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of a few suburban Chicago band before trying out for Fall Out Boy in 2001. Despite originally auditioning as the drummer for Fall Out Boy, and having no previous experience singing in a band, he became the somewhat reluctant lead singer after his vocal range was discovered. Several lineup changes were to follow, and he then began playing rhythm guitar for the band. At this point, current drummer Andy Hurley was also recruited. Following a 2002 Split EP with Project Rocket, the band's first full-length album, Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend, was released in 2003 on Uprising Records, though they shortly left the label to sign to Fueled By Ramen. They released the Stump-composed Take This To Your Grave in 2003, which was credited with bringing the band their first hint of commercial success. In 2003, Stump and his bandmates signed with Island Records, and released the acoustic-based EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue CD and DVD in 2004. Fall Out Boy's big breakthrough, however, would come with their next album—2005's From Under the Cork Tree, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #9, selling over 68,000 copies in its first week. The album featured such hit singles as "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance," and led to a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 2006. Under the Cork Tree ultimately sold 2.5 million copies, making Stump and company one of the year's greatest mainstream success stories.



In early 2007, the band released its second major label album, Infinity on High, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, spurred on by the single, "This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms Race." It was followed by 2008's album, Folie à Deux. In addition to his duties for Fall Out Boy, Stump also serves as a music producer, re-mixer and writer for Rolling Stone magazine. Guitarist Joe Trohman has said of Stump, "I guess Patrick is some kind of musical genius - he's a mad scientist." Fans couldn't be happier.