All Time Low is an American pop punk band from Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore, formed in 2003. The band consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and backing vocalist Zack Merrick and drummer Rian Dawson. The band's name is taken from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory.
History
2003–06: Formation and The Party Scene
Formed while still in high school in 2003, All Time Low started covering songs by pop punk bands such as Blink-182. Their first songs were melodic popemo. They later had their first record deal became signed to Emerald Moon Records in 2004 and released their first EP, titled The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End later that same year. The band later released their debut studio album, The Party Scene, in July 2005.
Before graduating from high school in 2006, All Time Low scored another record deal, this time, with Hopeless Records. The band said in an interview that they were starting to get serious about music while in their senior year of high school, before releasing the Put Up or Shut Up EP in July 2006. The EP entered the Independent Albums chart at No. 20 and the Top Heatseekers at No. 12.
All Time Low later began a busy tour for the EP in late 2006. After the tour, the band began writing material for their second studio album.
2007–08: So Wrong, It's Right
In the summer of 2007, All Time Low played the Vans Warped Tour on the Smartpunk Stage. They made their live debut in the UK in late 2007 supporting Plain White T's.
All Time Low released their second studio album So Wrong, It's Right in September 2007, peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on theIndependent Albums chart. The second single from the album, "Dear Maria, Count Me In", which was written about a stripper, became the band's first single to reach the charts and peaked at No. 86 on the Pop 100. In 2011, the single was certified Gold for 500,000 shipments, despite never receiving radio play.