Folie à Deux is the fifth studio album by American pop group Fall Out Boy. The album, which is the follow-up to their 2007 album Infinity on High, was released on December 13, 2008.

On August 25, 2008, Decaydance Records released a mixtape titled Welcome to the New Administration on Pete Wentz's viral campaign, Citizens For Our Betterment. The mixtape contained several snippets of new Fall Out Boy tracks, however none of the tracks were confirmed for Folie à Deux. The mixtape included the tracks "ALPHAdog and OMEGAlomaniac", "Lake Effect Kid", "Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emaciation" (featuring Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes), and "America's Sweethearts". Pete Wentz was also quoted on his blog stating that "all songs that aren't snippets, most likely won't be on the next album including 'Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emaciation'." However, "Catch Me if You Can" was featured on Gym Class Heroes' The Quilt. Wentz stated that Fall Out Boy fell in love with the track, so they remixed it, and re-wrote the chorus.


On September 13, 2008, on the band's website, the album cover artwork was revealed, with Luke Chueh credited as the designer claiming the band was great to work with and gave him full creative control. "Folie à Deux" is a French term which translates to "a madness shared by two", referring to the psychotic disorder.


Though the album was originally set for a November 4, 2008 release, Fall Out Boy later announced on October 13, 2008, that the early November was in doubt, citing concerns over the planned election day tie-in, stating:


Six months ago we thought it would be a fun idea to release our album on election day but this is not the election to be cute. We felt as though rather than making a commentary we were only riding the wave of the election. This seemed less and less like what we intended to do and more of a gimmick. It is now in the hands of our label to give us a new release date. It is our intent to get our record out this year and as soon as possible -- as we made sure to have it done in time for its original release.


The band's initial statement was later corrected, stating that album's new, U.S. release date is scheduled for December 16, 2008.


On the Friends or Enemies website, Fall Out Boy posted a list of the songs which would appear on the album. The "Friends or Enemies" post conflicts earlier reports by MTV News which included songs tentatively titled "Never Believe" and "Does Your Husband Know?".


[edit] Guests

Collaborations include tracks with Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Panic at the Disco, and Debbie Harry from Blondie. Fall Out Boy has also announced that Elvis Costello has recorded with acts from Decaydance.

[edit] Track listing

0. "Lullabye" - 1:59 (pregap hidden track)
1. "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes" - 4:17
2. "I Don't Care" - 3:34
3. "She's My Winona" - 3:51
4. "America's Suitehearts" - 3:34
5. "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" - 3:54
6. "The (Shipped) Gold Standard" - 3:19
7. "(Coffee's for Closers)" - 4:35
8. "What a Catch, Donnie" - 4:51
9. "27" - 3:12
10. "Tiffany Blews" - 3:44
11. "w.a.m.s." - 4:38
12. "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" - 4:17
13. "West Coast Smoker" - 2:48

Limited Edition

1. "I Don't Care (Machine Shop Remix)" - 3:03
2. "America's Suitehearts (South Rakkas Remix)" - 3:40
3. "Pavlove" - 3:34
4. "America's Suitehearts (Acoustic)" - 3:40
5. "What a Catch, Donnie (Acoustic)" - 4:01
6. "Beat It" - 3:53

The pop star has finally popped.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rocker hubby Pete Wentz welcomed son Bronx Mowgli Wentz, their first child together, Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The baby boy weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20½ inches.

"Proud new parents Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz welcomed new son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, late this evening," a rep for the new mom told E! News. "Ashlee, Pete and baby Bronx are all healthy and happy, and thank everyone for their well wishes!"

The birth comes almost three weeks after the 29-year-old Fall Out Boy mastermind told Ryan Seacrest that his 24-year-old missus was "very pregnant...She's at the very end, and it could happen at any point."

During an Ellen DeGeneres Show taping on Monday, new aunt Jessica Simpson said her sister was considering inducing labor. "I think she's really just jumping around trying everything right now" to get the baby out.

As for the tot's name, Wentz told Seacrest they were not looking to go down in the annals of punchline-ready celebrity monikers.

"I want to meet the baby first. My friend said it—you've gotta have a baby with a name that could be a rock star or a senator, so he'll get work either way."

In preparation for the big day, Simpson-Wentz, along with Jessica, mom Tina and famous friends Nicole Richie and Emmy Rossum, held a Winnie-the-Pooh baby shower at the Hotel Bel-Air three weeks ago.

The new mom kept a mostly low profile during her lengthy pregnancy, but she did express her excitement at the prospect of entering motherhood in a post to her MySpace blog over the summer.

"Carrying a child is the most inspiring, emotional, amazing experience of my life...I am only concerned with having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby."

The couple tied the knot in May, about a month after word of their pregnancy leaked out.

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