Save Rock and Roll is the fifth studio
album by the American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was produced by Butch Walker and released April 12, 2013, through Island Records. On October 15, the
album was re-released with PAX
AM Days, an extended playthe
band recorded shortly after Save
Rock and Roll's release. Following multiple touring stints, the members of
Fall Out Boy decided to take a break at the end of 2009. During the hiatus,
each member of the group pursued individual musical interests. The band felt it
necessary to "decompress" and refrained from referring to the hiatus
as a "breakup", acknowledging a possible return in the future.
After several reformation attempts the album was
recorded in secrecy at Rubyred Recordings in Santa Monica, California,
beginning in the fall of 2012. The album sessions were marked by a desire to
reinvent the band's sound in a more modern form. The band brought in producer
Butch Walker for a fresh approach, marking their first time without longtime
producer Neal Avron. In the
band's new form, each member of the quartet was involved in crafting the
compositions, although sessions were initially difficult as they struggled to
reconnect. Save Rock and Roll features guest vocals from Foxes, Big Sean, Courtney Love, and Elton John (who sings on the album's title
track). The band filmed music
videos for every song on the
album, which were eventually compiled and released as The Young Blood Chronicles in 2014.
Save Rock and Roll debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 with
154,000 first week sales, earning the band their second career number one. Its
top 20 lead single, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)",
has achieved triple-platinum certification in the U.S. and charted worldwide. Rolling Stone described the band's comeback as a
"rather stunning renaissance",[4]and the record received positive reviews upon its
release, although most music critics were hesitant to refer to the album as
solely a rock record. The group followed the record release with the Save Rock and Roll arena tour in promotion, with multiple
European, US and Australian legs announced, as well as worldwide promotional
shows, festival appearances and TV performances. In 2014, Fall Out Boy and Paramore headlined Monumentour, a US arena concert tour
before releasing the first single from their next album.
Name
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Artist
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Time
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1
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The Phoenix
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Fall Out Boy
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4:04
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2
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My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)
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Fall Out Boy
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3:06
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3
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Alone Together
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Fall Out Boy
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3:23
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4
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Where Did the Party Go
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Fall Out Boy
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4:03
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5
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Just One Yesterday (feat. Foxes)
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Fall Out Boy
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4:04
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6
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The Mighty Fall (feat. Big Sean)
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Fall Out Boy
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3:32
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7
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Miss Missing You
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Fall Out Boy
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3:30
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8
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Death Valley
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Fall Out Boy
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3:46
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9
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Young Volcanoes
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Fall Out Boy
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3:24
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10
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Rat a Tat (feat. Courtney Love)
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Fall Out Boy
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4:02
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11
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Save Rock and Roll (feat. Elton John)
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Fall Out Boy
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4:41
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