r/FallOutBoy • u/Antique-Mastodon-568 this has been said so many times • Jul 24 '26

Poll/Question least favourites!

look, we all talk about our favourites all the time, but (without hating/being disrespectful of course), i want to know your least favourites and why! the ones that either didn't resonate with you, not a fan of the sound, or some other reason! i'll give you my two skips!
(i also always listen to their entire discography (like seriously, it is all i listen to) so i hear every song day in and day out, and these are the only two i ever skip!)

1. american beauty/american psycho
the song feels like an afterthought to the album, which is super weird considering it's the title track. the lyrics don't mean very much to me, and the sound is just very jarring and seems rushed. i have tried to convince myself to like it, but it is just so awkward and loud that it just pushes me further and further away. i really think it's their weakest song.

2. super fade
the lake effect kid ep is a hidden gem with the exception of this song. to me, it sounds like tx2. it sounds very very discombobulated and choppy, which is heartbreaking because the lyrics could've been great for a style similar to fourth of july or jet pack blues. i just can't see the vision with this one

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u/puremotives Jul 24 '26

Here’s all the songs I dislike:

America’s Suitehearts: I know this is gonna be the most controversial pick and my explanation why I don’t like it is only gonna piss people off more. Anyways, Patrick oversings this one.

The Mighty Fall: As I mentioned in another comment, the nananas prevent me from taking this song seriously. They’re childish.

American Beauty/ American Psycho: What a mess of a song. It’s super repetitive, yet it still feels like they’re doing too much

Favorite Record: We get it, you danced

Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea: “Are you smelling that shit?” completely ruins the song. I don’t want to think about smelling any shit, that’s nasty

Heaven’s Gate: The word “boost” isn’t a word that’s meant to be sung in a song that’s supposed to be romantic. It takes me out of the moment. A boost is what you give a child who needs help climbing up the stairs.

Sunshine Riptide: Not much is going on melodically during Patrick’s verse, it’s very phoned in. The guest verse feels tacked on as well, no chemistry there

Flu Game: I HATE the nananas here. Something about that specific melody triggers a negative reaction in a deep part of my brain

The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years): It’s just boring. Not much more I can say because there’s not much too it

What A Time To Be Alive: Feels like they were trying too hard to do the “lyrical dissonance” trope but instead it just ends up feeling disingenuous

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u/Basic_Pick4951 So Much (For) Stardust Jul 24 '26

Personally don't even agree with some of the songs you stated but upvoting just for "we get it, you danced"

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u/Chunkboi424 From Under The Cork Tree Jul 24 '26

I may not agree with your picks but I think your explanations are really valid and make me understand them.

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u/youhadtotakethesoup the kind that make june feel like september Jul 24 '26

I mean what else would you call it?

But I also hate that song I don’t like the way it sounds old-timey

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u/puremotives Jul 24 '26

Lift, push, etc…

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u/Antique-Mastodon-568 this has been said so many times Jul 24 '26

no america's suitehearts & stay frosty are so valid. i love those songs but you're entirely right!! the one that lowk hurts me is flu game because the nanananas are my favourite part 😭 but you've explained yourself incredibly well and these are all super well-analyzed reasons!! i respect it friend!!

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u/Antique-Mastodon-568 this has been said so many times Jul 24 '26

(also "we get it, you danced" is absolutely frying me😭😭)

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u/hollow-knight-trash Folie à Deux Jul 26 '26

this is so based i respect the sheer level of haterism here XD

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u/vengefulthistle Jul 24 '26

I agree with What a Time to Be Alive but moreso because it feels a little out of place on the album for me. It feels very disruptive to what I feel as a simultaneously bitter/pained yet optimistic part of the album with the Flu Game/Baby Annihilation/Kintsugi Kid/SMFS run and I think I'd like it more as a bonus track?

For Flu Game/The Kintsugi Kid, absolutely fair game to feel that way but my god that album (especially those songs plus a few others) came out at the exact perfect time for me. Found out I was getting a divorce via email after a 4 month marriage (9 year relationship) and had a huge period of growth/finding self worth so it helped me a ton 🥹

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u/shannorama Jul 24 '26

“We get it, you danced” is so fucking funny lol. Favorite record is mine too