Believers Never Die: The Greatest Hits

by Fall Out Boy

Overview

Appearing a mere four years after "Sugar, We're Goin Down" turned Fall Out Boy into genuine rock stars, and covering a mere four albums, 2009's Believers Never Die: The Greatest Hits smacks of a contractual obligation or a rush holiday treat: something to close out a contract or get a piece of product into stores during the Christmas season. Regardless of the motivation, Believers Never Die winds up as a surprisingly addictive hits record, a hyper-charged testament to Fall Out Boy's grandiosely self-deprecating, self-aware emo-pop. Taking loud fast rules to a stylized extreme, Believers Never Die cuts away any remnants of slow songs -- the acoustic guitars and lack of drums on "Yule Shoot Your Eyes Out," one of four new songs or rarities, gives the illusion that it's slower than it is -- FOB pile up hooks and words with a smirky abandon, the sincerity of singer Patrick Stump and sarcasm of bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz tied together by a shared love of arena punk: guitars from Van Halen, melodies from Queen, outlook from the alt-rock revolution. Their Gen-Y sensibilities -- not just the ceaseless snark and "I Love the '80s" name-drops, but their love of brick-walled production -- can alienate old guys over 30, but give Believers Never Die a little time; the hooks burrow deep and Fall Out Boy seem like one of the quintessential mainstream rock singles bands of the 2000s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2009
Label:	Island
UPC:	0602527252513
Rank:	3228

Tracks

1. Dead on Arrival
2. Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy
3. Saturday
4. Sugar, We're Goin Down
5. Dance, Dance
6. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"
7. This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
8. Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
9. The Take Over, the Breaks Over
10. I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)
11. Beat It
12. I Don't Care
13. America's Suitehearts
14. What a Catch, Donnie
15. Alpha Dog
16. From Now On We Are Enemies
17. Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
18. Growing Up

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fall Out Boy   Primary Artist
John Mayer   Primary Artist,Guitar,Soloist,Featured Artist
Ira Nepus   Trombone
Gabe Saporta   Vocals
Elvis Costello   Vocals
Chad Gilbert   Guitar,Soloist
William Beckett   Vocals
Ryan Ross   Guitar,Soloist
Tom Peterson   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Darrell Leonard   Trumpet,Trombonium
Kenneth Edmonds   Mandolin
Brendon Urie   Vocals
Alex DeLeon   Vocals
Doug Neumann   Vocals
Kenneth Kugler   Trombone
Travis McCoy   Vocals
Jared Logan   Drums

Technical Credits

Patrick Stump   Horn Arrangements,Composer,Producer
Doug Boehm   Engineer
Sean O'Keefe   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Neal Avron   Mixing
Graham Hope   Assistant
Nicolas Fournier   Mixing Assistant
Paul Boutin   Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Joe Trohman   Composer
Pete Wentz   Composer
Fall Out Boy   Composer,Engineer
Chad Franscoviak   Engineer
Rob Lewis   String Arrangements
Norman Greenbaum   Composer
Michael Jackson   Composer
Bruce Springsteen   Composer
Femio Hernandez   Mixing Assistant
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Darrell Leonard   Horn Arrangements
Kenneth Edmonds   Producer
Mike Hari   Pro-Tools
Greg Geary   Pro-Tools
Andrew Hurley   Composer
Jared Logan   Engineer