For those not in the know, GRAMMY® Award-nominated iconic multiplatinum rock band Fall Out Boy celebrates two decades of their influential 5x-Platinum breakthrough album, From Under The Cork Tree, with a very special new 20th Anniversary Edition out October 17th, 2025, via UMe.

The original LP’s 13 songs are newly remastered, while the collection notably boasts previously unreleased alternate and acoustic versions as well as remixes, live recordings, B-sides, and more. It also captures key performances from this era with special “Live On BBC Radio” tracks.

From Under The Cork Tree (20th Anniversary Edition) will be available in multiple configurations, including a massive 3LP Deluxe Box, 2CD Deluxe Box, and Super Deluxe Digital.

The group heralds its arrival by sharing the highly sought-after B-side “Start Today” on all streaming services. Fall Out Boy originally recorded this Gorilla Biscuits cover for inclusion on Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland Soundtrack in 2005. Prior to, the song was only available on the compilation and in the accompanying video game. However, this high-energy fan favorite finally lands on streaming platforms today!

Fall Out Boy - Start Today (Gorilla Biscuits Cover) (Official Audio)

Beyond the unreleased material, both the 3LP Deluxe Box and 2CD Deluxe Box feature a treasure trove of extras. Each Box houses an exclusive letter to fans penned by bassist and primary lyricist Pete Wentz, a “Prom” photo from “Dance Dance” music video, and a comic book cover illustration drawn from the “A Little Less Than Sixteen Candles, A Little More Than ‘Touch Me’” music video.

Other extras include memorabilia from the seminal Black Clouds and Underdogs Tour 2006, such as a tour poster, setlist, ticket stub, and tour sticker laminate.

Side A Around The World In A Day (2025 Remaster):
1. Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued 2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World 3. Dance, Dance 4. Sugar, We’re Goin Down 5. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner

Side B:
1. I’ve Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) 2. 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen) 3. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year 4. Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends 5. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me

Side C B-Sides & Bonus Tracks (2025 Remaster):
1. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me” 2. Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows) 3. XO 4. Sugar, We’re Goin Down (Live On BBC Radio)

Side D B-Sides & Bonus Tracks (2025 Remaster):
1. Where’s Your Boy (Live On BBC Radio) 2. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World (Live On BBC Radio) 3. Dance, Dance (Live On BBC Radio) 4. Start Today

Side E B-Sides & Bonus Tracks (2025 Remaster):
1. Sugar, We’re Goin Down (TLA Radio Edit) 2. Dance, Dance (Tommie Sunshine Fire N Brimstone Remix) 3. I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me (Alternate Version) 4. Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year (Alternate Version)

Side F B-Sides & Bonus Tracks (2025 Remaster):
1. Dance, Dance (RJD2 Remix) 2. Sugar, We’re Goin Down (Acoustic Version) 3. Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner (Acoustic Version) 4. Sugar, We’re Goin Down (Instrumental)

Unpackaging this quite stunning box-set, the first vinyl goes on the record player and suddenly it is 2005 all over again! As we all know by now, Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree was a MASSIVE breakout success, hailed by contemporary reviews as a game-changer in pop-punk.

Blending catchy, radio-friendly anthems with emo’s emotional depth and witty, verbose lyrics (courtesy of Pete Wentz), and featuring massive hits like Sugar, We’re Goin Down and Dance, Dance, it suddenly propelled them to stardom and defined the scene for years; even if some critics found it a bit melodramatic or similar to their debut.

I mean, Patrick Stump’s music was just brilliant, his vocals always praised for being catchy and energetic, while Wentz’s lyrics were a standout, known for their clever metaphors and fan-loved lengthy titles, such as Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued. And other songs like Dance, Dance and Sugar, We’re Goin Down with their huge, singalong choruses and energetic hooks have helped them ride high in the charts for many years now.

As for the facts, well, the album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard chart with 168,000 copies sold. Sugar We’re Goin Down, the album’s first single, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 2nd, 2005 at No. 93 and would eventually peak at No. 8 on the week of September 18th, giving the band their first top 10 hit.

In fact, while writing the song, there was a lot of uncertainty over whether it would be a success or not. In a 2009 interview with Spin Magazine, bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz said of the single, “Our label told us the chorus was too wordy and the guitars were too heavy and that the radio wasn’t going to play it. I felt so good when that song broke. If that song hadn’t been written and recorded and released at the exact time that it was, we wouldn’t be on the phone right now. I’d be working at a Barnes & Noble.”

The follow up single, Dance, Dance, would become their second single and peak at No. 9 in January 2006, and is a song that Stump considers to be one of the best songs he has ever written. The third single, A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me, achieved only moderate success peaking at No. 65 but would become a fan favorite thanks to its extended music video featuring fellow labelmates such as William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith from Panic! at the Disco, and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.

As we now know it to be, Cork Tree is the band’s biggest selling album, being certified 3x Platinum. Artists such as Juice Wrld (RIP) and Taylor Swift have spoken about the band’s influence on them, particularly Wentz’s lyrics, and its sound is still heard today in modern day pop punk bands.

Personally, Folie A Deux remains my personal favorite of their albums, but Cork Tree really is terrific. It was so influential, and Wentz’s mastery of devastatingly expressive lyrics is still resonant. Indeed, the opening drums alone of Sugar and Dance, Dance are instantly recognizable. Stump’s vocals began to take shape and some of that soulful infusion he’s known for shone through almost immediately (Oh, and the video for A Little Less Sixteen Candles ... f**king iconic!).

One thing that I think gives the songs on both Cork Tree and Folie a Deux staying power is that there is a surprising amount of variance within each song. Like yes, there’s plenty of tunes that follow verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus pop-rock structure, BUT Fall Out Boy will switch up the instrumentals behind the two verses, or layer things differently in the choruses, so there’s less exact repetition.

Once Under The Cork Tree had landed and made its mark, Fall Out Boy received a 2006 GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best New Artist.” Gathering billions of streams, the album’s influence has been well-documented over the years, and rightly so.

Rolling Stone touted it at #9 among the “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time,” going on to note, “Fall Out Boy changed the course of emo-punk, pop-punk and pop itself with From Under The Cork Tree, which brought the scene mainstream.” NME proclaimed, “Fall Out Boy’s ‘From Under The Cork Tree’ inspired a generation.” Stereogum succinctly summed it up best, “Cork Tree is a classic.”

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