Live in Phoenix

Live in Phoenix
Live album by
Fall Out Boy
ReleasedApril 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
RecordedJune 22, 2007[1]
Phoenix, Arizona
Genre
LabelIsland
ProducerFall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy chronology
Leaked in London
(2007) 		Live in Phoenix
(2008) 		CitizensFOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration
(2008)
Singles from Live in Phoenix
  1. "Beat It"
    Released: March 25, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Live in Phoenix is the first live album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was released on April 1, 2008 in the United States by Island Records, available as a CD/DVD set or CD and DVD separately. The CD is a live recording of the band's 2007 Honda Civic Tour, recorded on June 22, 2007 at Phoenix's Desert Sky Pavilion. The DVD features the entire live performance, most of Fall Out Boy's music videos to date (with the exceptions being the three from their Take This to Your Grave album and their 2008 cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" which was released as a single from this album), a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage, and a making-of segment for the "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)" video, which was filmed in Uganda.[4] Beyond the band's own hits ("Sugar, We're Goin Down", "Thnks fr th Mmrs", "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"), a wide array of covers are included, such as Akon's "Don't Matter", Timbaland's "One and Only" and fellow labelmate Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".

"Before watching ourselves on film we never really realized how much we swear", bassist Pete Wentz wrote on the band's blog, by way of explaining the strange title for the release. "It's pretty gross ... though it's edited as to not hurt your little munchkin ears. And as for how to say the name, well any little four letter word will work." The two-disc package debuted at number 1 on the Billboard's Music Video Sales chart.[5] The CD was certified Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 8, 2008 for 1,000,000 shipments.[6]

  1. ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. Live in Phoenix at AllMusic
  2. ^ "NME Album Reviews – Fall Out Boy". Nme.com. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  3. ^ "Fall Out Boy: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  4. ^ "'Beat It' Cover Bolsters Fall Out Boy CD/DVD". Billboard.com. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  5. ^ FALL OUT BOY’S FOLIE à DEUX CERTIFIED RIAA GOLD Island. Retrieved June 25.
  6. ^ "American video certifications – Fall Out Boy – Live in Phoenix". Recording Industry Association of America.