Fall Out Boy was formed in 2001 in Wilmette, Illinois. The band consists of Patrick Stump on vocals, Joe Trohman on guitar, Pete Wentzon bass and Andy Hurley on drums. Fall Out Boy was formed by Joseph Mark Trohman and Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz. The band was nameless for their first two shows. At the end of their second show, they asked the audience to give them a name. One audience member suggested "Fallout Boy",a reference to the sidekick of the character Radioactive Man from The Simpsons. In 2003 they released their debut album entitled Fall Out Boy’s Evening Out with Your Girlfriend under the Uprising Records label. Also that year they released their second studio album, Take This to Your Grave. The album went on to become certified gold in the US by the RIAA. In 2005, Fall Out Boy released their breakout album, From Under the Cork Tree. The album spawned three singles from this album: "Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down", "Dance, Dance" and "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me". It has since gone on to be certified double platinum in the U.S. In early 2007 they released their next album, Infinity on High. Infinity on High debuted at number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200,[1] and has since been certified double platinum by the RIAA. Fall Out Boy has since released their fifth album, Folie ŕ Deux which has gone platinum in Australia.
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