From Under the Cork Tree

From Under the Cork Tree
Studio album by Fall Out Boy
Released	May 3, 2005
Recorded	November 2004 - January 2005 in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	43:00
Label	Island, Fueled by Ramen
Producer	Neal Avron
Professional reviews
Allmusic link IGN link Kerrang! Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone link
Fall Out Boy chronology
Take This to Your Grave (2003) From Under the Cork Tree (2005) Infinity on High (2007)
Alternate cover
Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition
Singles from From Under the Cork Tree
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" Released: September 5, 2005 "Dance, Dance" Released: April 17, 2006 "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" Released: June 6, 2006

From Under the Cork Tree is the third studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. The album is Fall Out Boy's first release through Island Records, it was released on May 3, 2005.

Album information

The title is taken from a line in the book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf.^[1][2]

The album cover features a van with a trailer in a slump of snow. This is a reference to the car accident the band was in while they were driving to New York to film the video for "Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy" from their album Take This to Your Grave.

Three singles were released from this album: "Sugar, We're Goin Down", "Dance, Dance" and "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"".

Reception

Critical reaction to From Under the Cork Tree has overall been favorable. In an extremely positive review of the album, Johnny Loftus of Allmusic said:

Music critic Robert Christgau, in a C+ review of the album, said that "these Warped Tour cover boys aren't terrible, but are they ever ordinary. Only their record company would claim that emotional vocals, dramatic dynamics, poppy-punky tempos, and not actually all that catchy tunes add up to their own sound."

Punknews.org gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying:

IGN was very negative towards the album, giving it a 3.6 out of 10^[3](though they would later give the follow-up album, Infinity on High an 8.3 rating).^[4]

In Rolling Stone's review, they gave it 3 stars out of 5 saying "[T]hanks to a lot of taut grooves and dense hooks, these Chicago kids' near-emo is always kind of charming".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pete Wentz, all music composed by Patrick Stump^[5].

iTunes later released a limited edition version of From Under the Cork Tree. It included the "Patrick Stump Secret Agent Remix" of "Dance, Dance". This was also released as the B-side of "Sugar, We're Goin Down".

Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition

On March 14, 2006, a separate version of the album was released entitled From Under the Cork Tree (Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition). This consisted of a total 18 tracks, the first 13 being the first release of From Under the Cork Tree. The 3 new songs and 2 dance remixes are as follows and in this order:

14. "Snitches and Talkers Get Stitches and Walkers" - 2:50
15. "The Music or the Misery" - 3:28
16. "My Heart Is the Worst Kind of Weapon [Demo]" - 3:22
17. "Sugar We're Goin Down [Patrick Stump Remix]" - 4:00
18. "Dance, Dance [Lindbergh Palace Remix]" - 3:28

The iTunes Store released a similar From Under the Cork Tree (Limited "Black Clouds and Underdogs" Edition) - EP consisting of 8 tracks: the above 5 as well as the music videos for "Sugar We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance". It also contains a live performance of "Sugar, We're Goin Down".

In Argentina, the limited edition is sold along the regular edition under the same name.

Song notes

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• "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" - It has been reported that the song was originally called "My Name is David Ruffin... and These are The Temptations" before Fall Out Boy's lawyers intervened and made them change the title. ^[6]

• "Of All the Gin Joints in All the World" - The title is a reference to a quote by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. The line is also quoted in Ocean's Eleven (2001), by Andy Garcia (Terry Benedict).

• "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner" - The title is taken from a Dirty Dancing quote spoken by Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).

• "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends" - This title is taken from a quote by Edward Norton in the film 25th Hour; however, the saying was also attributed to Francis Bacon, the line is spoken by actor Derek Jacobi in John Maybury's Love is the Devil (1998).

• "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)" - The title, and parts of the song, refers to bassist Pete Wentz's suicide attempt in 2005, by way of an Ativan overdose. ^[7]. The reference to guitarist Van Halen stems from the similarity of the songs intro riff to a popular chord progression used by Eddie Van Halen in songs such as "Panama" and "Dance the Night Away".

• "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" - Originally titled "A Little Less Molly Ringwald, a Little More Samantha Fox".

• "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)" - This refers to a quote from The Shawshank Redemption. The title was referred to as "You're A Concrete Boy Now (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)" in an issue of AP magazine prior to the albums release.

• "XO" - Titled in reference to American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith's fourth album of the same name.

• "The Music or the Misery" - The title is from a quote by Rob Fleming in the 1995 novel, High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.

Unreleased recordings

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The following songs were recorded during the From Under the Cork Tree sessions, but were not included on the album nor officially released otherwise in audio format.

• "Star 67" (leaked online)
• "Austin, We Have a Problem" (leaked online)
• "Hand of God" (can be heard on the Clandestine Industries DVD Release the Bats)
• "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark" (leaked online)

Other possibilities:

• "I Liked You a Lot Better Before You Became a Fucking MySpace Whore" (performed live)
• "We Don't Take Hits, We Write Them" (performed live)
• "You Can't Spell 'Star' Without A & R"

Singles

Band members

• Patrick Stump - lead vocals, guitar
• Joe Trohman - guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Wentz - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Andy Hurley - drums

Guest artists

• William Beckett (of The Academy Is...) - Vocals on "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year"
• Brendon Urie (of Panic At The Disco) - Vocals on "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)"
• Chad Gilbert (of New Found Glory) - Vocals on "I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written about Me"

Charts and certifications

References

External links

• Absolutepunk.net Interview with Pete Wentz, Part 2
• MTV.com Article on From Under the Cork Tree