Fall Out Boy formed in Chicago in 2000 by Patrick Stump (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Wentz (bass, backup vocalist, and primary lyricist), Joe Trohman (lead guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums).The band released a Split EP with Project Rocket in 2002 and then their debut album ‘Evening Out With Your Girlfriend’ in 2003 both on Uprising Records.During this period Fall Out Boy built a following playing in Chicago, which had become a popular area for punk, and hardcore music. On May 2005, Fall Out Boy released their major label debut and third full-length album, ‘From Under the Cork Tree’, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #9.Their first single, "Sugar We're Goin' Down," peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100" and reached #1 on MTV's TRL, where the video was retired. The video also won the MTV2 Award at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. The band was nominated for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.The song “I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)”, is based upon Wentz's attempted suicide earlier in the year as he overdosed on sedative.Fall Out Boy has toured with multiple bands, including Taking Back Sunday, Less Than Jake, blink-182, Panic! At the Disco, Midtown, Hawthorne Heights, The All-American Rejects, The Academy Is..., The Hush Sound, October Fall, and From First to Last.Their next album was announced to be titled Infinity on High, and is scheduled for release on February 6, 2007.
