Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen LLC is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by 300 Elektra Entertainment. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, in 1996, is now based in New York City.
History
John Janick conceived of the label while attending high school, but it was not until he enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville and teamed up with Less Than Jake drummer-lyricist Vinnie Fiorello that Fueled By Ramen became a reality. The name of the label was inspired by only being able to afford a diet of inexpensive instant ramen at the time, due to having invested most of their money into making records.
Ramen's first major success came in 1998 with the self-titled EP from Jimmy Eat World, which enabled the label to buy its first office space in Tampa.
Ramen early on partnered with the independent distribution arm of Warner, ADA; Warner's Lyor Cohen finally making a deal for Ramen that led Janick to say "We operate like an indie label that's very small and nimble and can do their own thing, but we have the resources of a major company."
In 2004, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz introduced Fueled By Ramen to fellow Chicago pop-rock outfit The Academy Is..., who released their debut album Almost Here, the following year. Soon thereafter, Janick joined forces with Wentz to create Decaydance Records and released a series of albums from a disparate-sounding group of acts ranging from the alternative hip hop of Gym Class Heroes to the indie-pop combo the Hush Sound. In September 2005, Decaydance and Fueled By Ramen released A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, the RIAA triple-platinum-certified debut album from Las Vegas' Panic! at the Disco.
In 2006, Vinnie Fiorello left the label, citing disagreements in the direction of future signees and loss of passion in the music the label was investing itself in.
In 2007, the label opened an office in midtown Manhattan, and that same year Paramore's album Riot! debuted in the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard 200, was certified gold and a year later gained platinum status. Panic! at the Disco's second studio album Pretty. Odd. achieved similar success, debuting at number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling over 139,000 copies in its first week, and gaining platinum success. Later in 2016, Panic! at the Disco's fifth studio album Death of a Bachelor debuted at number 1, selling 196,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling album in the label's history.
In 2012, Fueled By Ramen signed musical duo Twenty One Pilots. They released their label debut album Vessel in 2013, which included songs, "Ode to Sleep", "Holding on to You", "House of Gold", and "Car Radio". In 2015, they released their breakthrough studio album Blurryface, which included singles, "Tear in My Heart", "Fairly Local", "Stressed Out", "Heavydirtysoul" and "Ride". The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts, and was certified quintuple platinum after selling over 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. "Stressed Out" is the most viewed music video on Fueled by Ramen's YouTube channel, accumulating over 2.6 billion views as of April 2023.
In June 2018, Warner Music Group announced that Fueled by Ramen, amongst other labels, would be included in a new parent label, Elektra Music Group. It officially launched on October 1, 2018. In June 2022, Elektra Music Group, and subsequently Fueled by Ramen, was merged into the new umbrella label group 300 Elektra Entertainment.
Award certifications
Twelve albums released by Fueled By Ramen have been certified Platinum (some multiple times) by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million units or more:
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, the label's highest selling-album, was certified quintuple platinum for sales of at least five million units; Some Nights, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, and Riot! were certified triple platinum for sales of at least three million units; and Death of a Bachelor and Vessel were certified double platinum for sales of at least two million units.
Artists signed to Fueled by Ramen
This list was compiled based on information found on the Elektra Music webpage for Fueled by Ramen and the label's discography.
Active artists
A Day to Remember
All Time Low
Chloe Moriondo
Daisy Grenade
Fall Out Boy
The Front Bottoms
Games We Play
Grandson
Meet Me at the Altar
Nothing,Nowhere
One OK Rock
Twenty One Pilots
Waterparks
Alumni
3OH!3
The A.K.A.s
The Academy Is...
Against the Current
Ann Beretta
Arizona
Autopilot Off
August Premier
Basement
Bigwig
The Blssm
The Cab
Chef'Special
Cute Is What We Aim For
Dashboard Confessional
E^ST
Flor
Foundation
Ghost Town
Gym Class Heroes
The Hush Sound
The Impossibles
Jimmy Eat World
Less Than Jake
Lifetime
Lights
MisterWives
Nate Ruess
Outcried Dilemma
Paramore
Phantom Planet
The Pietasters
Punchline
Quinton Griggs
Rome
Slick Shoes
Sublime with Rome
SWMRS
Travie McCoy
WhoHurtYou
Yonaka
Young the Giant
Inactive artists
the20goto10
Animal Chin
Apocalypse Hoboken
Blueline Medic
Boxcar
Cadillac Blindside
Cobra Starship
The Causey Way
Days Away
Discount
Forgive Durden
Frodus
Fun.
Fun Size
The Hippos
Home Grown
The Impossibles
Jersey
Kane Hodder
Kissing Chaos
Limp
Mid Carson July
October Fall
Oh Honey
Panic! at the Disco
Pollen
Powerspace
This Providence
Rhythm Collision
A Rocket to the Moon
Roy
Recover
Shower With Goats
Slowreader
The Stereo
Supaflies
Supermarket All-Stars
Swank
The Swellers
Teen Idols
VersaEmerge
Vinyl Theatre
Whippersnapper
Yellowcard
The Æffect
See also
List of record labels
Fueled by Ramen discography
References
External links
American record labels
Culture of Tampa, Florida
Record labels established in 1996
Alternative rock record labels
Warner Music labels
Companies based in New York City
Labels distributed by Warner Music Group
1996 establishments in Florida