"The (Shipped) Gold Standard" is the 6th track on Fall Out Boy's 2008 album Folie à Deux. Contrary to most songs on the rest of the album, the speaker in “The (Shipped) Gold Standard” seems to be opposed to the self-centered narcissistic attitude of their culture, or at least willing to admit the restlessness of consistently complaining. The title of the song itself is a play on words: the gold standard is an economic system in which the value of currency was determined by a standard, or fixed, amount of gold. “Gold standard” is also a term used to describe top-of-the… read more
"The (Shipped) Gold Standard" is the 6th track on Fall Out Boy's 2008 album Folie à Deux. Contrary to most songs on the rest of the al… read more
"The (Shipped) Gold Standard" is the 6th track on Fall Out Boy's 2008 album Folie à Deux. Contrary to most songs on the rest of the album, the speaker in “The (Shipped) Go… read more
Fall Out Boy is a band formed in 2001 in Glenview, Illinois after good friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz met high schooler Patrick Stump. Stump originally auditioned as a drummer, but soon became the lead singer. The following year, the band debuted with a self-released demo and followed it up with the May 28, 2002 release of Split EP, which featured Project Rocket, on Uprising Records. The group released a mini-LP, Evening Out With Your Girlfriend, also on Uprising Records, in 2003. 2003–2004: Independent success After the release of their mini-album, Fall Out Boy built a large fo… read more
Fall Out Boy is a band formed in 2001 in Glenview, Illinois after good friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz met high schooler Patrick Stump. Stump originally auditioned as a drummer, but soon became the lead singer. The following year, t… read more