From Under the Cork Tree

From Under the Cork Tree
A monochromatic audience of men dressed in black suits sits watching a stage. Red curtains open up to reveal a band van with its lights on stuck in a snowstorm. Above the scene sits the bands name, "FALL OUT BOY" in ornate gold text. tinier white text reads "from under the cork tree" in the snow
Studio album by
Fall Out Boy
ReleasedMay 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)[1]
RecordedSeptember 2004 – March 2005 in Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length43:00
LabelIsland
ProducerNeal Avron
Fall Out Boy studio album chronology
Take This to Your Grave
(2003) 		From Under the Cork Tree
(2005) 		Infinity on High
(2007)
Alternative cover
Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" edition
Singles from From Under the Cork Tree
  1. "Sugar, We're Goin Down"
    Released: April 4, 2005
  2. "Dance, Dance"
    Released: October 31, 2005
  3. "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me""
    Released: March 14, 2006

From Under the Cork Tree is the second studio album by the American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on May 3, 2005 by Island Records as the band's major label debut. The music was composed by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, with all lyrics penned by bassist Pete Wentz, expanding the band's songwriting approach they took for some songs on their debut album, Take This to Your Grave (2003). Neal Avron served as the album's producer. Commenting on the record's lyrical themes, Wentz said the lyrics were about "the anxiety and depression that goes along with looking at your own life."[2] In support of its release, the group headlined tours worldwide and played at various music festivals. For their Black Clouds and Underdogs tour, the album was re-released as From Under the Cork Tree (Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition), featuring new songs and remixes.

The album was Fall Out Boy's breakthrough mainstream success. Spearheaded by the lead single "Sugar, We're Goin Down", the album debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 with 168,000 first week sales, a position it stayed at for two non-consecutive weeks, earning the band their first Top 10 album and becoming their longest charting and best-selling album.[3] It logged 14 weeks in the Top 20 out of its 78 chart weeks. The album as well as its singles won several awards and the album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] It has since sold over 2.5 million units in the United States,[5] and over seven million worldwide.[6] The album produced two hugely popular hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance", which peaked at No. 8 and No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively, receiving regular radio play on both pop and alternative stations. In 2005, the album was ranked at No. 43 on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) list of the "Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2005" worldwide.[7]

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  3. ^ Teitelman, Bram (28 May 2005). "Music: Rock - Unexpected Fall Out, Boy". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 22. p. 31. ProQuest 995682.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Fall Out Boy – From Under the Cork Tree". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ Cripps, Charlotte (April 28, 2006). "Last year, Fall Out Boy's bassist Pete Wentz attempted suicide; now the band are punk-pop gods". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (May 12, 2020). ""These songs feel bigger than our band": how Fall Out Boy's 'From Under the Cork Tree' inspired a generation". NME. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2010-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)