The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in
Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and
bassist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nick
Wheeler, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Mike Kennerty, and
drummer Chris Gaylor. Wheeler and Ritter are the band's songwriters;
Wheeler is the primary composer and Ritter is the primary lyricist.
Although Kennerty and Gaylor are not founding members, they have
appeared in all of the band's music videos and on all studio releases
except for the band's self-titled debut.The group achieved mainstream
success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American
Rejects, released in 2003 on the Dreamworks Records label. The album
was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single "Swing,
Swing". The band's second studio album Move Along brought the group
further mainstream success in 2005, producing the hit singles "Dirty
Little Secret", "Move Along", and "It Ends Tonight", all of which
charted in the top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move
Along was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Their third studio
album When the World Comes Down was released in 2008 and was later
certified gold by the RIAA. Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became
The All-American Rejects' most successful song to date, peaking at
number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 5 in many other
countries. "Gives You Hell" was certified 4 multi-platinum for sales
of over 4 million in the United States by the RIAA. Kids in the
Street, the band's fourth studio album, was released on March 26,
2012, and debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart. On
October 30, 2015, the group released a new single named "There's a
Place".The group achieved mainstream success with their debut
self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects, released in 2003 on
the Dreamworks Records label. The album was certified platinum by the
RIAA and spawned the single "Swing, Swing". The band's second studio
album Move Along brought the group further mainstream success in 2005,
producing the hit singles "Dirty Little Secret", "Move Along", and "It
Ends Tonight", all of which charted in the top fifteen on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move Along was certified double
platinum by the RIAA. Their third studio album When the World Comes
Down was released in 2008 and was later certified gold by the RIAA.
Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became The All-American Rejects' most
successful song to date, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart and the top 5 in many other countries. "Gives You Hell" was
certified 4 multi-platinum for sales of over 4 million in the United
States by the RIAA. Kids in the Street, the band's fourth studio
album, was released on March 26, 2012, and debuted at number 18 on the
US Billboard 200 chart. On October 30, 2015, the group released a new
single named "There's a Place".The All-American Rejects have sold over
10 million albums worldwide. They were ranked No. 73 on the "Hot 100
Artists of the 2000s" and No. 183 on the "Billboard 200 Artists of the
Decade" list.The band has continued to tour, and released the singles
"Sweat" on July 7, 2017, and "Send Her to Heaven" on their new label
Epitaph on July 16, 2019.
Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and
bassist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nick
Wheeler, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Mike Kennerty, and
drummer Chris Gaylor. Wheeler and Ritter are the band's songwriters;
Wheeler is the primary composer and Ritter is the primary lyricist.
Although Kennerty and Gaylor are not founding members, they have
appeared in all of the band's music videos and on all studio releases
except for the band's self-titled debut.The group achieved mainstream
success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American
Rejects, released in 2003 on the Dreamworks Records label. The album
was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single "Swing,
Swing". The band's second studio album Move Along brought the group
further mainstream success in 2005, producing the hit singles "Dirty
Little Secret", "Move Along", and "It Ends Tonight", all of which
charted in the top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move
Along was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Their third studio
album When the World Comes Down was released in 2008 and was later
certified gold by the RIAA. Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became
The All-American Rejects' most successful song to date, peaking at
number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 5 in many other
countries. "Gives You Hell" was certified 4 multi-platinum for sales
of over 4 million in the United States by the RIAA. Kids in the
Street, the band's fourth studio album, was released on March 26,
2012, and debuted at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 chart. On
October 30, 2015, the group released a new single named "There's a
Place".The group achieved mainstream success with their debut
self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects, released in 2003 on
the Dreamworks Records label. The album was certified platinum by the
RIAA and spawned the single "Swing, Swing". The band's second studio
album Move Along brought the group further mainstream success in 2005,
producing the hit singles "Dirty Little Secret", "Move Along", and "It
Ends Tonight", all of which charted in the top fifteen on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move Along was certified double
platinum by the RIAA. Their third studio album When the World Comes
Down was released in 2008 and was later certified gold by the RIAA.
Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became The All-American Rejects' most
successful song to date, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart and the top 5 in many other countries. "Gives You Hell" was
certified 4 multi-platinum for sales of over 4 million in the United
States by the RIAA. Kids in the Street, the band's fourth studio
album, was released on March 26, 2012, and debuted at number 18 on the
US Billboard 200 chart. On October 30, 2015, the group released a new
single named "There's a Place".The All-American Rejects have sold over
10 million albums worldwide. They were ranked No. 73 on the "Hot 100
Artists of the 2000s" and No. 183 on the "Billboard 200 Artists of the
Decade" list.The band has continued to tour, and released the singles
"Sweat" on July 7, 2017, and "Send Her to Heaven" on their new label
Epitaph on July 16, 2019.
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