The All-American Rejects is a four-piece American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist and keyboardist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor. Their debut self-titled studio album, The All-American Rejects, was originally released in 2002, producing the successful single \\\\\\\"Swing, Swing\\\\\\\". The album went on to sell over one million records in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The band\\\\\\\'s second album, Move Along (2005), brought the band more mainstream success. The album produced three hit singles; \\\\\\\"It Ends Tonight\\\\\\\", \\\\\\\"Dirty Little Secret\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Move Along\\\\\\\". \\\\\\\"Dirty Little Secret\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"It Ends Tonight\\\\\\\" reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, with \\\\\\\"Move Along\\\\\\\" peaking at number 15. \\\\\\\"Dirty Little Secret\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\"Move Along\\\\\\\" were also accredited double platinum status with over two million digital sales in the United States. The album Move Along itself was certified double platinum in the US by the RIAA. The All-American Rejects\\\\\\\' third album, When the World Comes Down, was released on December 16, 2008. The first single \\\\\\\"Gives You Hell\\\\\\\" garnered much attention internationally, with the song peaking Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Number 2 on Pop 100 charts, as well as in the top twenty of the UK Singles Chart and number three on the Australian ARIA Singles chart. Since the start of their career, The All-American Rejects have sold over 10 million records world wide. Though the band did not make Billboard magazine\\\\\\\'s Artists of the Decade, the All-American Rejects were ranked #73 on the Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s, as well as #183 on the Billboard 200 Artists of the decade. \\\\\\\"The Wind Blows\\\\\\\" is a song from The All-American Rejects\\\\\\\' 2008 album, When the World Comes Down. It was released as their second single in the United States on April 21, 2009. Guitarist Nick Wheeler told ACED Magazine that the song was written on the road between Japan and Australia a couple of years prior to the release of When the World Comes Down. \\\\\\\"The Wind Blows\\\\\\\" was released October 19, 2009 in the UK.