Trivia

They didn't have a name for their band and they asked a crowd that they were playing for what their name should be and someone yelled out Fall Out Boy and it stuck.

Original names also considered for Fall Out Boy were: Short Story, Unhappy Ending and Forget Me Not

The video for "This Ain't A Scene; It's An Arms Race", thought up by bassist Pete Wentz and director Alan Ferguson, is a parody of all the rumors and scandals the band has been tied to.

Nominated in two categories, Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice, for the 2006 MTV VMA's for their song Dance, Dance. They won the award for Viewer's Choice.

For the album Infinity On High, each member of the band wrote their own part for the songs. However, Patrick acted as the maestro for it all.

Alan Furguson has directed 3 videos for them: "Dance, Dance, A Little Less 'Sixteen Candles'", "A Little More 'Touch Me'", and "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race".

Performed at "Bamboozle 2006" with eight other "Fueled By Ramen" and "Decaydance" bands, including The A.K.A.s, Cute Is What We Aim For, Forgive Durden, The Hush Sound, Lifetime, October Fall, Panic! at the Disco and Paramore.

First performed the first single from their fourth album "Infinity On High," This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race, on the 2006 American Music Awards.

The band recorded "An Evening Out With Your Girlfriend" in Milwaukee, WI from February to September 2002.

The band's fourth album, which is titled "Infinity On High" has a release date of February 6, 2007.

There is a character named Fall Out Boy in Radioactive Man (1995) and they also performed the theme for Lisa the Drama Queen (2009).