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125-765: Fall Out Boy took a hiatus at the end of 2009 after extensive touring stints; each member pursued individual musical interests. Conceived as an attempt to reinvent the band's sound, Save Rock and Roll was recorded in secrecy in California, beginning in the fall of 2012. Produced by the band and Butch Walker , the album marked Fall Out Boy's departure from the longtime producer Neal Avron . Combining rock , pop , and R&B styles, Save Rock and Roll features guest vocals from Foxes , Big Sean , Courtney Love , and Elton John . The lyrics address internal struggles of growing up, experiencing love and heartbreak, and dwelling on nostalgia. The band filmed music videos for every song on

250-414: A "folk feel". In 2012, Simpson independently released the single "Bat for a Heart". Though the single featured explicit lyrics and a racy music video, it failed to have any success. The track was written and composed by renowned songwriter Linda Perry . The song received a mixed reception upon its release. Simpson later claimed that the album was developing more of an electronic sound. However, "Bat for

375-548: A "love triangle" between the pair and Valderrama's ex-girlfriend Lindsay Lohan . Despite this, representatives for Simpson claimed that the two had been friends for years, and there was no romantic interest. Simpson appeared as a musical guest during halftime at the 2005 Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida . Her performance of "La La" garnered a negative reception from the crowd, leading to boos. In February 2005, Simpson embarked on her Autobiography Tour throughout North America. Featuring

500-488: A "reimagining of the band", which focuses more on pop. Sessions were not without their difficulties, as the band struggled initially to produce new material. Walker had doubts about the band's volatility, feeling the record would not be made following "meltdown after meltdown". When the band members learned that Elton John was a fan of their music, they jokingly suggested that he might want to record with them. John complied, and Stump flew to Atlanta late in production, halting

625-460: A Heart" served as Simpson's final musical release for several years afterward, with no future musical plans announced and her music website being shut down. In June 2012, it was announced that Simpson was filming Pawn Shop Chronicles in Baton Rouge, Louisiana , a comedy movie released in 2013. Simpson portrayed the character of Roxie Hart for a third time in the musical Chicago , this time in

750-419: A Pariah". In the post, Stump lamented the harsh reception of the record and his status as a "has-been" at 27. Stump revealed that fans harassed him on his solo tour, hurling insults such as "We liked you better fat", and noted: "Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again." Aside from Soul Punk and personal developments, Stump moonlighted as

875-467: A September 2007 interview, her father, Joe Simpson, explained of the surgery Ashlee had undergone: "There was a real problem with her breathing and that was cured." In the middle of 2006, Simpson gave an interview to Marie Claire magazine, in which she was said to have "had it with Hollywood's twisted view of feminine beauty" and was photographed painting a pro-female mural with a group of underprivileged girls from Los Angeles' Green Dot Public School. By

1000-408: A Teenage Bullet Belt . In late 2012, Walker was featured on the show Live from Daryl's House on MTV Live (then Palladia). Following the release of two EPs in 2013 and 2014, Walker released his seventh full-length album, Afraid of Ghosts , on February 3, 2015. The album was produced by Ryan Adams . In June 2016 it was announced that Walker's upcoming album would be titled Stay Gold . It

1125-442: A back-up dancer for her sister and appeared in television commercials at the age of 15. Simpson later pursued a career as an actress and had a main role on the family drama 7th Heaven . She appeared on the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica , broadcast on MTV between 2003 and 2005, which focused on Ashlee's older sister Jessica and Jessica's then-husband Nick Lachey . While working on her debut studio album, Simpson became

1250-401: A contrast to her sister Jessica. With the success of Jessica's reality television series Newlyweds , the sisters became household names in the media and became the focus of much attention. She cites her childhood as being the time when she began to sing and admits that she dreamed of being on Broadway and did not expect to break into the pop music scene. Vocally, Simpson is an alto with

1375-532: A cover of Duran Duran 's " Rio ", and a live rendition of the Shasta soda jingle from the late seventies. The style of both these albums was guitar-oriented, mainstream rock with mild funk influences and was a forerunner to the more basic guitar-oriented rock approach Walker took later with Marvelous 3. In 1997 Walker, Fincher, and McLee scaled back to a trio and adopted a power pop sound with Walker handling lead vocals. Calling themselves Marvelous 3 , they released

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1500-578: A creative outlet. He was at first reluctant to approach Stump, likening the phone call to reconnecting with a lover after years of acrimony. Wentz told Stump "I know what you need – you need your band", and said: "I think it's kind of weird that we haven't really seen each other this year. We paid for each others houses and you don't know my kid". The duo recorded demos on GarageBand at Stump's personal home studio in Hollywood Hills . The result, "three or four" new songs, were shelved with near immediacy, with

1625-587: A dance-pop and 1980s-themed sound. Bittersweet World was released in 2008 to positive critical reception. It saw a decline in sales, and reached number 4 on the Billboard 200. The following year, Simpson joined the main cast of the Melrose Place revamp, which was met with harsh critical reception. Later that year, she made her Broadway debut reprising her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway. Simpson announced

1750-598: A fourth studio album that same year. She independently released the single "Bat for a Heart" (2012), which failed to have success. Simpson eventually scrapped the album and focused on her child. Simpson reprised her role as Roxie Hart for the third time in a 2-dates special production in Hollywood Bowl in July 2013 directed by Brooke Shields . In October 2018, Simpson and her husband Evan Ross released their debut extended play (EP) by Ashlee + Evan through Access Records , which

1875-623: A guest appearance from Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun and the appearance of the Stanley Cup won earlier that summer by the hometown Blackhawks. Fall Out Boy and Paramore co-headlined the Monumentour North American arena concert tour, announced in January 2014 and beginning April 2014, marking the first time the bands toured together since 2005. It was supported by New Politics as the opening band. The tour consisted of 44 concerts over

2000-488: A list of stipulations for rejoining the band. "If I'm not coming back to this band writing music […] then I don't want to", he remarked, and Stump disarmed him: "He said I needed to be writing more." Save Rock and Roll was recorded primarily at Rubyred Recordings in Santa Monica, California from October 2012 to March 2013. The band's main goal was to reinvent the sound of the group from scratch, creating what Trohman called

2125-601: A little bit -- creatively and probably as people, too." In addition, the constant touring schedule had become difficult for the band due to conflicting fan opinion regarding Folie à Deux : concertgoers would "boo the band for performing numbers from the record in concert", leading Stump to describe touring in support of Folie as like "being the last act at the vaudeville show: We were rotten vegetable targets in Clandestine hoods." "Some of us were miserable onstage," said guitarist Joe Trohman . "Others were just drunk." Stump realized

2250-419: A new band.' And it was fearless, because we didn't have anything to lose. Patrick Stump on the band's pop-based reinvention The album's earliest origins lie in unsuccessful writing sessions between Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz. The two met up in early 2012 to write for the first time in nearly four years. Wentz reached out to Stump after he penned his letter, as he too felt he was in a dark place and needed

2375-527: A professional songwriter/producer, co-writing tracks with Bruno Mars and All Time Low , and pursued acting. Wentz formed electronic duo Black Cards with vocalist Bebe Rexha in July 2010. The project released one single before album delays led to Rexha's departure in 2011. Black Cards added Spencer Peterson to complete the Use Your Disillusion EP in 2012. Wentz also completed writing a novel, Gray , that he had been working on for six years outside

2500-551: A pure rock record. In 2009, following two nationwide tours and the release of a greatest hits compilation Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits , the members of Fall Out Boy decided to take a break. The band's decision stemmed from disillusionment with the music industry and the constant promotion of their fourth record Folie à Deux . The band's, specifically bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz , every movement had become fodder for gossip in tabloids, and lead vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump recalled that "We found ourselves running on fumes

2625-401: A secret was partially so that the group members had the option to not make the record if the sessions did not work out. Keeping the secret was difficult, especially for a group so visible on social media; Hurley stayed away from Twitter, and all members got as far away from one another in public as possible. Rumors began to swirl in late 2012 after a friend of the band tweeted that the band was in

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2750-443: A series titled The Young Blood Chronicles between February 2013 and May 2014. All eleven videos were shown as one continuous film on May 21, 2014, on Palladia . As soon as Fall Out Boy came off of its hiatus, a tour supporting Save Rock and Roll was announced for the summer of 2013, in addition to the one-off comeback dates in selected cities. Fall Out Boy played in various small concert venues and clubs for this tour. On May 13, it

2875-499: A shot." Hoping to transition to a new sound, Simpson enlisted producers Timbaland and The Neptunes to provide "beat-oriented" songs for the project. Simpson released the album's lead single, " Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) ", in December 2007. The song featured elements of synthpop and was heavily influenced by the pop-music scene of the 1980s. The single failed to chart on the Hot 100 chart in

3000-479: A singing career. While Jessica launched her career, Ashlee began appearing in television commercials. Her father, Joe, served as her agent. Following the commercial success of Jessica's debut album Sweet Kisses (1999), Ashlee became one of her back-up dancers on tour. Hoping to pursue a career in acting, Simpson had a minor guest appearance on an episode of Malcolm in the Middle . The following year, Simpson had

3125-475: A small role as Monique in the Rob Schneider comedy film The Hot Chick (2002). She joined the seventh season of the family drama 7th Heaven as Cecilia Smith, a role which she continued to portray in the eighth season. Simpson appeared in a total of forty episodes as Cecilia. That same year, Ashlee recorded a song titled "Christmas Past, Present, and Future" for the holiday album School's Out! Christmas ;

3250-414: A tongue-in-cheek remark after Wentz envisioned album reviews that would sarcastically state that the band "came back to save rock and roll." It was also partially inspired by the return of rock-based acts on contemporary hit radio , such as the success of recent Fun and Gotye singles. The cover of Save Rock and Roll features a photograph of two young boys—one wearing traditional Buddhist monk robes,

3375-434: A total of thirty-seven shows, the tour saw Simpson performing songs from her debut album, as well as covers and a previously unreleased song. While on tour, Simpson wrote material for her second studio album. Simpson had a supporting role in the film Undiscovered , portraying an aspiring actress named Clea, but the film was a critical and commercial failure, and it earned Simpson a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress at

3500-423: A whole bunch more." But in early 2005, her music website went offline—with an error—for months and, as of early September 2018, it remained offline despite her claims to return to music. In 2018, Simpson and Evan Ross teamed up with French brand Zadig & Voltaire and designed a unisex clothing collection titled "Jagger Snow". That same year, Simpson voiced Strelka in the animated movie Space Dogs Adventure to

3625-414: Is not the band that will save rock and roll". He added that "like many other bands, they have added some more electronic elements, which makes Save Rock and Roll a bit too well produced and non-organic." Andy Baber of musicOMH called the album both the group's "softest" and the group's "least memorable." At The Oakland Press , Gary Graff found that the "11-song set has more in common with Rihanna than

3750-431: Is the co-creative director of the line, which was released in the winter of 2011. Shortly after her separation from Wentz, it was confirmed that Simpson was in a relationship with actor Vincent Piazza , though the two ended their relationship nearly a year and a half after they started dating. Simpson confirmed during an interview in 2011 that she had begun working on her fourth studio album, which she described as having

3875-629: The Billboard Hot 100 , marking the band's first top twenty single since the group's 2008 cover of Michael Jackson 's " Beat It ". "My Songs" would shortly sell 5 million downloads in the US to be certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA, and also peak at number five on the UK Singles Chart . The band promoted the song with TV performances and in acoustic version at radio interviews. Fall Out Boy announced on June 24 that

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4000-449: The 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards . Simpson released her second studio album, I Am Me , in October 2005. The album featured similar pop-rock themes as found on her debut effort, though Simpson hoped to incorporate the feel of music from the 1980s into her sound. Much like her previous release, Simpson co-wrote all of the songs on the album. It became her second album to debut at the top of

4125-462: The Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 220,000 copies in the United States. The album failed to match the success of Autobiography, though it went on to sell over three million copies worldwide. The album's lead single, " Boyfriend ", was written and composed about the rumors between Simpson and Valderama, and it became her second top-twenty hit in the United States. For the release of

4250-534: The Billboard  200, becoming her second album to do so. The album went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following her appearance as Roxie Hart in the West End production of Chicago , Simpson announced that she had begun working on her third studio album. The album differed from the pop-rock sound of her previous efforts, featuring

4375-541: The Chapin Sisters , Gregory Macdonald of Sloan (band) and more. Out of the shows came a cover of Taylor Swift 's single " You Belong with Me " on banjolin , which was later recorded as a video and audio version in his studio. Swift blogged about the video and then invited Walker to appear with her at the winter 2010 Grammy Awards. Walker began working on his next album in 2009, and ultimately released I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart on February 23, 2010, under

4500-521: The L.O.V.E. Tour , to further promote her sophomore album. It was announced that I Am Me would be re-released in the following months featuring a new single " Invisible ", a cover of a Jaded Era song. The single was released in June 2006 and went on to peak at number 21 on the Hot 100. It became her second single to enter the top ten of the Mainstream Top 40 chart based on pop radio airplay. Eventually, it

4625-590: The MTV Australia Video Music Awards , where she won "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Video" for the single "Boyfriend". Simpson had a nose job in April 2006. In the May 2007 issue of Harper's Bazaar , she said that she was neither insecure about her appearance nor had been so beforehand. She said that plastic surgery was a "personal choice" that one should only decide to do for oneself and not for others. In

4750-575: The School of American Ballet in New York City when she was eleven, becoming the youngest person ever to be admitted into the school. Though the age requirement for the school was twelve, Simpson's father admitted to lying about her age. During this time, Simpson suffered from an unnamed eating disorder for about six months, eventually receiving treatment from her parents. The Simpson family relocated to Los Angeles , California , in 1999, as Jessica pursued

4875-586: The UK album chart , it debuted at number two with 24,809 copies. It was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for 100,000 copies shipped. On the Canadian Albums Chart , Save Rock and Roll debuted at number one with 8,000 first week sales, and later achieved Gold status for 40,000 shipments. It opened at number two in both Australia and New Zealand . The band's chart success

5000-503: The "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" video. Following the conversation, 2 Chainz posted to Instagram a photo of Wentz and himself with the caption "Fall Out Boyz feat. 2 Chainz?" To the members of Fall Out Boy's surprise and relief, fans of the band denied the possibility, finding the idea too absurd. Stump recalls he wrote "somewhere near 25%" of the lyrics, the most since on Take This to Your Grave . The title originated as

5125-468: The "Richest Young Celebrities", it is reported she earned $ 8.3 million in 2005. Forbes placed Simpson and her then-husband Pete Wentz at No. 20 on their list of "Top 20 Celebrity Cash Couples" with their $ 9.5 million combined income. With the release of Autobiography , Simpson instantaneously became marketed as an "anti- Britney ", drawing comparisons to artists such as Avril Lavigne and Fefe Dobson . The media noted her "punk-rock" image and style as

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5250-577: The "Song of the Summer" Teen Choice Award for "Pieces of Me", as well as the "Fresh Face" Award. She also won the Billboard Award for New Female Artist of the Year in December, and in the same month, Entertainment Weekly named her one of its Breakout Stars of 2004. In January 2005, gossip news outlets began speculating that Simpson and actor Wilmer Valderrama were romantically involved, leading to rumors of

5375-503: The 10th anniversary of the band's Take This to Your Grave album, but the date was pulled forward to April after the lead single and the band's comeback were met with commercial and critical success. The album was posted in its entirety on the band's official website eight days prior to its release, as to avoid a leak . The record's lead single , " My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) ", shot up to number two on iTunes within hours of its release. It peaked at number 13 on

5500-459: The 9th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.[17] He was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards.[18] In 2008 Walker signed on to judge a competition called Spin's Hot Pursuit to find an unsigned band for Epic Records/Original Signal hosted on Music Nation.[19] In January 2009, post-hardcore band Saosin tapped Walker to produce their second album for Capitol Records . In March 2009,

5625-650: The Hollywood Bowl production of the show. Simpson's performance received mixed reviews, though she was described as an "audience favorite". In July 2013, it was reported that Simpson had begun dating actor Evan Ross , son of singer Diana Ross . Simpson and Ross became engaged in January 2014, and married on August 30, 2014, at Diana Ross's estate in Connecticut . The couple welcomed a daughter named Jagger Snow on July 30, 2015. The same month, Simpson and her husband filed requests to change their surname to Ross-Næss. Næss

5750-619: The House of Blues in Cleveland , Ohio, He climbed off the stage and into the crowd to marry a couple live before the end of the show. Category:Song recordings produced by Butch Walker   ( 56 ) Ashlee Simpson Ashley Nicolle Ross-Næss ( née Simpson ; born October 3, 1984), known professionally as Ashlee Simpson , is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. The younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson , she began her career as

5875-512: The Moon , alongside Alicia Silverstone . Simpson also confirmed to Us Weekly that new music would be released in 2019, which appeared to suggest she was working on her upcoming fourth studio album after an eleven-year hiatus. On September 9, 2018, she was slated to return to the world of TV-reality shows with Ashlee+Evan , on E! Entertainment Television . Simpson and Ross released their debut duet single, "I Do", on September 7, 2018. The couple

6000-579: The RIAA. " Young Volcanoes " was later announced as the fourth single from the album. It officially impacted radio in the United Kingdom on November 4, coinciding with the band's performance at the O2 Academy Islington , and later peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. Inspired in part by Daft Punk 's Electroma , the band released a music video for all eleven songs on the album in

6125-585: The Ramones, which will undoubtedly polarize those faithful". Save Rock and Roll debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 154,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan . Fall Out Boy had been in a sales race with rapper Kid Cudi , whose Indicud was released the same day and debuted at number two. Initially, industry sources had forecast both albums to sell around 150,000, but Save Rock and Roll pulled ahead by

6250-591: The US Billboard 200. Butch Walker worked with Weezer on their albums Raditude and Pacific Daydream . Walker was mentioned working with the band during a radio interview with 99X. Walker co-wrote and produced several songs on Raditude , including the first single, " (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To ", which hit number two on the Modern Rock Chart. In 2007, Walker provided guest vocals on Fall Out Boy 's third record Infinity on High , on

6375-623: The USA's Women's Health , Jane , CosmoGirl , Shape , Allure , YM , Marie Claire , Redbook and Seventeen ; Germany's Glamour ; Japan's Blenda and Elle ; and Russia's Elle Girl . She has appeared on several international editions of Cosmopolitan , such as Georgia, Serbia, Russia, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Slovenia, Netherlands, US and Australia. She has appeared in television commercials for Liquid Ice, HP , Zellers and Pizza Hut . She appeared in print ads for Skechers and ThermaSilk . Forbes listed Simpson as one of

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6500-430: The United States, though it had moderate success in international territories. Bittersweet World , Simpson's third studio album, was released on April 19, 2008. The album saw a decline for Simpson, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 47,000 copies. Simpson launched a collection of tops in partnership with the clothing retailer Wet Seal on April 22, 2008, the same day Bittersweet World

6625-470: The United States. The song did not receive a release in European territories. It failed to have the success of its predecessor, though it did reach the top twenty of the Mainstream Top 40 chart, becoming her second hit on the chart. The song lyrically spoke of her views towards her older sister's success. The song received a positive critical reception, with some praising it as a highlight for the album. " La La "

6750-479: The Way Down " (2004), portraying herself as Cabrera's love interest. The couple later began a romantic relationship, with Cabrera inspiring multiple songs for Simpson's album. Simpson wanted her debut album to consist of pop-rock music, as she did not listen to pop music. The project was produced by John Shanks , while Simpson co-wrote all of the songs on the album. She also worked with songwriter Kara DioGuardi on

6875-657: The Wilderness , August is Falling, Matt Nathanson , and Elizabeth Cook . Category:Songs written by Butch Walker   ( 39 ) The documentary Out of Focus premiered at the Nashville Film Festival in April 2012. Directed by Shane Valdés and Peter Harding, it focuses on Butch Walker's life and music. Its first European showing was at Oldenburg Filmfest , Germany in August 2012 . In November 2007, Walker and his family lost all of their possessions, including

7000-537: The album Math and Other Problems in 1997. They followed this in 1999 with Hey! Album and had a minor hit with the song "Freak of the Week." The next year they released their final album, ReadySexGo , which failed to continue the momentum created by the prior releases. The band disbanded in 2001. Their final concert was on August 3, 2001, at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in front of their hometown fans. On April 25, 2023, Butch Walker announced on Atlanta's 99X that

7125-428: The album a positive review, calling it "a blast of an album", and stating: It's also gutsy: No matter what direction Fall Out Boy went, people would be disappointed. So to release a collection of music that's a noticeable progression from their past albums—but one done entirely on their own terms—is brave. Save Rock and Roll might not actually, well, save rock and roll—but it certainly has brought Fall Out Boy back from

7250-416: The album and its lead single was attributed to the exposure from her reality television series. The album sold over five million copies worldwide. On October 23, 2004, Simpson appeared as a musical guest on an episode of Saturday Night Live to promote the album. After suffering from what Simpson said was vocal cord inflammation caused by acid reflux on the day of the live broadcast, she lost her voice and

7375-539: The album, Simpson went back to her blonde hair. The album's second and final single, " L.O.V.E. ", entered the top forty in the United States. Simpson appeared for a second time as a musical performer on Saturday Night Live, performing the song "Catch Me When I Fall", which was inspired by her previous appearance on the series, as well as "Boyfriend". This time, both songs were performed without any adverse incident. In mid-December, Simpson collapsed after performing in Japan and

7500-469: The album, which were compiled and released as The Young Blood Chronicles in 2014. They embarked on an arena tour across Europe, North America, and Australia throughout 2013, and co-headlined the North American concert tour Monumentour with Paramore from June to September 2014. Four songs were released as singles , with the lead single " My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up) " reaching

7625-476: The album, with DioGuardi receiving credits on seven of the album's tracks. The album's lead single, " Pieces of Me ", became a hit in the United States. The song reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart based on pop radio airplay. "Pieces of Me" earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting 500,000 copies of

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7750-692: The band name Butch Walker & the Black Widows. Recording sessions were held at Ruby-Red Productions in Santa Monica, California. Walker's support of the record included touring with Train beginning March 2010, a headlining tour of the US, and opening for Pink in Europe on her Stadium Festival Tour. On August 30, 2011, Butch Walker released his second album with the Black Widows, titled The Spade . On October 25, 2011, Walker released his first book, an autobiography entitled Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from

7875-510: The band was desperate to take a break; he sat the group down and explained that a hiatus was in order if the band wanted to continue in the future. All involved felt the dynamic of the group had changed as personalities developed. Rumors and misquotes led to confusion as to what such a break truly meant; Wentz preferred to not refer to the break as a "hiatus", instead explaining that the band was just "decompressing". Fall Out Boy played its last show at Madison Square Garden on October 4, 2009. Near

8000-624: The band was getting back together for a new album, a re-release of "Hey Album," and a show on October 27, 2023, at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Butch Walker then began a solo career, releasing the albums Left of Self-Centered in 2002, Letters in 2004 and The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites in 2006. In 2005 he played over 200 live shows across both the U.S. and Japan, and he released his first DVD, Live at Budokan . Butch Walker

8125-490: The band with Fincher's wife and Chrystina Lloree. They released one full-length album, Creamy . The album contained thirteen original tracks, with Lloree taking a large share of the lead vocals and heavy reliance on guitar. The band then shortened their name to The Floyds. They then released one self-titled album on the Deep South label, which contained ten original tracks along with a humorous intro piece. Bonus tracks included

8250-460: The band, and began hosting the reality tattoo competition show Best Ink . Hurley ventured farther into rock during the hiatus, drumming with multiple bands over the three-year period. He continued to manage his record label, Fuck City, and drummed for bands Burning Empires and Enabler. He also formed heavy metal outfit The Damned Things with Trohman, Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax , and Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die . Despite this,

8375-579: The brink. Dave Simpson of The Guardian was positive in his description of the music on the album: "Each track fuses punk-pop, boyband production values and heart-style power-balladry to make a big enough noise to accompany fireworks in stadiums." Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly described Save Rock and Roll as a stairway to a new era for the band, writing: "There's not much psychological processing on Save Rock and Roll , but it does advance FOB's vision of an über-inclusive guitar-pop utopia." Rolling Stone ' s Simon Vozick-Levinson characterized

8500-629: The ceremony. She changed her surname from Simpson to Wentz, and during the marriage was known professionally as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. It was during this time that Simpson released the song " Little Miss Obsessive " as the second single from Bittersweet World . The song did not receive a European release and hit a peak of 96 on the Hot 100 chart in the United States. She also began appearing in commercials for Canadian retailer Zellers to promote their independent clothing line, Request , in mid-2008. Two weeks after her wedding, Simpson announced her pregnancy, thus ending promotion of "Little Miss Obsessive" and

8625-491: The closing credits with the evening's host, Jude Law , saying: "My band started playing the wrong song, and I didn't know what to do, so I thought I'd do a hoedown. I'm sorry. This is live TV. These things happen!" The incident triggered a strong backlash from the audience and media, and Simpson was accused of lip-syncing. Days later, Simpson called music video series Total Request Live and said that she had almost completely lost her voice. Her drummer had accidentally pressed

8750-494: The course of four months. Save Rock and Roll has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, making the band's reformation a critical success. At Metacritic , a website which assigns a rating out of 100 from reviews by mainstream critics, it currently holds a rating of 75 based on 18 reviews, citing "generally favorable reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commended the record's compositions as "ambitious, admirable, and sometimes thrilling, particularly because

8875-536: The end of the tracking week. The arrival of Save Rock and Roll posted the quartet's then-third biggest sales week, and earned the band its second career number one on the chart. The album also debuted at number one on Billboard 's Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts. In its second week, it fell to number five on the Billboard 200 with 36,000 sales, a 76% decline. As of January 2015, Save Rock and Roll has sold over 670,000 copies. The week ending April 4, 2015 marked its 100th chart week at No. 95. On

9000-430: The end, Blink-182 's Mark Hoppus shaved Wentz's head in a move Rolling Stone would later describe as a "symbolic cleansing of the past, but also the beginning of a very dark chapter for the band." By the time the break began, Stump was the heaviest he had ever been and loathed the band's image as an " emo " band. Drummer Andy Hurley "went through the darkest depression [I've] ever felt. I looked at my calendar and it

9125-513: The flames at the original location of 1979's Disco Demolition Night . The band performed an "intimate" show the same night at Chicago 's Subterranean, followed by two more club slots in New York City and Los Angeles the same week. Stump playfully chided the hometown crowd at the Subterranean: "I told you we were gonna come back! Why didn't you believe me?" Save Rock and Roll was originally slated for release on May 7, in order to coincide with

9250-498: The glory days and, like, and collect a few checks and pretend ... and do our best 2003 impersonation", said Stump. Afterwards, the quartet held an all-day secret meeting at their manager's home in New York City where they discussed ideas and the mechanics of getting together to record. Trohman was the last to be contacted, through a three-hour phone call from Stump. As Trohman was arguably the most excited to begin other projects, he had

9375-430: The group never fears to tread into treacherous waters, happy to blur the distinctions between pop and rock, mainstream and underground." Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club called the record "the band's most personal album yet, a tribute to being passionate and young when time makes the former difficult and the latter impossible. It's an arena album that longs for small punk clubs." Annie Zaleski of Alternative Press also gave

9500-667: The late 1980s to early 1990s and the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001. Walker grew up in Cartersville, Georgia , working as a guitarist and performer in several rock bands in the 1980s, including Bad Boys and Bite the Bullet. In 1988, Bite the Bullet moved to Los Angeles and within a year, was signed to Virgin Records . The band then changed its name to SouthGang and released two albums, Tainted Angel in 1991 and Group Therapy in 1992. SouthGang

9625-534: The lead single, "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", the album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 selling 56,000 copies within its first week. The album has sold 750,000 copies worldwide. Walker also appears in The Academy Is... videos for "Slow Down" and "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" as well as the video for "So What" by Pink . He also co-wrote the songs "Breaking" and "Younglife", both of which are performed and co-written by Anberlin . Walker also joined

9750-417: The liner notes Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Butch Walker Bradley Glenn " Butch " Walker (born November 14, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band SouthGang from

9875-674: The master recordings to every song he had ever recorded, when the Malibu home he was renting from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers burned down as a result of a wildfire in Southern California . He titled his next album Sycamore Meadows after the street the house was on. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee , with his wife and son. Walker is an ordained minister in the state of Ohio . At his concert September 7, 2016, at

10000-475: The members all remained cordial to one another, and Wentz was Stump's best man at his wedding. The hiatus was, all things considered, beneficial for the group and its members, according to Hurley. "The hiatus helped them all kind of figure themselves out", he explained in 2013. "Especially Joe and Patrick, who were so young. And Pete is a million times better." Save Rock and Roll is a pop rock album that includes elements of contemporary R&B . " The Phoenix "

10125-399: The microphone. The vocal track was promptly lowered, but in the meantime, the band also synchronized with the notes of " Pieces of Me " to mitigate the error, causing even more confusion. Simpson initially reacted with a brief jig , but after about 30 seconds she left the stage. Her band continued playing, prompting the production to initiate a commercial break. Later, Simpson reappeared during

10250-493: The mixing process, to record with him. He was very positive regarding the album's direction: "He actually spoke up for the album's title. He came in and was like, 'Love the album title. Love where this is going. This is great ' ", said Stump. The entire album was recorded in secrecy from the music industry, critics, and fans of the band. Stump recalled: "There was a couple times there was paparazzi that got us outside and didn't put two and two together". The decision to keep recording

10375-455: The next single would be " The Phoenix " via the group's Facebook page. It was released to American modern rock radio on July 16. A month later, the band announced that " Alone Together " would be the album's third single, with a release to pop radio set for August 6, 2013. The single peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 8 weeks on the chart, and was certified Platinum by

10500-540: The other in jeans and a T-shirt (originally an AC/DC shirt from their album Black Ice , but airbrushed out for Save Rock and Roll due to presumed legal issues), smoking a cigarette—taken by Roger Stonehouse in Myanmar . The image was found early on in the production process, as the band scoured the Internet for inspirational images. The band members felt that the photo "really solidified what [they] were trying to get across on

10625-498: The parent album. Simpson gave birth to a son named Bronx on November 20, 2008. In 2009, Simpson returned full-time to television episodes by playing the role of Violet Foster in Melrose Place , The CW 's revamp of the 1990s series Melrose Place . She was originally signed to the show as a regular, but producers and CW executives decided to write out her character. Simpson left the show after twelve episodes and stated that she had known all along that her character would leave

10750-460: The process of recording new material, though each member of the band was quick to deny any chance of a reunion. The band remained tight-lipped until the very end; when the Chicago Tribune asked Wentz a week prior to the announcement whether a Fall Out Boy reunion was happening, he replied: "It's not." Plans nearly went sideways when Wentz went to dinner with rapper 2 Chainz to discuss plans for

10875-952: The re-recorded version of the song for Swift's second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version) . In 2022, Walker produced the song "August is Falling" by pop-punk band August is Falling, featuring on the EP The Simple Plan . Many of the songs that he co-wrote or produced have been hits for other artists, including SR-71 , Avril Lavigne , Sevendust , Injected , The Donnas , Hot Hot Heat , American Hi-Fi , Default , Gob , Midtown , Puffy AmiYumi , Pink , Katy Perry , Pete Yorn , Quietdrive , Green Day , Adam Lambert , Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 , Rayland Baxter , Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra , Train , The Wallflowers , Jewel , The All-American Rejects , The Academy Is... , The Cab , Saosin , Never Shout Never , Weezer , New Politics , Fall Out Boy , The Struts , Andrew McMahon in

11000-438: The record as full of "over-the-top ambitions", summarizing by saying: "Does rock's future depend on this overheated nonsense? Of course not. But life is more fun with Fall Out Boy than without them." At USA Today , Brian Mansfield concluded with "Fall Out Boy may not be rock and roll's saviors, but they make sure it's got a little life left." Johan Wippsson of Melodic gave a more critical review, writing that "Fall Out Boy

11125-490: The record. In addition, he married his longtime girlfriend and lost over sixty pounds through portion control and exercise. Stump blew through most of his savings putting together a large band to tour behind Soul Punk , but ticket sales were sparse and the album stalled commercially. During a particularly dark moment in February 2012, Stump poured his heart out in a 1500-word blog entry called "We Liked You Better Fat: Confessions of

11250-425: The record: The idea of old and new clashing. Tradition and change coming together". While specifically denying that the announcement was a reunion because "[we] never broke up", the band announced a reunion tour and details of Save Rock and Roll on February 4, 2013. The quartet's announcement included a photo of them, taken earlier that morning, huddled around a bonfire, tossing copies of the band's back catalog into

11375-671: The show once the murder mystery storyline had concluded. Despite this, Ashlee's sister has spoken out against the series, claiming that Simpson brought the show free press. After her departure from Melrose Place , Simpson reprised her role in the Broadway musical production of Chicago . She began her Broadway run on November 30, 2009, and performed in New York for eight shows a week until February 7, 2010. On February 9, 2011, Simpson filed for divorce from Wentz, citing irreconcilable differences , and asked that her maiden name be restored. The divorce

11500-595: The single and her reality show helped propel her debut album, Autobiography , also released in 2004, to the top of the US Billboard  200 albums chart. The project sold over five million copies worldwide, making it her most successful album to date. Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered (2005), which was critically and commercially unsuccessful. The failure of the film, along with multiple critically panned performances, led to media scrutiny. Simpson's second studio album, I Am Me (2005), debuted atop

11625-448: The single being sold. Her debut album, Autobiography , was released on July 20, 2004, to a generally mixed critical reception. The album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, selling an estimated 398,000 copies in its first week of release. It was the highest-selling debut album by a female artist that year, going on to sell over 2.5 million copies in the United States by January 2005. The success of

11750-583: The song "Open Happiness" debuted, a new business venture by Coca-Cola , written by Walker, and featuring Cee-Lo Green , Brendon Urie , Patrick Stump , Janelle Monáe and Travis McCoy . This song has a Cantonese cover version by Joey Yung on her new album, A Time For Us, and she is also filming advertisements for Coca-Cola in Chinese. In 2012, Walker produced the song " Everything Has Changed ", written and recorded by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran for Swift's fourth studio album, Red . In 2021, Walker produced

11875-515: The song was later re-released on Radio Disney Jingle Jams following Simpson's musical breakthrough. She later recorded the song "Just Let Me Cry" for the soundtrack to the film Freaky Friday (2003). Simpson later began writing and recording demos, in hopes of finding a record label. It was confirmed a month after the release of the Freaky Friday soundtrack that Simpson had signed with Geffen Records to release her debut studio album. It

12000-562: The star of a spin-off reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show , which was broadcast on MTV between 2004 and 2005. Like her sister before her, Simpson became the center of considerable media attention. Her breakout came with her debut single, " Pieces of Me ", which was released in 2004, reached the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. The success of

12125-462: The success of the series, it was confirmed that Simpson would receive her own series, The Ashlee Simpson Show . Hoping to end comparisons between her and her sister, Ashlee wanted the series to focus on the recording of her debut album. During this time, Simpson also dyed her naturally blonde hair brown, a decision that received media attention. While filming the show, Simpson appeared in the music video for musician Ryan Cabrera 's debut single " On

12250-458: The time the magazine hit newsstands, Simpson had already had her nose job, and some Marie Claire readers complained that this was hypocritical. The magazine received over 1,000 letters of complaint and the magazine's new editor expanded the letters section of the September issue of the magazine to give readers a chance to vent their frustrations. Simpson embarked on her third North American tour,

12375-560: The top 20 on international charts including the US Billboard Hot 100 . Save Rock and Roll peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album also peaked at number one in Canada and number two in the United Kingdom and Australia, being certified in the first two countries. It revitalized Fall Out Boy's commercial success and received generally positive reviews, although most music critics were hesitant to categorize it as

12500-528: The track, "You're Crashing, but You're No Wave", and co-produced the track "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?" with singer Patrick Stump . He also made a brief cameo in the video for "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race". In 2012, Walker produced Fall Out Boy ’s fifth studio album Save Rock and Roll , which debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , earning the band’s second career number one. In 2010, Walker also helped to write and produce Panic! At The Disco ’s album, Vices & Virtues . Preceded by

12625-484: The two concluding that "it just wasn't right and didn't feel right." Several months later, the two reconvened and wrote tracks that they felt truly represented the band in a modern form. After writing "Where Did the Party Go", both musicians became excited as momentum continued to grow. The band decided that if a comeback was in order, it must represent the band in its current form: "We didn't want to come back just to bask in

12750-456: The wrong button, playing the incorrect track and causing the technical error. A 60 Minutes segment on Saturday Night Live , recorded behind the scenes on the same night as the incident and broadcast the following week, supported Simpson's account, showing her suffering voice loss during the dress rehearsals, and eventually leaving the studio in tears. However, Simpson continued to face criticism. SNL's producer Lorne Michaels stated that he

12875-434: Was a jump-cut in my life. I started thinking – like, being old would be cool." During the hiatus, the band members each pursued individual musical interests, which were met with "varying degrees of failure." Stump was the only member of the quartet to take on a solo project while Fall Out Boy was on hiatus, recording debut album Soul Punk entirely on his own: he wrote, produced, and played every instrument for all tracks on

13000-632: Was announced that Fall Out Boy would go on a Save Rock and Roll Arena Tour for the fall of 2013 with support from Panic! at the Disco and Twenty One Pilots . The band also played headlining concerts and festivals worldwide, including dates in Europe and Asia. On July 29, Fall Out Boy announced a Save Rock And Roll Australian tour with British India , beginning October 22 and spanning four dates across four cities; Fall Out Boy had played two Australian dates seven months earlier. Throughout 2013, Fall Out Boy guest performed on many TV shows and music award ceremonies. It

13125-451: Was announced that Jessica Simpson and then-husband Nick Lachey would star in their own MTV reality series, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica . The series, which chronicled Simpson and Lachey's life as a married couple, became a pop culture phenomenon and helped draw attention to the Simpson sisters. Ashlee was a VJ on TRL on MTV in the United States during the summer of 2003. Following

13250-458: Was best described as unexpected by music journalists. Rolling Stone called the band's comeback a "rather stunning renaissance", and Entertainment Weekly called the number one a "major accomplishment for a band whom many in the industry had dismissed as kings of a genre whose time had passed." All songs written and composed by Fall Out Boy ( Andy Hurley , Joe Trohman , Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz ), except where noted. Credits adapted from

13375-620: Was briefly hospitalized, consequently canceling an appearance at the Radio Music Awards . The collapse and her subsequent hospitalization were attributed to exhaustion as a result of her busy work schedule. Simpson embarked on her I Am Me Tour in the final months of 2005 and began dating her drummer Braxton Olita. In March 2006, Simpson won an MTV celebrity surfing invitational competition, which also featured celebrities such as Meagan Good , Jack Osbourne , Ashley Parker Angel , and Tony Hawk . On April 12, 2006, she hosted and performed at

13500-866: Was confirmed that a re-release of I Am Me had been scrapped. In 2006, Simpson was cast as Roxie Hart in the West End musical production of Chicago from September 25 to October 28, 2006. She received mostly positive reviews. Her performance in the show was described as "dazzling and near flawless". Following her split with Olita, it was confirmed that Simpson was in a relationship with Fall Out Boy band member Pete Wentz . Following her appearance as Roxie Hart, Simpson confirmed that she had begun working on her third studio album, initially slated for release in late 2007. Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair said in December 2006 that working on Simpson's next album would be "very tricky" because of press scrutiny and "prejudices", but that Geffen would work with her to overcome that, "because she deserves to be heard and she deserves

13625-450: Was employed as a sample by German hip-hop artist Peter Fox in his 2008 single " Alles neu " from the album Stadtaffe . Save Rock and Roll has been described to contain "pulsating disco grooves [and] stacked-harmony hair-metal singing." The title track, "Save Rock and Roll", samples a vocal track of "Chicago Is So Two Years Ago", from Take This to Your Grave . It was starting at square one again. Where it's like, 'Hey, I guess we're

13750-477: Was expected to release a full-length album later that year, but instead released an extended play record, Ashlee + Evan . In April 2020, Simpson announced she was pregnant with her third child, a son. She gave birth to Ziggy Blu on October 29, 2020. She played Kate in the Christmas film The Recipe Files , aired on QVC+ on November 24, 2023. Simpson has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines, including

13875-662: Was featured as a headlining artist on the MySpace-promoted Inaugural Hotel Cafe tour, supporting independent artists from the Los Angeles venue of the same name. In 2008, Walker released the live album Leavin' the Game on Luckie Street . He then collaborated with Michael Chislett of The Academy Is... and Darren Dodd of The Let's Go Out Tonites under the name 1969, releasing a full-length debut album titled Maya on April 1, 2008. His 4th album, Sycamore Meadows ,

14000-494: Was finalized on November 22, 2011. The former couple released a joint statement following the announcement, stating "We remain friends and deeply committed and loving parents to our son Bronx, whose happiness and well-being remains our number one priority." Simpson appeared on the second episode of The CW's America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17 as a guest judge. She created a fashion line aimed at girls aged seven to sixteen in collaboration with her sister's successful brand. Simpson

14125-408: Was her husband's original legal surname (from his father, businessman Arne Næss Jr. ), while Ross was his mother's surname. In May 2016, Simpson said she was eschewing a possible return to acting in order to focus on making a new album: "I've been writing music with my husband and that's been so much fun, we've just been [trying to] find our sound, we've written like 10 songs but we're going to write

14250-400: Was inspired by Soviet Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and drum loops , both of which Stump was interested in at one point in the recording process. While listening to the fourth movement ( Allegro non troppo ) of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 , Stump became entranced by a certain string moment and proceeded to build an entirely new song influenced by it. The same orchestral snippet

14375-459: Was just empty." Wentz, who had been abusing Xanax and Klonopin , was divorced by his wife Ashlee Simpson and returned to therapy. Wentz recalled: "I'd basically gone from being the guy in Fall Out Boy to being the guy who, like, hangs out all day". Previously known as the "overexposed, despised" leader of the band, Wentz "simply grew up", sharing custody of his son and embracing maturity: "There

14500-505: Was later announced that the band would also host the Save Rock & Roll European Tour, playing at sixteen cities between February and March 2014. Seven of the dates were in the UK. The support acts were announced on December 2, 2013; they were The Pretty Reckless and New Politics . On September 13, 2013, Fall Out Boy headlined Riot Fest in the group's hometown of Chicago. The band's set featured

14625-419: Was one of the first bands to tour China in the early 1990s. Following modifications to their record contract, they disbanded, remaining on good terms. After SouthGang was disbanded, Walker formed a new band with ex-SouthGang members Jayce Fincher and Mitch McLee ( a.k.a. Doug Mitchell), calling themselves "Floyd's Funk Revival" after Walker's birthplace, Floyd County, Georgia . Walker shared lead vocals in

14750-492: Was released as the album's third and final single in January 2005, and again failed to match the success of "Pieces of Me". Despite a low peak on the Hot 100 chart, the song received a gold certification from the RIAA. The song served as only the second single in European territories. Simpson and Cabrera ended their relationship, though the two remained friends. At the Teen Choice Awards on August 8, 2004, Simpson received

14875-572: Was released in the United States. The album went on to sell 126,000 copies within the first year of its release, making it her lowest-selling album to date. The release served as Simpson's final album through Geffen Records. In February 2008, Simpson began wearing a diamond ring. She later explained that it was a promise ring from Wentz. In April 2008, Simpson and Wentz confirmed their engagement, and they wed on May 17, 2008, at Simpson's parents' residence in Encino, California , with her father officiating

15000-458: Was released on August 26, 2016, on Danger bird Records in the United States and on Lojinx in Europe. The album is once again self-produced by Walker, with the songs "Stay Gold", "East Coast Girl" and "Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe ) issued before the album's release. On March 27, 2020, Butch premiered the first promo track for his upcoming album named American Love Story , which was set to be released on May 8. This song, "Pretty Crazy",

15125-584: Was released on November 11, with the first single being "The Weight of Her". A music video was released for "Ships in a Bottle" featuring Walker walking on the grounds of his home on Sycamore Meadows Drive in Southern California after it was destroyed by the wildfires of November 2007 . Both Maya and Sycamore Meadows were released on a limited run of vinyl. Walker played a series of sold-out acoustic live shows beginning in fall 2009, accompanied at various times by Pink , actor Jeremy Piven , Jim Bianco ,

15250-734: Was released on social media and streaming services. On July 25, 2022, Butch released the music video for "Holy Water Hangover" off his upcoming tenth studio album Butch Walker as...Glenn which was out in August 26 of the same year. Butch Walker has been called "one of America's best singer-songwriters" by Rolling Stone . He has penned choruses for artists ranging from Frank Turner to Fall Out Boy . He has produced and composed multiple Pink records and songs including "Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)" from I'm Not Dead , "Bad Influence" from Funhouse , and "Heartbreak Down" from Greatest Hits... So Far!!! In 2019 he co-produced Green Day 's Father of All Motherfuckers , which debuted at number four on

15375-501: Was supported by a tour in select cities across North America, and their TV reality show Ashlee + Evan . Born as Ashley Nicolle, Simpson's parents are Tina and Joe Simpson. She has one older sister, Jessica Simpson . Both she and Jessica attended Prairie Creek Elementary and North Junior High, located in Richardson, Texas , where the girls were raised. When she was three years old, she began studying classical ballet . She enrolled at

15500-419: Was unable to complete the final rehearsals. She decided to use a pre-recorded vocal track as support in the two scheduled performances for the evening. Her first performance, " Pieces of Me ," went smoothly. However, when the band prepared to play the second song, the title track " Autobiography ", an incorrectly played vocal track from the previously performed song was mistakenly triggered before Simpson reached

15625-419: Was unaware of the plans of using lip-synching and that if he had known, he would never have allowed it. He also said that Simpson was the only musical guest ever to have walked off stage during a live performance. Simpson said of the incident, "I made a complete fool of myself." Despite the negative media attention surrounding the incident, Simpson released " Shadow " as the second single from Autobiography in

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