Fall Out Boy

USA, 2001–now

Chicago band (Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley) formed in 2001 out of the local hardcore scene. From Under the Cork Tree ('Sugar, We're Goin Down') made them figureheads of mid-2000s pop-punk, later broadening into stadium pop-rock.

MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Fall Out Boy and 2 artists Fall Out Boy influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Fall Out Boy?

• Green Day — Fall Out Boy grew up on Green Day, whose pop-punk melody and mainstream ambition are a direct model for their sound.
• Descendents — The Descendents' melodic hardcore and pop hooks are among the bands Fall Out Boy grew up on, feeding their pop-punk craft.
• The Smiths — The Smiths are among Fall Out Boy's named influences — their melody and lyrical wit informing the band's hook-driven songwriting.

Which artists did Fall Out Boy influence?

• Panic! at the Disco — Panic! at the Disco were discovered and signed by Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz to his label, and modelled their early emo-pop directly on FOB's sound.
• Twenty One Pilots — Fall Out Boy's genre-blurring emo-pop is part of the lineage behind Twenty One Pilots' anthemic, confessional sound.