of their finest achievements
GRAND THEFT AUTUMN/WHERE IS YOUR BOY • The wistful anthem of summer 2003
BELIEVERS NEVER DIE: THE GREATEST YEARS • Fall Out Boy’s new life in the spotlight, and the years that nearly finished them
FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE • Two decades on from its release, let’s look back at the recording of the album that catapulted Fall Out Boy to superstar status
SUGAR, WE’RE GOIN DOWN • Pete Wentz remembers the creation of the song that was a mission statement for Fall Out Boy’s second album and ushered in their mainstream success
INFINITY ON HIGH • For their third album, Fall Out Boy expanded their sound to produce an LP that gave them their first US number one
THNKS FR TH MMRS • The song that cemented Fall Out Boy as pop‑punk icons
FOLIE À DEUX • Collaboration was key to the band’s ambitious fourth album which divided critics and fans, and sparked the band’s four-year hiatus
SAVED IN THE 2010s • How Fall Out Boy proved their detractors wrong by returning with a bang – healthier, happier and even better than they were before
SAVE ROCK AND ROLL • After a four-year hiatus, Fall Out Boy reinvent themselves with this bold and genre-defying fifth studio album
MY SONGS KNOW WHAT YOU DID IN THE DARK (LIGHT EM UP) • Fall Out Boy’s fiery return to music
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO • How Fall Out Boy maintained the momentum of their rebirth with this assured LP
MANIA • How Fall Out Boy challenged their fanbase like never before with a bold creative left‑turn of an album
MODERN TIMES • What have FOB been up to in the not-so-roaring twenties?
SO MUCH (FOR) STARDUST • On their eighth long-player, Fall Out Boy delve back to their roots to create an album rightfully regarded as a creative high point
LOVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE • Keeping standards high in 2023...