From Under the Cork Tree

Rock · 2005 · 13 tracks

From Under the Cork Tree

A high-gloss explosion of suburban neurosis and R&B-inflected punk. Dense, hyper-literate, and relentlessly catchy, it defined the mid-2000s emo-pop sound.

Mainstream breakthrough

A technicolor explosion of anxiety and massive hooks defines this major-label debut, capturing a band documenting the panic of impending stardom in real-time. The music is incredibly dense, packing layers of distorted guitars into arena-ready production that still leaves room for acrobatic vocal runs and hyper-literate, self-deprecating wit. It is a record of extreme polish and extreme emotion, where every suburban heartbreak is elevated to a cinematic event.

From Under the Cork Tree · vs · Fall Out Boy

Energetic+2.4σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued

3:09

02

Of All the Gin Joints in All the World

3:11

03

Dance, Dance

3:00

04

Sugar, We’re Goin Down

3:49

05

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner

3:21

06

I’ve Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)

3:11

07

7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)

3:03

08

Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year

3:24

09

Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends

3:24

10

I Slept With Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me

3:31

11

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More “Touch Me”

2:49

12

Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)

3:28

13

XO

3:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

03Dance, DanceThe driving bassline and four-on-the-floor dance-punk beat on 'Dance, Dance' create a frantic, club-ready tension that explodes into a massive rock chorus.

04Sugar, We’re Goin DownThe syncopated, chugging guitar riff on 'Sugar, We’re Goin Down' serves as the anchor for the album's most recognizable, soaring vocal hook.

Producer Neal Avron shapes the dense, multi-tracked guitar layers to give the album its signature, radio-friendly sheen without losing its punk-derived energy.

12Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)The dramatic, spoken-word bridge on 'Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)' shifts the track into a dark, theatrical climax.

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