Mani Mostofi, former vocalist of Racetraitor, had held many discussions with Wentz when the band formed about their pop punk sound, which Wentz described as "softcore."
Stump, who viewed himself an "artsy fartsy dude who didn't want to be in a pop-punk band," had composed much of the band's lyrics to that point, including the songs "Saturday", "Dead on Arrival", "Where is Your Boy?", "Grenade Jumper", and "Homesick at Space Camp" [REF].