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The All-American Rejects

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Biography

Vocalist/bassist Tyson Ritter and guitarist Nick Wheeler both hail from Stillwater, OK, where the pair first embraced music as an appealing diversion from the ho-hum life of small-town America. Citing such influences as AC/DC, Def Leppard, and Bon Jovi, they formed the emo pop group The All-American Rejects in 2000, while both members were still in high school. Maintaining a full lineup proved to be difficult, however, so Ritter and Wheeler employed drum loops and pre-programmed rhythm tracks during their early performances, an arrangement they then reprised on their self-titled debut. Originally released on the Doghouse label in October 2002, the poppy record was later reissued to a national audience by DreamWorks. The band scored a hit with the effervescent single "Swing, Swing," which attracted attention from Interscope Records and ultimately landed The All-American Rejects on the label's prized roster.

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    I wake up every evening with a big smile on my face
    And it never feels out of place
    And you're still probably working at a 9 to 5 pace
    I wonder how bad that tastes
    When you see my face
    Gives You Hell - (3:32)  -  162,532 plays
  2.  
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    Go ahead as you waste your days with thinking
    When you fall everyone sins
    Another day and you've had your fill of sinking
    With the life held in your
    Hands are shaking cold
    Move Along - (3:59)  -  125,898 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    Let me know that I've done wrong
    When I've known this all along
    I go around a time or two
    Just to waste my time with you
    Tell me all that you've thrown away
    Dirty Little Secret - (3:14)  -  119,581 plays
  4.  
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    Your subtleties, they strangle me
    I can't explain myself at all
    And all the wants and all the needs
    All I don't want to need at all
    The walls start breathing, my mind's unweaving
    It Ends Tonight - (4:05)  -  96,373 plays
  5.  
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    Days swiftly come and go, I'm dreaming of her
    She's seeing other guys, emotions they stir
    The sun is gone, the nights are long
    And I am left while the tears fall
    Did you think that I would cry on the phone?
    Swing, Swing - (3:54)  -  49,194 plays
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