The All-American Rejects is an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Okl… Read Full Bio ↴The All-American Rejects is an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist, bass guitarist, and pianist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer and percussionist Chris Gaylor.

The band achieved mainstream success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects released in 2003 by Dreamworks Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single "Swing, Swing".The band's second album Move Along brought the band further mainstream success in 2005, producing the hit singles, "Dirty Little Secret", "Move Along" and "It Ends Tonight", all of which charted in the top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move Along was certified double platinum by the RIAA.Their third studio album When the World Comes Down was released in 2008 and was later certified gold by the RIAA.[6] Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became The All-American Rejects' most successful song to date, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 5 in many other countries. "Gives You Hell" was certified 4× multi-platinum for sales of over 4 million in the United States by the RIAA. Kids in the Street, the band's fourth studio album, was released March 26, 2012 and debuted at #18 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Since the start of their career, The All-American Rejects have sold over 10 million albums worldwide[11][12] and were ranked No. 73 on the "Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s"[13] and No. 183 on Billboard magazine's "Billboard 200 Artists of the Decade" list.

Bonus Track
The All-American Rejects Lyrics

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Fiquei esperando na frente do cinema
Sempre o mesmo esquema
Mas que estupidez
E pra variar Você não chegou lá
Como da última vez
No início lhe dava flores
Agora são atores
Que fingem se gostar

E quando se encontram
Tudo o que demonstram
É querer sair de lá

E agora ficou a lembrança
Aquela nossa dança
E a insegurança
De não conseguir

Encontrar mais ninguém
Nesse mundo pra amar

Overall Meaning

These lyrics, translated from Portuguese, are from the bonus track of The All-American Rejects's song. The song begins with the singer expressing their disappointment at waiting in front of the cinema, following the same routine, only to be let down once again by the person they were expecting. The singer reflects on how they used to give flowers to this person but now they see them as actors pretending to like each other. When they finally meet, all they demonstrate is a desire to leave each other's presence.

The second verse dives deeper into the emotions of the singer. They mention that all that remains now is the memory of their dance together and their insecurity of not being able to find anyone else to love in this world.

These lyrics capture the feeling of expectation, disappointment, and insecurity in a relationship. The singer seems to have been let down by their partner repeatedly, and they understand that the feelings between them are no longer genuine or reciprocal. The mention of actors and pretending suggests a lack of authenticity in the relationship, adding to the frustration the singer feels.

Line by Line Meaning

Fiquei esperando na frente do cinema
I waited in front of the cinema

Sempre o mesmo esquema
Always the same routine

Mas que estupidez
But how foolish

E pra variar Você não chegou lá
And as usual, you didn't show up

Como da última vez
Just like last time

No início lhe dava flores
At the beginning I gave you flowers

Agora são atores
Now they are actors

Que fingem se gostar
Who pretend to like each other

E quando se encontram
And when they meet

Tudo o que demonstram
All they show

É querer sair de lá
Is wanting to escape from there