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32-462: The band's five-song Fueled by Ramen debut, “That’s What She Said” was released on October 13, 2008. Their album Off the Deep End was released on June 9, 2009. Originally started in 2006 as an outlet for Andrew Goldstein to release pop songs that were a stark departure from his progressive psychedelic rock band Aberdien as well as another band called My Favorite Highway. The Friday Night Boys’ lineup

64-736: A multi-platinum songwriter/producer in Los Angeles where he currently resides. He has written and produced for such acts as Britney Spears , Linkin Park , Demi Lovato , Fifth Harmony , 5 Seconds of Summer , Ne-Yo , Celine Dion , Jason Derulo , Selena Gomez , and more. He is also a solo artist under the name FRND. Toohey went on to perform in several projects, including L.A. dream-pop band Brett (Cascine) and D.C.-based female-fronted synth act Furniteur. Reider moved to Boston and later Portland, ME. He started Bob Records in 2013 and continues to release music through this avenue. He currently plays drums in

96-497: A Heart" which appears on Demi Lovato 's third studio album, Unbroken . Kiriakou also co-produced the title track on Whitney Houston 's record entitled " I Look To You ". He co-wrote and produced the first single on David Archuleta 's record titled "Crush" which debuted at #2 on Billboard, the highest American Idol debut to date, receiving 1.8 million downloads and has been certified double platinum. Kiriakou's multi-format single for Nick Lachey 's " What's Left of Me " hit top 10 on

128-553: A music video for their single “Stupid Love Letter,” which was co-written with Benny Blanco . The song would appear on the When in Rome movie soundtrack. On September 25, 2009, the band embarked on their first overseas trip for a sold-out tour supporting All Time Low and The Audition . The tour covered much of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Scotland. The band headlined an additional show at

160-679: Is now based in New York City . John Janick conceived of the label while attending high school, but it was not until he enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville and teamed up with Less Than Jake drummer-lyricist Vinnie Fiorello that Fueled By Ramen became a reality. The name of the label was inspired by only being able to afford a diet of inexpensive instant ramen at the time, due to having invested most of their money into making records. Ramen's first major success came in 1998 with

192-500: The Knitting Factory , the band showcased for John Janick who, at the time, was the head of Fueled by Ramen . Janick had been contacted by All Time Low ’s Alex Gaskarth who had a longstanding relationship with the band’s members and had expressed interest in helping them get signed. On August 12, 2008, it was announced that the band had officially signed with Fueled by Ramen . Later that month, The Friday Night Boys joined Hit

224-805: The Meadowlands Sports Complex where the band performed alongside No Doubt , Fall Out Boy , Demi Lovato , Third Eye Blind , Kid Cudi , Taking Back Sunday , and more. On May 5, 2009, the band began the “Rockin’ Rodeo Tour” in Portland, ME with Forever the Sickest Kids (FTSK). The tour covered much of the northeast and mid-west before being cut short on May 17 in Omaha, NE due to a member of FTSK contracting Swine Flu. The band moved to Los Angeles in January 2009 to begin work on their debut full-length album “Off

256-513: The Deep End” with producer Emanuel Kiriakou at Chalice Studios. While working on their album, MTV dubbed the band “Rock Rookies of 2009,” and invited them to their Los Angeles studio for an interview to promote the upcoming LP . In late May, The Friday Night Boys partnered with Jonathan Bregel to film a music video for their first single “Stuttering” at an overnight shoot in Connecticut. The song

288-984: The Disco 's second studio album Pretty. Odd. achieved similar success, debuting at number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling over 139,000 copies in its first week, and gaining platinum status. Later in 2016, Panic! at the Disco's fifth studio album Death of a Bachelor debuted at number 1, selling 196,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling album in the label's history. In 2012, Fueled By Ramen signed musical duo Twenty One Pilots . They released their label debut album Vessel in 2013, which included " Ode to Sleep ", " Holding on to You ", " House of Gold ", and " Car Radio ". In 2015, they released their breakthrough studio album Blurryface , which included " Tear in My Heart ", " Fairly Local ", " Stressed Out ", " Heavydirtysoul " and " Ride ". The album peaked at number 1 on

320-411: The Disco . In 2006, Vinnie Fiorello left the label, citing disagreements in the direction of future signees and loss of passion in the music the label was investing itself in. In 2007, the label opened an office in midtown Manhattan, and that same year Paramore 's album Riot! debuted in the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard 200 , was certified gold and a year later gained platinum status. Panic! at

352-808: The Give it a Name tour in mainland Europe and performed several shows in Germany with Story of the Year. The European tour concluded with a stop at the Groezrock Festival in Meerhout, Belgium, where the band headlined the Etnies stage . In May, the band joined Cute is What We Aim For for a full US tour. The tour started in Cambridge, MA and ended in Cleveland, OH on June 19. The band took

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384-672: The Lights , Fireworks , and A Rocket to the Moon on the AC Slay Tour, covering the Midwest and mid-Atlantic. The band relocated to a shared apartment in Harrisonburg, VA while Goldstein completed his last semester at James Madison University (JMU) to earn a psychology degree. The band performed at JMU’s fall concert with Boys Like Girls , Cute is What We Aim For , and Lights and continued to tour on

416-757: The London Underground on October 6. On October 15, 2009, the band began the Glamour Kills tour in Hartford with All Time Low , We the Kings , and Hey Monday . The tour concluded on December 6 in Philadelphia. In November 2009, the band released a re-recorded version of their ballad “Can’t Take That Away” on the soundtrack for The Sims 3: World Adventures . On December 27, 2009, the band co-headlined Washington, DC's 9:30 Club with My Favorite Highway . On January 22, 2010

448-561: The Scene , and " Tonight Tonight " by Hot Chelle Rae , which was #1 on the Billboard Hot AC charts, "It Girl" by Jason Derulo, as well as "Classic" and "American Dream" by MKTO . He has also collaborated with Celine Dion , Ne-Yo , MKTO , Demi Lovato , Selena Gomez , ZAYN , Gabby Barrett , Rachel Platten , David Foster , Madison Beer , Robert DeLong , Whitney Houston , Simple Plan , and Backstreet Boys . Kiriakou began playing with

480-594: The US Billboard Top 200 charts, and was certified sextuple platinum after selling over 6 million copies in the U.S. alone. "Stressed Out" is the most viewed music video on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel, accumulating over 2.9 billion views as of July 17, 2024. In June 2018, Warner Music Group announced that Fueled by Ramen, amongst other labels, would be included in a new parent label, Elektra Music Group . It officially launched on October 1, 2018. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group, and subsequently Fueled by Ramen,

512-435: The animator and actress Aliki Theofilopoulos . Kiriakou moved to Los Angeles in 2004, where he worked closely with record producer and songwriter Walter Afanasieff . Kiriakou co-wrote and produced Jason Derulo 's single " It Girl ". He also co-wrote and produced the first single for Selena Gomez & the Scene titled "Who Says" , co-wrote and produced Hot Chelle Rae 's "Tonight Tonight" and co-wrote and produced "Fix

544-483: The band headlined the “Once it Hits Your Lips Tour,” with support from The Ready Set and Anarbor . The twenty-date tour covered much of the east coast and midwest. The tour concluded on February 13 in West Palm Beach, FL. In April, the band returned to the United Kingdom for a co-headlining tour with There For Tomorrow . Following their co-headlining UK run, The Friday Night Boys supported Sum 41 and AFI on

576-702: The band started the sold out “Hot Mess Across the US” tour in Columbus, OH supporting label mates Cobra Starship . The tour included a stop at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA on August 11, which was the release date of Cobra Starship 's new album “Hot Mess”. The tour covered the U.S. and concluded on August 31 in Providence, RI. On September 19, 2009, the band partnered with Steve “Stev-o” Jocz of Sum 41 in Los Angeles to film

608-541: The following year. Soon thereafter, Janick joined forces with Wentz to create Decaydance Records and released a series of albums from a disparate-sounding group of acts ranging from the alternative hip hop of Gym Class Heroes to the indie-pop combo the Hush Sound . In September 2005, Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen released A Fever You Can't Sweat Out , the RIAA quadruple-platinum-certified debut album from Las Vegas' Panic! at

640-629: The guitar and piano at the age of 5, and joined his father's Greek band at the age of fourteen. He credits this time in his father's band as his real musical education. He graduated from Youngstown State University 's Dana School of Music, in Youngstown, Ohio with a degree in music, and then relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota , where he won a Cleo Award for a Miller Lite television commercial. After relocating to New York City, he linked up with Joey McIntyre and produced his second solo record, " Meet Joe Mac ". Kiriakou lives in Los Angeles with his wife,

672-706: The instrumental/space rock project The Rococo Bang with his brother-in-law. Barrett went on to produce and perform solo material. The Friday Night Boys reunited in March 2017 for a performance at the South by So What Festival in Dallas, Texas. Fueled by Ramen Fueled by Ramen, LLC (formerly Fueled by Ramen, Inc. until 2005) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by 300 Elektra Entertainment . The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida , in 1996,

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704-549: The label's discography . Emanuel Kiriakou Emanuel Steve "Eman" Kiriakou (born August 16, 1966) is an American songwriter, producer , record executive , music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles . He recently co-wrote and produced " Take You Dancing " by Jason Derulo , and has produced a number of Billboard Hot 100 charting singles including: " What's Left of Me " by Nick Lachey , " Crush " by David Archuleta , " Who Says " by Selena Gomez &

736-1075: The pop Billboard chart and #1 on the Dance Chart. Kiriakou's music has been featured in television shows and major motion picture soundtracks, including the award-winning My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He co-produced the Demi Lovato version of " Let It Go " from the movie Frozen with his production partner Andrew Goldstein . He has worked with chart-topping artists Demi Lovato ("Fix A Heart", "In Case", "Warrior" and "Something That We're Not" Selena Gomez , Celine Dion ('Incredible"), Backstreet Boys , Robert DeLong , MKTO , and Ne-Yo . Kiriakou partnered with Evan Kidd Bogart in 2011 to form their label and publishing companies, Crooked Paintings and Cre8ive Co., which specialize in creative/A&R services and artist development. The first and most notable signings on their roster are pop-duo MKTO , and electronic artist, FRND. Most recently, Kiriakou cowrote and co-produced Jason Derulo 's current single, "Take You Dancing". He

768-623: The self-titled EP from Jimmy Eat World , which enabled the label to buy its first office space in Tampa. Ramen early on partnered with the independent distribution arm of Warner, ADA ; Warner's Lyor Cohen finally made a deal for Ramen that led Janick to say "We operate like an indie label that's very small and nimble and can do their own thing, but we have the resources of a major company." In 2004 , Fall Out Boy 's Pete Wentz introduced Fueled By Ramen to fellow Chicago pop-rock outfit The Academy Is... , who released their debut album Almost Here ,

800-464: The summer of 2010 off from touring and came to the decision that they could no longer make the band a priority. On October 8, 2010 Goldstein announced via Fueled by Ramen ’s Tumblr site that the band had broken up. On February 1, 2011, The Friday Night Boys released “Everything You Ever Wanted: The B-Sides” on Fueled by Ramen . The album contained early recordings, b-sides , and one new, unreleased song titled “Impossible”. Goldstein went on to become

832-692: The tour in Tampa, FL. In March 2009, they embarked on “Guys, Guys, Guys Tour,” in Oklahoma, OK with Sing It Loud , The Morning Light , The Summer Set , and Artist Vs. Poet . The tour covered the full U.S. and included a stop at Bamboozle Left on April 4 in Irvine, CA where the band performed on the Saints & Sinners stage. The tour ended on May 2, 2009 in East Rutherford as part of the Bamboozle Festival at

864-624: The weekends. Shows performed during this time included dates on the “Compromising of Integrity, Morality, and Principles in Exchange for Money Tour” with All Time Low and The Maine , at the CMJ festival in New York City with 3OH!3 and Anthony Green , and opening a sold-out show with Angels and Airwaves at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore. The band's five-song Fueled by Ramen debut, “That’s What She Said”

896-521: Was certified quadruple platinum for sales of at least four million units; Some Nights and Riot! were certified triple platinum for sales of at least three million units; and Pray for the Wicked , Death of a Bachelor , and Vessel were certified double platinum for sales of at least two million units. This list was compiled based on information found on the Elektra Music webpage for Fueled by Ramen and

928-595: Was finalized in early 2008 with fellow DC musicians Mike Toohey, Robby Reider, and Chris Barrett. Shortly after, the band self-released their debut EP “The Sketch Process,” which sold over 45,000 digital tracks and quickly drew the attention of Absolute Management. The band appeared on MTV ’s Total Request Live on July 10, 2008, where they were interviewed and performed “Chasing a Rockstar.” The band continued playing locally that summer and booked their first week-long tour that consisted of dates in New York City, Chicago, Lansing, and Ann Arbor. During their New York City stop at

960-515: Was included on the soundtrack American Pie Presents: The Book of Love . On June 9, 2009, Fueled by Ramen released The Friday Night Boys’ debut full length “Off the Deep End”. The day after the release of “Off the Deep End”, the band began the eight-week long “ Let's Make a Mess Tour ” in Phoenix, AZ with Hey Monday and This Providence . The tour concluded on July 24 in Houston, TX. On August 3, 2009,

992-486: Was merged into the new umbrella label group 300 Elektra Entertainment . Twelve albums released by Fueled By Ramen have been certified Platinum (some multiple times) by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million units or more: Blurryface , the label's highest-selling album, was certified sextuple platinum for sales of at least six million units; A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

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1024-519: Was released on October 13, 2008. In December, the band joined All Time Low on the “Christmahanakwanza” tour along with The Audition , Hey Monday , and Sparks the Rescue . The tour had multiple dates in PA, NY, CT, and concluded on December 28 in Baltimore. In February 2009, they joined the “Almost Have a Tour Bus Tour” in Omaha, NE with Automatic Love Letter and A Cursive Memory. Later that month, they concluded

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