Everything about All-american Rejects totally explained
The All-American Rejects are a
rock band from
Stillwater, Oklahoma formed by
Tyson Ritter and
Nick Wheeler in
2001. Their breakthrough
2005 album,
Move Along, has been certified 2x
Platinum in the U.S. by the
RIAA. The band has sold over 13 million albums world wide.
Biography
2001–2004: Commercial success
In the summer of
2001, the Rejects released the
EP Same Girl, New Songs and began to tour the
American Midwest. By the tour's end, the band had signed a contract with
Doghouse Records — the label of such bands as River City High and
The Get Up Kids.
Mike Kennerty and
Chris Gaylor joined in
2002. That year, with producer Tim O'Heir (who had, in the past, worked with bands like
Superdrag,
Sebadoh, and
Juliana Hatfield), the Rejects recorded their self-titled international debut album,
The All-American Rejects. From this album came the single "
Swing, Swing" for which the Rejects were best-known for several years (so much so, in fact, that some termed the band a
one-hit wonder). Their
self-titled album hit stores on
October 15 of that year.
2005–2006: Move Along
On
July 12,
2005, they released
Move Along, from which came the single "
Dirty Little Secret." The
music video for the song was filmed at
Dorney Park in
Allentown, Pennsylvania in Summer 2005 and featured images from the collective art project
PostSecret.
The second single,
Move Along, was released in
January 2006. Some reports indicated the video for
Move Along was a tribute to their deceased touring keyboardist
Timothy Jordan II. Within the first weeks after premiering their video, it had been on the
Total Request Live countdown ever since, hitting number one four days in a row, moving from place to place. Oddly, on the
Billboard Hot 100, the single didn't hit peak until almost six months later in June, making it one of the longest-lasting singles by the Rejects. "Move Along" was then nominated for "Best Editing in a Video" and "Best Group Video" at the
2006 MTV Video Music Awards, the latter of which they won. In addition, the band performed "Move Along" live at the VMAs on Thursday,
August 31,
2006. The band was also nominated for Choice Rock Group in the
Teen Choice Awards, but lost out to
Fall Out Boy. The song "Night Drive" was featured in
2005 Cars video game.
In
May 2006, they performed a cover of
Def Leppard's "
Photograph" on
VH1 Rock Honors.
In
August 2006, the third single released from
Move Along, "
It Ends Tonight", was released. The video for "It Ends Tonight" debuted in the
UK on
August 28,
2006. "It Ends Tonight" debuted at number 10 on the VH1 Top 20 countdown. The video also peaked at #2 in
TRL.
To promote the band, the Rejects released a small
EP,
The Bite Back EP. It is currently available only on the popular music service,
iTunes. The band has agreed to take the year off and rest from their tour.
On
New Year's Eve 2005, the Rejects performed
The Cars' "Good Times Roll" with
Fall Out Boy on
MTV. On
New Year's Eve 2006, they played a special in Las Vegas's Fremont Street, which also included bands
OK Go,
Five for Fighting,
Rock Star Supernova, and
Chicago.
2007–present: Promotion and future plans
In
2007, The All-American Rejects teamed up with
Danny Elfman to create the song "The Future Has Arrived" for the
Disney animated film Meet the Robinsons. The band is due to play at the
Give it a Name Festival in the UK in early 2007. They also played Quadmania in
Baltimore, Maryland on
April 20,
2007, at Cornell University on
April 22,
2007, and at Art Attack at University of Maryland College Park on
May 4,
2007. The band also performed at the Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival in Lancaster, California on
August 30,
2007.
The band also have a new
DVD released on
July 17,
2007 featuring performances from the "Tournado" tour and other extra content.
Ritter and Wheeler have played with
Bon Jovi on
MTV Unplugged on
June 22 and have also aired on
VH1 on
June 23, and on
CMT on
June 24.
The band recently confirmed that they'd spend the summer working on their third studio album. Ritter says, "We definitely are a band that tries to get the biggest-sounding record out there, and we're gonna try again. But I don't anticipate it being as slick as
Move Along. I think it's gonna be in-between the first and second records as far as sound goes. It might be a big disappointment to some of our fans."
On July 1, 2007, the Rejects released their
Pepsi can, which depicted designs such as guitars, the
Tournado logo, and a silhouette of the band.
On
July 13,
2007, the "Dance Inside" music video premiered on Yahoo! Music.
On
August 5,
2007, they apperared on the TV show "Schooled" where students from
New Milford High School in
New Milford, New Jersey were pranked and then surprised by a concert by the All-American Rejects.
On
August 12,
2007, an ingame concert by the band was going to premiere in the
MMORPG Anarchy Online but was postponed to a date yet to be released due to technical difficulties.
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The band opened for
Bon Jovi on
November 9, and
November 10 as part of Bon Jovi's 10-night stand to open The Prudential Center in
Newark, New Jersey.
The third album is slated for a release during the fourth quarter of
2008. In an interview, Nick Wheeler stated that they currently have 9 songs written for their next record. Tyson Ritter jokingly said in an MTV interview that the title would likely involve the
Ghostbusters, or even be
Remember Us? because "it'll probably take [them] another year to make it."
On November 16,
2007, the All-American Rejects took stage at the Oklahoma
Centennial Spectacular concert at the
Ford Center. They played their hit song, "
Move Along." At the conclusion of the song, Tyson Ritter did a personalized good bye to the people of Oklahoma, serenading an elderly man in the crowd. The band received a
standing ovation.
They have appeared in the December 2007 issue of
Alternative Press, where the band's third album made the number two list of the most anticipated albums of 2008.
On
December 25,
2007, the All-American Rejects had two songs put up for download to play in the
Xbox 360 and
Playstation 3 game,
Rock Band. The songs were the singles
Move Along and
Dirty Little Secret. Normally, songs are downloaded for $1.99, but since these were put on for a
Christmas present to the fans, they were put up for download at a lower price of .99 cents.
The All-American Rejects & Paramore are headlining the Bamboozle left show on April 5, 2008 at the Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
On
January 20,
2008 The All-American Rejects announced that they were playing the Vans
Warped Tour 2008 from June 20 to June 29.
The splash screen of the official All-American Rejects website changed in February
2008 to display a picture of sound equipment with the caption, "Recording. No bullshit. Go outside. Later..." and a link to the site's homepage. Currently, the splash screen contains a chatroom for fans and a video window labeled "Rejects TV." The Rejects make sporadic, live, "from-the-studio" broadcasts through this video window with the
Justin.tv service. This album is expected to be released in the summer of 2008.
On
April 14,
2008, The All-American Rejects members
Mike Kennerty and
Chris Gaylor went on the Bamboozle Left web show and announced that their new album will launch in, "Mid-September, if all goes as planned."
On
April 28,
2008,
Simple Plan announced their summer North-American tour, with The All-American Rejects as one of the bands opening their concerts.
Faber Drive will be the other band opening.
During the Warped Tour pre-party, Tyson Ritter confirmed that the album will be released on September 15.
Members
Current members
Discography
Albums
EPs
DVDs
Singles
» *"Dirty Little Secret" was re-released in 2006 in the UK and made it to number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, which was better than its previous peak of #96.
B-Side and Other tracks
"Happy Endings" (Demo) – on official AAR website
"Swing, Swing" (DJ Loopy Remix) – on official AAR website
"The Cigarette Song" – released on non-U.S. versions of The All-American Rejects (2002)
"Eyelash Wishes" and "Kiss Yourself Goodbye" – released on non-U.S. versions of Move Along (2005)
"Bite Back" – released on the single of "Dirty Little Secret" and on the iTunes The Bite Back EP (2006)
"The Future Has Arrived" – released on the original soundtrack to Meet the Robinsons (2007)
"Mona Lisa" – a track on AAR's upcoming 3rd studio album (2008)
"Damn, Girl" – a track on AAR's upcoming 3rd studio album (2008)
"I Wanna Touch You" – a track on AAR's upcoming 3rd studio album (2008)
"I Hope It Gives You Hell" – a track on AAR's upcoming 3rd studio album (2008)
"Beautiful" dash originally by xtina, performed on live lounge.Further Information
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