under the cork tree came out on 9 february 2011.
when did under the cork tree come out?
9 february 2011
from under the cork tree is the second album by the american rock band fall out boy, released on may 3, 2005, through island records as the band's major label debut. the music was composed by lead vocalist and guitarist patrick stump, with all lyrics penned by bassist pete wentz, continuing the band's songwriting approach they took for some songs on their prior 2003 effort "take this to your grave". neal avron handled production duties. commenting on the record's lyrical themes, wentz said the lyrics were about "the anxiety and depression that goes along with looking at your own life." in support of their release the group headlined tours worldwide and played at various music festivals. for their black clouds and underdogs tour the album was re-released as "from under the cork tree (limited "black clouds and underdogs" edition)", featuring new songs and remixes.
from under the cork tree
"from under the cork tree" debuted at no. 9 on the us "billboard" 200 with 68,000 copies sold in its first week. it became the band's first top 10 effort, as their 2003 album "take this to your grave" did not chart in the top 200. logging 78 weeks on the chart, "cork tree" has sold over 2.7 million copies in the us and over three million worldwide, making it fall out boy's best selling album. it is certified riaa double platinum for shipments of two million copies. during christmas 2005, the album again reached its peak of no. 9 with 157,000 sales, posting the band's second biggest sales week to date as of 2013. by august 2006, the album had sold nearly 2,400,000 copies. upon the release of fall out boy's 2007 follow-up album "infinity on high", which debuted at no. 1 on the "billboard" 200, "from under the cork tree" re-entered the "billboard" 200 at no. 168 with 5,300 sales. in early 2015, the album re-entered the "billboard" 200 at no. 190 for a 78th week on the strength of the band's "american beauty/american psycho" no. 1 album release.
from under the cork tree