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Folie à Deux is the fifth studio album by Fall Out Boy. The album, which is the follow-up to their 2007 album Infinity on High, was originally released on December 13, 2008, and in the United States days later on December 16, 2008.

Background

On August 25, 2008, Decaydance Records released a mixtape titled Welcome to the New Administration on Pete Wentz's viral campaign, Citizens For Our Betterment. The mixtape contained several snippets of what seemed like new Fall Out Boy tracks. However none of the titles were confirmed for Folie à Deux. The mixtape included tracks such as "ALPHAdog and OMEGAlomaniac", "Lake Effect Kid", "Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emaciation" which featured Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. It also featured a song titled "America's Sweethearts", which was eventually confirmed for the album but with alternate spelling, and now entitled "America's Suitehearts".

Pete Wentz was also quoted on his blog stating that "all songs that aren't snippets, most likely won't be on the next album including 'Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emaciation'", which eventually found its way onto the Gym Class Heroes' The Quilt. Wentz stated that Fall Out Boy fell in love with the track, so they remixed it, and re-wrote the chorus.

On September 13, 2008, on the band's website, the album cover artwork was revealed, with Luke Chueh credited as the designer claiming the band was great to work with and gave him full creative control.

Though the album was originally set for a November 4, 2008 release, Fall Out Boy later announced on October 13, 2008, that the early November was in doubt, citing concerns over the planned election day tie-in, stating:

Six months ago we thought it would be a fun idea to release our album on election day but this is not the election to be cute. We felt as though rather than making a commentary we were only riding the wave of the election. This seemed less and less like what we intended to do and more of a gimmick. It is now in the hands of our label to give us a new release date. It is our intent to get our record out this year and as soon as possible -- as we made sure to have it done in time for its original release.

The band's initial statement was later corrected, stating that the album's new U.S. release date was scheduled for December 16, 2008.

On the Friends or Enemies website, Fall Out Boy posted a list of the songs which would appear on the album. The "Friends or Enemies" post conflicts earlier reports by MTV News which included songs tentatively titled "Never Believe" and "Does Your Husband Know?".

Music

Guests

Collaborators include Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Panic at the Disco, The Academy Is..., Debbie Harry from Blondie, and Elvis Costello, who the band stated also recorded with acts from Decaydance.

Singles

As part of a new marketing ploy, Fall Out Boy released several singles on iTunes, which, when purchased would go towards purchasing the entire album. The first single, "I Don't Care" was first released on September 3, 2008 to "FriendsOrEnemies.com". The single was followed a month later by "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" on October 7, 2008. The third single, "What a Catch, Donnie", was released a short time later on October 15, 2008, followed by the final single, "America's Suitehearts", which was released on December 2, 2008. The second UK single from the album was "America's Suitehearts", it was released on January 12, 2009.

Track listing

0. "Lullabye" (pregap hidden track) - 2:18
1. "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes" - 4:17
2. "I Don't Care" - 3:34
3. "She's My Winona" - 3:51
4. "America's Suitehearts" - 3:34
5. "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" - 3:54
6. "The (Shipped) Gold Standard" - 3:19
7. "(Coffee's for Closers)" - 4:35
8. "What a Catch, Donnie" - 4:51
9. "27" - 3:12
10. "Tiffany Blews" - 3:44
11. "w.a.m.s." - 4:38
12. "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" - 4:17
13. "West Coast Smoker" - 2:46

Not available on digital versions of the album.

iTunes Deluxe Version

14. "I Don't Care (Cobra Starship Suave Suarez Remix)" - 3:11
15. "I Don't Care" (Music Video) - 4:27
16. Digital Booklet

Limited Edition

14. "I Don't Care (Machine Shop Remix)" - 3:03
15. "America's Suitehearts (South Rakkas Remix)" - 3:40
16. "Pavlove" - 3:34
17. "America's Suitehearts (Acoustic)" - 3:40
18. "What a Catch, Donnie (Acoustic)" - 4:01

Bonus Tracks in Limited Edition

• "I Don't Care (Acoustic)" (Japan bonus track) - 3:44
• "Beat It" (UK and Brazil bonus track) - 3:53
• "America's Suitehearts (Suave Suarez Remix)" - 3:04

Japanese Bonus DVD

1. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued (Live from Summer Sonic)"
2. "Thnks fr th Mmrs (Live from Summer Sonic)"

1. "Infinity on High International EPK"

Personnel

Release history

Sales

In its debut week, the album sold over 150,000 copies to place at number 8 on the Billboard 200. The album went gold on January 27, 2009 for selling more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.

References

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2. ""I Don't Care" video shoot". Friends or Enemies. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
3. "LUKE CHUEH : FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS". Luke Cheueh.
4. "Fall Out Boy's New Release FOLIE A DEUX Scheduled for November 4th Election Day". MarketWatch. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
5. "Fall Out Boy Album Release Date In Doubt". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
6. ^ "Fall Out Boy Official Blog".
7. "Folie A Duex Track Listing". Friends or Enemies. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
8. "Fall Out Boy Exclusive: Band Previews Folie A Deux Tracks For MTV News". MTV.
9. ^ James Montgomery (2008-10-03). "Fall Out Boy's New Album To Feature Lil Wayne, Pharrell". MTV News. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
10. "In the Studio: Fall Out Boy Face Fame on New CD".
11. "Elvis Costello to Guest on Fall Out Boy Album". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
12. girlbehindthecurtain (September 3, 2008). Listen to the New Fall Out Boy Single - "I Don't Care"! FriendsOrEnemies. Accessed December 23, 2008.
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14. girlbehindthecurtain (October 15, 2008) Fall Out Boy: News FallOutBoyRock.com Accessed December 20, 2008.
15. girlbehindthecurtain (December 2, 2008) Fall Out Boy: News: Let's Hear It For America's Suitehearts FallOutBoyRock.c0om Accessed December 22, 2008.
16. Fall Out Boy release America's Suiteheart
17. ^ "Folie a Deux (Deluxe Edition)". Apple Inc. iTunes.
18. ^ Folie à Deux - Limited Edition (CD)
19. ^ Folie A Deux: FOB狂想曲（DVD付デラックス・エディション）
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22. Amazon.co.uk: Folie a Deux (Bonus Tracks) Accessed January 10, 2008.
23. Billboard (magazine) Taylor Sift Trumps Big Debuts to Stay No. 1
24. RIAA Database Search for Fall Out Boy

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