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Countless young kids were inspired to pick up instruments after discovering the radio and MTV friendly sounds of Weezer and Green Day during the mid-90s, resulting in an infiltration of similarly styled power pop acts by the early twenty-first century. One such band is the Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA-based quartet, the All-American Rejects. Like most other pop punk bands, the members of the All-American Rejects were initially heavy metal fans, prior to discovering their preferred musical style. Tyson Ritter (b. 24 April 1984, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; vocals/bass) and Nick Wheeler (b. 20 March 1982, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; guitar/keyboards) first met while attending the same school, which led to the duo eventually writing songs together and recording demos. A nine-track album followed in 2001, Same Girl, New Songs, which was subsequently re-released as a five-song EP. By now, Ritter and Wheeler had been joined by Mike Kennerty (b. Michael Brian Kennerty, 20 July 1980, Houston, Texas, USA; guitar) and Tim Campbell (drums), and opened shows for the Flaming Lips and Caroline’s Spine.
The quartet relocated to Brooklyn, New York, to work with producer Tim O’Heir on their self-titled album. Released in October 2002 on the independent label Doghouse, it was not long before All-American Rejects came to the attention of major label DreamWorks Records. The label signed the band and reissued their album a few months later. Shortly afterwards Tim Campbell was replaced by Chris Gaylor (b. Christopher James Gaylor, 11 April 1979, USA). The band’s second major label release, Move Along, was released through Interscope Records in 2005. The album enjoyed major commercial success and spawned the US Top 10 hit ‘Dirty Little Secret’.