Gym Class Heroes
Alternative
The next Gym Class Heroes concert is scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Shorefront Park in Patchogue, NY, United States. See all 2 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Cupid's Chokehold / Breakfast in America (Radio Mix) [feat. Patrick Stump] by Gym Class Heroes featuring Patrick Stump, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music124/v4/7d/57/e7/7d57e7e2-cf68-2c78-5a25-5dbd739d32fa/mzi.yxyyctju.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Cupid's Chokehold / Breakfast in America (Radio Mix) [feat. Patrick Stump] by Gym Class Heroes featuring Patrick Stump, see lyrics, music video & more!")
Upcoming Concerts for Gym Class Heroes
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![Watch New Friend Request (All Blurred Version) [Bonus Track] music video by Gym Class Heroes](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music/0c/04/42/mzi.evkdphpw.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch New Friend Request (All Blurred Version) [Bonus Track] music video by Gym Class Heroes")
![Watch Clothes Off!! (Live at Webster Hall) [Bonus Track] music video by Gym Class Heroes](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video118/v4/0a/cb/0b/0acb0bb8-b63c-b7c1-8387-bedb120d7808/Warner.250401121.075679998019_USATV0700201.CROPPED.mzi.ouzckhej.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Clothes Off!! (Live at Webster Hall) [Bonus Track] music video by Gym Class Heroes")
About Gym Class Heroes
Hometown
Geneva, NY, United States
Formed
1997
Genre
Alternative
Formed in 1997 in Geneva, New York, rock band Gym Class Heroes blend funk, rap, and R&B into their category-defying pop songs.
∙ MC Travie McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley actually met in their high school gym class, and the band self-released their debut album, …For the Kids, in 2001.
∙ Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz signed Gym Class Heroes to his label, Decaydance Records, which released their sophomore album, The Papercut Chronicles, in 2005.
∙ Their breakout hit was 2006’s pop chart-topper “Cupid’s Chokehold,” featuring Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, from their Gold-selling third album, As Cruel As School Children.
∙ In 2007, McCoy befriended his longtime idol Daryl Hall—of Hall & Oates fame—and the veteran pop star sang on “Live Forever (Fly With Me),” from 2008’s The Quilt.
∙ McCoy’s 2010 debut solo album, Lazarus, produced the multi-Platinum worldwide hit “Billionaire,” with vocals by Bruno Mars.
∙ The 2011 album The Papercut Chronicles II included their No. 1 pop song “Stereo Hearts”—with guest vocalist Adam Levine—plus the hits “Ass Back Home” and “The Fighter.”
Influenced by Gym Class HeroesGym Class Heroes has influenced the music of Krosst Out, TurnaOneTake, Jermaine Kelly and more.
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