Dead on Arrival (song)
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"Dead on Arrival" is a song by the American rock
band Fall Out Boy
and the first single from their 2003 debut full-length album Take This to Your Grave
. It was released on blue 7" vinyl
by Fueled by Ramen
. The song was also included on a Kerrang!
compilation CD. It is the band's first single.
Additionally, the song is playable in the game Rock Band.
was made up from various clips of the band performing live and travelling around the U.S.
to small venue shows. The band said that the song was supposed to show that they were homesick. Jack Marin (former Cute Is What We Aim For bassist) can be seen for a short period of time in the crowd. The police in the video were The Arlington Heights
Police Department and had the show shut down, but Fall Out Boy apologized to them, and thanked them for being in their video. One of the venues in the video is the Knights of Columbus
Hall in Arlington Heights
, Illinois
, where the band regularly played to a small local audience in their early days.
"Dead on Arrival" is the first track on Fall Out Boy's first compilation album entitled Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits, which was released on November 17, 2009.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
and the first single from their 2003 debut full-length album Take This to Your Grave
Take This to Your Grave
Take This to Your Grave is the second studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the group's first release under the Fueled by Ramen label and was released on May 6, 2003. The album title is taken from a line from the lyrics of the track "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes", which...
. It was released on blue 7" vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
by Fueled by Ramen
Fueled by Ramen
Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...
. The song was also included on a Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
compilation CD. It is the band's first single.
Additionally, the song is playable in the game Rock Band.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was made up from various clips of the band performing live and travelling around the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to small venue shows. The band said that the song was supposed to show that they were homesick. Jack Marin (former Cute Is What We Aim For bassist) can be seen for a short period of time in the crowd. The police in the video were The Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights can refer to a place in the United States:Towns or cities*Arlington Heights, Illinois*Arlington Heights, Massachusetts*Arlington Heights, Ohio*Arlington Heights, Pennsylvania*Arlington Heights, WashingtonNeighborhoods...
Police Department and had the show shut down, but Fall Out Boy apologized to them, and thanked them for being in their video. One of the venues in the video is the Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus....
Hall in Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights can refer to a place in the United States:Towns or cities*Arlington Heights, Illinois*Arlington Heights, Massachusetts*Arlington Heights, Ohio*Arlington Heights, Pennsylvania*Arlington Heights, WashingtonNeighborhoods...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, where the band regularly played to a small local audience in their early days.
"Dead on Arrival" is the first track on Fall Out Boy's first compilation album entitled Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits, which was released on November 17, 2009.