Fall Out Boy Supports Best Buy's @15

Best Buy unveiled a new TSA (Teen Service Announcement) featuring pop-punk band Fall Out Boy at at15.org.

Fall Out Boy participated in the TSA as supporters of @15, the teen-led social change platform underwritten by Best Buy to give teens a voice and provide them with opportunities to direct the company's philanthropy through the @15 Fund.

Formed in 2001 in Wilmette, IL, Fall Out Boy consists of Patrick Stump (lead vocals and guitar), Joe Trohman (guitar and vocals), Pete Wentz (bass guitar and vocals) and Andy Hurley (drums and percussion). The band reached mainstream success in 2005 with their first major label album, "From Under the Cork Tree." The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 9 and went on to achieve double platinum status selling more than 2.5 million albums in the United States alone. With 3 major albums under their belt, the band has received 6 Teen Choice Awards, 4 MTV Video Music Awards and a nomination for "Best New Artist" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

Being a part of the alternative genre, Fall Out Boy has dealt with the difficult perceptions of fitting in and offered their advice to teens in the latest TSA.

"When you're 15 you feel under all this pressure and duress to find this identity that you'll live out for the rest of your life, and that just never happens," Stump said. "No one really fits into a mold, so when you feel like you're the outcast there's really nothing to be an outcast of. You'll never fit into just one mold so don't worry about it, just be yourself and live life."

Like a traditional PSA, the @15 TSAs are short, unscripted videos that share the collective thoughts and experiences of teens - and former teens - with messages of hope and inspiration for America's youth. Over the next several months, the @15 Web site, along with its social networking pages and YouTube channel, will feature messages from teens engaged in Best Buy programs, celebrities and musicians and Members of Congress.

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