Fall Out Boy Week #2

[Jason Tate]

Fall Out Boy (http://www.absolutepunk.net/falloutboy) sold roughly 118,818 more albums last week landing at about the #4 spot on the chart.

[Jason Tate]

What's that ... approximately 409,511 albums in 2 weeks? Not bad at all.

[falloutboy.]

:thumbup: yay for fall out boy.

[AP_Punk]

:appl:

[Prestonxsmith]

Hurray! This CD should go platinum after a new single and more concert dates. How is it doing world wide?

[chcougar1]

very not bad!!! 1,000,000 by July

Any way this album outsells FUCT? I bet no

[Tmovielife16]

damn

[notoaststereo]

wowza

[thewk]

fuck, that leak really screwed things up big time.

*edit

/sarcasm for idiots who didn't realize that.

[Co and Ca]

holy balls.

[Jason Tate]

fuck, that leak really screwed things up big time.
There's no way to know for sure either way.

[Joe DeAndrea]

I'm almost positive the next single's "Thriller" (They played it on Carson at least. :shrug:), and if they could get Jay-Z in the video and have it blow like it should than they'll have 1,000,000 sold in no time.

[falloutboy.]

very not bad!!! 1,000,000 by July

Any way this album outsells FUCT? I bet no
i think so. not anytime soon, after their honda civic tour, and another huge tour, a bunch of younger kids will start buying the cd, i think it outsells fuct by the time they hit the studio next

[thesiz]

what happened to the soundscan thread from last week? did i miss it or was it not posted?

[12:46AM]

very not bad!!! 1,000,000 by July

Any way this album outsells FUCT? I bet noit would have outsold it easily if it wasn't for the worst leak in history!!!! shucks!

seriously though, it'll obviously outsell fuct.

[summeroflike]

gold next week? i think so.

[Joe DeAndrea]

what happened to the soundscan thread from last week? did i miss it or was it not posted?

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=1&page=4

Second entry down.

[12:46AM]

what happened to the soundscan thread from last week? did i miss it or was it not posted?
tate's not allowed to post them anymore.

[danfrank]

I'm almost positive the next single's "Thriller" (They played it on Carson at least. :shrug:), and if they could get Jay-Z in the video and have it blow like it should than they'll have 1,000,000 sold in no time.

the next single is "thanks for the memories"

i refuse to take the vowels out of that, by the way.

[thesiz]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=1&page=4

Second entry down.

thank you.

that sucks, i liked checking out the numbers each week.

i wonder what bayside did last week...

[Imtheotherguy]

tate, nielsen is so pissed that you're on his site stealin his scanz

[falloutboy.]

is there a website to view information, how do you go about finding these numbers tate.

[jorn444]

This album will easily outsell FUCT.

[keeplioving]

too bad FUCT was a better album, in my opinion.
this one was pretty good, but it comes in 3rd place for me.

good job to them anyways.

[MGTrolling]

"Thanks for the Memories" would be a very wise second single.

[symbiote28]

congrats FOB! Infinity On High is so catchy! :-)

[Stop!TheRadio]

Well Done to Fall Out Boy - with the album leak & all they really deserve this.

[konstantine94]

I feel like FOB is almost as big now as the Backstreet Boys and NSync were when I was growing up. Kind of strange, but it's nice that kids now have better music.

[music3chick]

that's awesome. congrats to them

[autistk]

thanks for the memories is by far the strongest track on the record... good choice

[Jacktheskipper]

fuck, that leak really screwed things up big time.

Haha, what did you expect?!? How many would they sell in your world?!?

[M-House]

if i had it my wawy the singles would go in this order:

1. arms race
2. thanks for the memories
3. thriller
4. bang the doldrums
5. golden

i dont neccesarily love golden but i believe itd be good for them to test out the ballad market, maybe pick up some of the hinder-type fans and get even bigger?

-is 5 singles unheard of?

[english_pat]

I think Thanks for the memories will blow the sales up in a big way.
Its definatly the "dance dance" of this record.

Will easily out sell FUTCT. And well deserved too.

[PopPunkKid]

if i had it my wawy the singles would go in this order:

1. arms race
2. thanks for the memories
3. thriller
4. bang the doldrums
5. golden

i dont neccesarily love golden but i believe itd be good for them to test out the ballad market, maybe pick up some of the hinder-type fans and get even bigger?

-is 5 singles unheard of?


No, it isn't unheard of. Panic! had The Only Difference, I Write Sins, But It's Better If You Do, Lying Is The Most Fun, and Build God. but for some reason I don't think Thriller would be a good choice of a single. Its a great intro track, don't get me wrong, but I just don't think its a potential single. My choice of singles would be the same as yours except swapping Thriller with Me & You.

[Nudge]

Bayside sold 13,000. #75 on Billboard, according to this article

http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id= 1003545534

[symbiote28]

No, it isn't unheard of. Panic! had The Only Difference, I Write Sins, But It's Better If You Do, Lying Is The Most Fun, and Build God. but for some reason I don't think Thriller would be a good choice of a single. Its a great intro track, don't get me wrong, but I just don't think its a potential single. My choice of singles would be the same as yours except swapping Thriller with Me & You.

if so, Panic! singles were awful with the exception of But It's Better If You Do and probably I Write Sins ..

[english_pat]

..... My choice of singles would be the same as yours except swapping Thriller with Me & You.

Me & You :nod:

Would be such a good single!

I hope Golden wont be realeased as a single... I just imagine that the video would be really nauseating. A rain soaked slow-mo ballad video just isnt fall out boy.

[XoPunkxRockerox]

i think "Thnks fr th mmrs" is a good single

its one of my favorites

[music_is_my_boy]

i think it said somewhere that "thnks fr th mmrs" was gonna be the next single and im thinking that that would be an awesome next single, its a brilliant song. Too bad teenies everywhere will ruin it if it gets onto the radios. "The take over, the breaks over" would be an awesome next single too.


Yay for FOB for selling that many copies though!

:thumbup::clap:

[m_rue]

i actually thought they would do bettter than that

[JulieLynn]

:drew:

[norarae]

yeah. and i would be one of those 118,818.
yay for fob!

[bobbob]

fuck, that leak really screwed things up big time.
Yeah! I mean, it /really/ fucked up the sales of The Shin's Wincing The Night Away, which leaked 3 months before release and got to #2 on the Billboard charts and being the best charting release for Sub-Pop ever. Funny how people see things isn't it?

Edit: And people think Golden should be a single? It's /easily/ the weakest song on the album.

[english_pat]

Yeah! I mean, it /really/ fucked up the sales of The Shin's Wincing The Night Away, which leaked 3 months before release and got to #2 on the Billboard charts and being the best charting release for Sub-Pop ever. Funny how people see things isn't it?

Edit: And people think Golden should be a single? It's /easily/ the weakest song on the album.

But as was said eariler would be a good choice of single to gain a new audience being a ballad.
FOB's Adams Song :shrug:

[noles05]

Golden is just horrid in my opinion. It's worse than I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song). :shudder:

[better with a pen]

Golden is just horrid in my opinion. It's worse than I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song). :shudder:


i really disagree. i'm definately not a fan of ballad slow songs, but golden is one of my favorites on the cd.

[noles05]

i really disagree. i'm definately not a fan of ballad slow songs, but golden is one of my favorites on the cd.
I think it would be better if they recorded it how they play it live.

[bobbob]

But as was said eariler would be a good choice of single to gain a new audience being a ballad.
FOB's Adams Song :shrug:

But it's a /really/ bad song - for singles, you generally release the good songs and not rubbish clichéd ballads. Then again, this is the band that released Sugar We're Going Down and Dance Dance as singles..

[AmIWrong]

Do itunes album downloads count in these numbers?

[mick2late]

Yeah! I mean, it /really/ fucked up the sales of The Shin's Wincing The Night Away, which leaked 3 months before release and got to #2 on the Billboard charts and being the best charting release for Sub-Pop ever. Funny how people see things isn't it?

Edit: And people think Golden should be a single? It's /easily/ the weakest song on the album.

Really? I don't think so. I think The (After) Life of the Party is, though. Listen to the instrumental version of Golden from the Leaked in London EP. You might find a new appreciation in the song.

[mick2late]

And what about Hum Hallelujah as a single? I know it is quite similar to Sugar, We're Going Down, but it is still a catchy, solid song that would make a good single, in my opinion.

[bobbob]

Really? I don't think so. I think The (After) Life of the Party is, though. Listen to the instrumental version of Golden from the Leaked in London EP. You might find a new appreciation in the song.
Golden is the lowlight of the album along with that After Live nonsense. That said, I agree, the live version is /a lot/ better, which is as close as you get to a miracle for a FOB song.

[Why Bother?]

I think you're all forgetting... Isn't this the new single? I heard Pete saying that this video was somewhat of a "pre-single"..

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Anyway... I think "I'm Like A Lawyer..." will definetly be a single. It's pretty obvious. Thriller is a great great opening track but I doubt it would work as a single. Singles should be:

I'm Like A Lawyer With The...
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Bang The Doldrums
Hum Hallelujah

I really really love Golden. Maybe they should release it as a single but the single version should use guitars and drums, if not, it will fail. Me thinks..

[Why Bother?]

Really? I don't think so. I think The (After) Life of the Party is, though. Listen to the instrumental version of Golden from the Leaked in London EP. You might find a new appreciation in the song.

Golden is so not the weakest song on the album. "This Ain't A Scene..." is one of the weakest for sure, I still love it though...

And "The (After) Life Of The Party" is one of my personal favorites, it's just one hell of a great mellow song.. I love it..

[BridgeJumper]

The leak didn't hurt them...and there are alot of bands whose cd's get leaked..can't believe people are acting like a FOB leak is such a big deal, they are doing great for themselves, almost going gold in 2 weeks is a dream for 98% of all bands...maybe 99%.......it's not about the money is it.."Please don't download our cd, buy it!"...yea...

[The Revisionist]

i think it said somewhere that "thnks fr th mmrs" was gonna be the next single and im thinking that that would be an awesome next single, its a brilliant song. Too bad teenies everywhere will ruin it if it gets onto the radios.I think if you genuinely like a song enough, nobody can ruin it for you. At least, for me.

Still don't understand all the hate for "Golden" here... especially when the live version from Leaked in London sound even worse. :shrug:

[applesandcyanid]

Golden is just horrid in my opinion. It's worse than I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song). :shudder:

That's funny. I absolutely detest "Golden" but "I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)" is one of my favorite FOB songs.

[noles05]

That's funny. I absolutely detest "Golden" but "I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)" is one of my favorite FOB songs.
I just don't see FOB as a band that writes "slow songs"

[The Revisionist]

I like "I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth"... I think "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying" is the obviously clunker on From Under The Cork Tree.

[chcougar1]

Personally I think their singles should be Thia Aint a Scene (since its already out), Thriller, Hum Hallelujah, Thanks for the memories, and one more....maybe fame < Infamy

[kide]

Patrick said he wants "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" to be next single.

i think Bang The Doldrums is the best song in the record

[xSpenceWentzx]

I'm almost positive the next single's "Thriller" (They played it on Carson at least. :shrug:), and if they could get Jay-Z in the video and have it blow like it should than they'll have 1,000,000 sold in no time.


You're right if they choose that as their next single and have Jay-Z appear in the video and all but to me...i don't think Thriller has enough potential to be a single and it's one of my least favorite songs on the new album and to me...using Jay-Z would just be an advantage and NOT sticking true to them...

[xSpenceWentzx]

I feel like FOB is almost as big now as the Backstreet Boys and NSync were when I was growing up. Kind of strange, but it's nice that kids now have better music.


:-D hahahahahaha!!!! you're so right!!!!!

[TheGoodnightMoon]

Thanks For The Memories is definitely the smart way to go for a second single. Pair it with a good video and they have guaranteed platinum status by summer.

[MemoryFades]

I feel like FOB is almost as big now as the Backstreet Boys and NSync were when I was growing up. Kind of strange, but it's nice that kids now have better music.

nsync sold 70 million albums. fall out boy will never come close to that.

[blimpcityhero11]

No one wants "The Take Over, The Break's Over" for a single? I'm all for "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" as the next single, but "The Take Over..." is probably my favorite song on the album. I honestly don't see "Thriller" as a single at all though. I know it wouldn't be a conventional single, but a video for "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave" would be amazing as a story within a video.

[noleguy10]

No one wants "The Take Over, The Break's Over" for a single? I'm all for "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" as the next single, but "The Take Over..." is probably my favorite song on the album. I honestly don't see "Thriller" as a single at all though. I know it wouldn't be a conventional single, but a video for "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave" would be amazing as a story within a video.

i was gonna say that as i was reading through the comments that "the take over, the breaks over" is my favorite song on the cd and think it could be a very good single. so i guess we'll see and i agree that "thnks fr th mmrs" will also be a good single

[lostfear]

Thnks fr the mmrs would be excellent, because it's instantly catchy, I still, cannot get that song out of my head. it will absolutely blow up.

[offsetgroupie]

nsync sold 70 million albums. fall out boy will never come close to that.

they also did that before the torrent era. No one will ever sell that many records in the current state of the industry.

[tiff_taff]

Nice. I think it'll outsell FUCT for sure. Their fanbase is so much larger now.

[Nolessthanblink]

very not bad!!! 1,000,000 by July

Any way this album outsells FUCT? I bet no

Easily is my bet.

[music_is_my_boy]

I think if you genuinely like a song enough, nobody can ruin it for you. At least, for me.

Still don't understand all the hate for "Golden" here... especially when the live version from Leaked in London sound even worse. :shrug:

i agree with that to a certain extent, but sometimes no matter how much i love a sing, if its been made into a single, people who werent really into FOB will start singing it and then that will escalate into them going on about how much they love FOB when they havent heard other older stuff.

I for one, can honestly say i dont hate Golden, in fact i love it, the leaked in london wasnt terrible but i definitly prefer the album version to that version

[bradyreier]

congrats to them.

[DisenShaanted]

very not bad!!! 1,000,000 by July

Any way this album outsells FUCT? I bet no

Theres no way it outsells FUCT. As much as I like the cd, it isn't anywhere near as commercially friendly as their previous endeavors. Almost every track on FUCT could have been a single, Id say that only about half or less of the songs on IOH have that potential.

[Daveyhavok832]

I'm almost positive the next single's "Thriller" (They played it on Carson at least. :shrug:), and if they could get Jay-Z in the video and have it blow like it should than they'll have 1,000,000 sold in no time.
Kingdom Come barely sold a million, co Jay's cred wouldn't really help them much...

How come there haven't been any album sale numbers in a couple weeks?

[Joe DeAndrea]

Kingdom Come barely sold a million, co Jay's cred wouldn't really help them much...

How come there haven't been any album sale numbers in a couple weeks?


http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=5753112#post575311 2

And Jay-Z has sold well over a million. The first week was 680k I think.

[verop]

Green day put out
-American idiot
- Bvr of broken dreams
- hollyday
- wake me up...
- st jimmy
- jesus of suburbia...

im guessing 5 is ok.
i like I've got all this ringing in my ears! My favorite is Hum hallelujah...
there's not a single song i don't like... i hope we get loads of signles

if i had it my wawy the singles would go in this order:

1. arms race
2. thanks for the memories
3. thriller
4. bang the doldrums
5. golden

i dont neccesarily love golden but i believe itd be good for them to test out the ballad market, maybe pick up some of the hinder-type fans and get even bigger?

-is 5 singles unheard of?

[The_New_Cancer_]

nsync sold 70 million albums. fall out boy will never come close to that.
holy shit i never knew that....and i grew up listing to nsync. that's crazy

[iblamethegovt]

But it's a /really/ bad song - for singles, you generally release the good songs and not rubbish clichéd ballads. Then again, this is the band that released Sugar We're Going Down and Dance Dance as singles..

Do you know anything about music? Without Sugar, We're Going Down as a single, FOB would not be selling this many records.

[music_freek_12]

What's that ... approximately 409,511 albums in 2 weeks? Not bad at all.



that is just amazing..this is going triple platnum

[chcougar1]

I bet everyone here it doesnt sell more than FUCT (FUCT is at about 3 million right?)

[music_freek_12]

this cd is going triple platnuim

[music_freek_12]

I bet everyone here it doesnt sell more than FUCT (FUCT is at about 3 million right?)

2 million