America's Suitehearts

Fall Out Boy

About America's Suitehearts

"America's Suitehearts" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy and the second single taken from their fourth studio album, Folie à Deux (2008). Initially released to iTunes in promotion before the album's release, "America's Suitehearts" was later serviced to radio on January 20, 2009. A demo/snippet titled "America's Sweethearts" was included on the band's mixtape, Welcome to the New Administration, as part of their viral campaign in promotion of their record. The music video was unveiled at 3PM on January 1, 2009 on The N. Bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz commented that the song was about society's fixation with celebrities. The music was composed by vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump. The song has been performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, at the MTV Inaugural Celebration and in February 2009 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The song debuted at No. 44 in late December 2008 in Australia on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in early 2009 reached its peak of No. 26, becoming the seventh consecutive top 30 single for Fall Out Boy in that region. "America's Suitehearts" also debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and received minor pop radio airplay to reach No. 30 on Pop Songs but failed to place on Alternative Songs. It peaked at No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart. 


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You could have knocked me out with a (feather)
I know you've heard this all before, but were just Hell's (neighbors) (oooh)
Why, why, why won't the world revolve around me?
Build my dreams
Trees grow all over the streets

But I don't know much about classic cars (cars)
But I've got a lot of friends stuck on classic coke (coke)
Down, set, one, hut, hut, hike
Media blitz

Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess
I'm in love with my own sins
Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess
I'm in love with my own sins

You can bow and pretend
That you don't, don't know you're a legend oh
Time, time, time, hasn't told
Anyone else, yeah
Let my love loose again

I don't know much about classic cars (cars)
But I got a lot of friends stuck classic coke (coke)
Down, set, one, hut, hut, hike
Media blitz

Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess
I'm in love with my own sins
Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess
I'm in love with my own sins

You could have knocked me out with a (feather)
I know you heard this all before

Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess
I'm in love with my own sins
Let's hear it for America's suitehearts
But I must confess (I must confess)
I'm in love with my own sins (yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Suitehearts) let's hear it, oh, let's hear it
(Suitehearts) let's hear it, oh, let's
Suitehearts (suitehearts)

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Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy is an American pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The members originally played in local underground hardcore bands before forming Fall Out Boy. With Pete Wentz as the band's primary lyricist and Patrick Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy broke out of the underground music scene and reached mainstream success with their major label album From Under the Cork Tree. Released in 2005 as the follow-up to their 2003 debut Take This to Your Grave, the album won several awards and achieved double platinum status after selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States, and with top ten singles "Sug… more »

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Written by: Andrew Hurley, Joseph Trohman, Patrick Stump, Peter Wentz

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11 facts about this song

Album Release
The song "America's Suitehearts" was released as part of Fall Out Boy's fourth studio album, titled "Folie à Deux" in December 2008.
Single Launch
Before the full album's release, "America's Suitehearts" was first introduced as the second single on November 18, 2008.
Song Premiere
The song was premiered during a promotional event for Nokia Productions, where Fall Out Boy performed a free live concert in New York City's Times Square.
Music Video
The music video for "America's Suitehearts" features a kaleidoscope of eccentric scenes with many of the band members dressed in outlandish costumes. It was released on iTunes in January 2009.
Chart Performance
The song peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it one of Fall Out Boy's top-charting songs. It also reached number 22 on the Pop Songs chart and number 17 on Alternative Songs chart.
Radio Airplay
"America's Suitehearts" was notably released for airplay on the radio more than a month before the album "Folie à Deux" was officially released.
Song's Remix
A remix of "America's Suitehearts" featuring vocals from rapper Lil Wayne was featured on Fall Out Boy's greatest hits album, "Believers Never Die."
Songwriters
The song's lyrics were written by Pete Wentz, the band's bassist and main lyricist, while music was composed by Patrick Stump (vocals and guitars) and the other band members.
Song's Message
The song is said to satirically depict American celebrity culture and obsession with fame.
Notable Performances
Fall Out Boy performed "America's Suitehearts" on several major platforms, including "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
Grammy Nominated Director
The song's music video was directed by Alan Ferguson, a renowned music video director who has been nominated for multiple Grammys in his career.

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