Pete Wentz recently revealed that Fall Out Boy teamed up with One Direction for a writing session prior to the completion of the boy band's last album Four, which came out in November. According to FOB's bassist/lyricist, the songs were not used on 1D's album most likely because they were "too odd" for the pop stars. Wentz also went on to talk about how Fall Out Boy, which released American Beauty/American Psycho earlier this month, has been able to maintain a successful career.
"Last time we were in London we wrote with the guys in One Direction," he told The Daily Star. "It was a great session but I don't know if Fall Out Boy writes what One Direction wants to sing. There's a certain area of odd that we can stake a place in, but it's like we have the language of twins. Maybe it's too odd for One Direction because they didn't end up using the songs this time."
Wentz's evaluation is completely accurate, too. The band has straddled the fine line of pop and rock for its entire career, dating back to the monster hit "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" from 2005. American Beauty/American Psycho promises to keep that trend alive with singles like "Centuries," "Uma Thurman" and the title track.
"We've evolved, so we still get to play shows with pop acts like Meghan Trainor and Iggy Azalea," he added. "We are always the odd ones at the party because we are clearly not a band that was put together. But hopefully we are a band who enjoy a pop moment."
Those pop moments came in full force after the release of their major label debut, From Under the Cork Tree. The album hit No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and put the band on the pop-culture map. They continued the success with 2007's Infinity on High, which contained singles like "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and "The Take Over, the Breaks Over."
The band's pop/rock oddness boiled over in 2013 when they released Save Rock and Roll. "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" owned the charts after it dropped. The single became a commercial phenomenon, too, soundtracking sporting events and video games for most of that year.
