Fueled by Ramen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fueled by Ramen LLC
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Founder	John Janick Vinnie Fiorello
Distributor(s)	300 Elektra Entertainment (United States) Warner Music Group (International)
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City

Fueled by Ramen LLC is a cool American record label. It's part of Warner Music Group and helps share music through 300 Elektra Entertainment. The company started in Gainesville, Florida, in 1996. Today, its main office is in New York City.

How Fueled by Ramen Started

John Janick first thought of starting a record label when he was in high school. Later, when he was at the University of Florida, he teamed up with Vinnie Fiorello. Vinnie was the drummer and lyric writer for the band Less Than Jake. Together, they made Fueled By Ramen a real company.

The name "Fueled by Ramen" came from their budget. They invested most of their money into making records. This meant they could only afford to eat cheap instant ramen!

Early Successes and Growth

Fueled by Ramen had its first big success in 1998. This was with an album called Jimmy Eat World by the band Jimmy Eat World. This success helped the label buy its first office in Tampa.

The label worked with ADA, a part of Warner Music. This partnership helped Fueled by Ramen grow. It allowed them to act like a small, quick company but with the big resources of a major music group.

In 2004, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz introduced the band The Academy Is... to Fueled By Ramen. They released their first album, Almost Here, in 2005. Soon after, John Janick and Pete Wentz created Decaydance Records. They released music from different kinds of bands. These included the hip hop group Gym Class Heroes and the indie-pop band the Hush Sound.

In September 2005, Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen released A Fever You Can't Sweat Out. This was the first album from Panic! at the Disco. It sold over three million copies, which is called "triple-platinum."

Changes and Big Hits

In 2006, Vinnie Fiorello left the label. He felt they were going in a different direction. He also lost some of his passion for the music the label was signing.

In 2007, Fueled by Ramen opened an office in New York City. That same year, Paramore's album Riot! was a huge hit. It reached the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200 list. It first sold 500,000 copies (gold status) and then over a million (platinum status).

Panic! at the Disco's second album, Pretty. Odd., also did very well. It reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts. It sold over 139,000 copies in its first week and later went platinum. In 2016, Panic! at the Disco's album Death of a Bachelor debuted at number 1. It sold 196,000 copies in its first week. This made it the fastest-selling album in the label's history!

In 2012, Fueled By Ramen signed the musical duo Twenty One Pilots. Their first album with the label was Vessel in 2013. It included popular songs like "Ode to Sleep" and "Car Radio".

In 2015, Twenty One Pilots released their huge hit album Blurryface. This album had songs like "Stressed Out" and "Ride". Blurryface reached number 1 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts. It sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone, earning "quintuple platinum" status. "Stressed Out" is the most watched music video on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel. As of March 2024, it has over 2.83 billion views!

In June 2018, Fueled by Ramen became part of a new group called Elektra Music Group. This group officially started on October 1, 2018. Then, in June 2022, Elektra Music Group and Fueled by Ramen joined an even bigger group called 300 Elektra Entertainment.

Award-Winning Albums

Many albums released by Fueled By Ramen have sold a lot of copies! The Recording Industry Association of America gives "Platinum" awards for selling one million copies or more.

Twelve albums from Fueled By Ramen have received Platinum awards:

• Some Nights (2012) by Fun
• A Fever You Can't Sweat Out (2005), Pretty. Odd. (2008), Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! (2013), Death of a Bachelor (2016), and Pray for the Wicked (2018) by Panic! at the Disco
• Riot! (2007), Brand New Eyes (2009), and Paramore (2013) by Paramore
• Vessel (2013), Blurryface (2015), and Trench (2018) by Twenty One Pilots

Blurryface is the label's best-selling album. It earned "quintuple platinum" for selling at least five million copies. Some Nights, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, and Riot! are "triple platinum" for selling at least three million copies. Death of a Bachelor and Vessel are "double platinum" for selling at least two million copies.

Artists of Fueled by Ramen

This list shows artists who have worked with Fueled by Ramen.

Active Artists

Alumni (Past Artists)

Inactive Artists (No Longer Making Music)

See also

In Spanish: Fueled by Ramen para niños

• List of record labels
• Fueled by Ramen discography