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Ah the many faces of pop punk… 

Here on Encore we’ve explored a wide range of songs that fall under the genre’s umbrella; from the sounds of Green Day’s Rock-Opera-Political thriller American Idiot to SUM 41’s metal-worshipping, Jackass-inspired Fat Lip, to Avril Lavigne’s quirky and jealousy ridden hand-clapping Girlfriend - Pop Punk is a big ol’ tree with a whole lotta branches. 

In 2005, mainstream pop punk tied its wagon a lot closer to the traditional sounds of Rock N Roll, with heavy guitars and stadium-like bravado that kept the Rock-radio airwaves happy.

Emo; the emotional side of pop-punk was usually relegated to the sounds of the underground. 

The ‘scene’ was filled with bands across North America that were a little pop, a little punk, a little goth, and honestly, a little twee. 

If you were a band having deep, overdramatic feelings about life, love, and fitting in, and treated music as if it was your own personal confessional for all of the above - that was fine - you’d probably find yourself a fanbase - but you certainly weren’t going to find yourself a hit.

Coalescing with the rise of internet culture at the time - emo and screamo bands were massively popular on myspace - with filesharing doing a lot of the word of mouth heavy-lifting both virtually and in real life. 


In a time where everyone was making CD mixtapes - you could easily sneak a (legally or otherwise obtained) mp3 of your favourite emo band on a custom-curated disc - and it started to influence culture at large.

While a ton of emo bands eventually broke through, perhaps the very first of their kind was Fall Out Boy - and while they started off like many other subculture sweethearts of the era - in just a few short years - they would become one of the hottest bands in the world.

This is the Story of Fall Out Boy's Sugar We're Goin' Down

Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

Ah the many faces of pop punk&hellip;&nbsp;
Here on Encore we&rsquo;ve explored a wide range of songs that fall under the genre&rsquo;s umbrella; from the sounds of Green Day&rsquo;s Rock-Opera-Political thriller American Idiot to SUM 41&rsquo;s metal-worshipping, Jackass-inspired Fat Lip, to Avril Lavigne&rsquo;s quirky and jealousy ridden hand-clapping Girlfriend - Pop Punk is a big ol&rsquo; tree with a whole lotta branches.&nbsp;
In 2005, mainstream pop punk tied its wagon a lot closer to the traditional sounds of Rock N Roll, with heavy guitars and stadium-like bravado that kept the Rock-radio airwaves happy.
Emo; the emotional side of pop-punk was usually relegated to the sounds of the underground.&nbsp;
The &lsquo;scene&rsquo; was filled with bands across North America that were a little pop, a little punk, a little goth, and honestly, a little twee.&nbsp;
If you were a band having deep, overdramatic feelings about life, love, and fitting in, and treated music as if it was your own personal confessional for all of the above - that was fine - you&rsquo;d probably find yourself a fanbase - but you certainly weren&rsquo;t going to find yourself a hit.
Coalescing with the rise of internet culture at the time - emo and screamo bands were massively popular on myspace - with filesharing doing a lot of the word of mouth heavy-lifting both virtually and in real life.&nbsp;
 In a time where everyone was making CD mixtapes - you could easily sneak a (legally or otherwise obtained) mp3 of your favourite emo band on a custom-curated disc - and it started to influence culture at large.
While a ton of emo bands eventually broke through, perhaps the very first of their kind was Fall Out Boy - and while they started off like many other subculture sweethearts of the era - in just a few short years - they would become one of the hottest bands in the world.
This is the Story of Fall Out Boy's Sugar We're Goin' Down
Written by Clayton Taylor for iHeartRadio

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How about when Nickelback told you to 'Look at this Photograph'?
Or when Taylor Swift provided the soundtrack to your Love story?
Join Ruby Carr as she takes you through the biggest songs in the world - with new interviews and newly unearthed archive footage from the artists themselves.
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More Than You Bargained For: The Story of Fall Out Boy's 'Sugar We're Goin' Down'

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