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Guitarist Eddie Reyes, who had played in the Movielife, Mind Over Matter and Inside, and guitarist Jesse Lacey of the Rookie Lot founded Taking Back Sunday in Amityville, New York, in November 1999.{{cite web|author=Jennings, Harriet|date=March 26, 2012|title=Tell All Your Friends - A Decade Under The Influence Of Taking Back Sunday|url=http://diymag.com/archive/tell-all-your-friends-a-decade-under-the-influence-of-taking-back-sunday|access-date=July 17, 2016|work=DIY|publisher=Sonic Media Group}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taste_of_tuesday_taking_back_sunday|title=Taste Of Tuesday: Looking back at musical thrills and offstage spills with Taking Back Sunday|work=Alternative Press|author=Tatone, Jenny|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821154718/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taste_of_tuesday_taking_back_sunday|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}} The band's name was taken from a song by Long Island band The Waiting Process.{{cite web | url=https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/taking-back-sunday-2/#:~:text=Eddie%3A%20Taking%20Back%20Sunday%20is,What%27s%20your%20song%20creation%20process%3F | title=Taking Back Sunday | date=August 18, 2002 }} Lacey moved to bass with the addition of guitarist John Nolan. The group also included vocalist Antonio Longo of One True Thing, and drummer Steven DeJoseph.{{cite web|url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2013/01/02/an-oral-history-of-li-music-scenes-class-of-02-03/|title=An Oral History of LI Music Scene's Class of '02-'03|work=Long Island Press|author=Manley, Brendan|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=July 14, 2016}} Lacey left the band after a personal incident with Nolan.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_moments_of_the_taking_back_sunday_brand_new_feud/P0|title=When your head goes through the windshield: the 10 best moments of the TBS/Brand New feud|work=Alternative Press|author=Crane, Matt|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2016|page=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821174241/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_moments_of_the_taking_back_sunday_brand_new_feud/P0|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}{{#tag:ref|This event later inspired Brand New to include "Seventy Times 7" on their debut album, Your Favorite Weapon (2001). Nolan wrote about the event from his point of view in Taking Back Sunday's "There's No 'I' in Team", and he and Lacey later reconciled.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_brand_new_songs|title=The 10 best Brand New songs|work=Alternative Press|author=Cameron, Greg|date=April 17, 2015|access-date=June 30, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521010647/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/the_10_best_brand_new_songs|archive-date=May 21, 2016}}|group="nb"}} Lacey formed Brand New a year later. Nolan contacted Adam Lazzara to fill in on bass, which resulted in Lazzara moving from North Carolina to New York. Lazzara had met the band when they played a show near his hometown in North Carolina.{{#tag:ref|Lacey became hostile towards Lazzara and Taking Back Sunday. This situation, according to Alternative Press, "spawned one of the most public intra-band rivalries in emo history." Although Nolan and Lacey had mended their relationship, Lazzara described Lacey unfavorably in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday-says-his-band-was-never-emo-6597490|title=Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday Says His Band Was Never Emo|work=OC Weekly|author=Deiterman, Corey |date=February 27, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2016}}|group="nb"}}

DeJoseph was unable to tour extensively because of personal issues and was waiting until the band had another drummer before leaving the group.Manley 2011, p. 90 Mark O'Connell, a friend of Reyes, heard about the opening and joined the group.{{cite web|url=http://www.sabian.com/en/artist/mark-oconnell|title=Mark O'Connell|publisher=SABIAN Cymbals|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717140550/http://www.sabian.com/en/artist/mark-oconnell|archive-date=July 17, 2016}} After recording Taking Back Sunday's self-titled EP, Longo left the band and eventually played with The Prizefighter and the Mirror.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/tbsout|title=I Used To Be In Taking Back Sunday|work=Alternative Press|author=Karan, Tim|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821163624/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/tbsout|archive-date=August 21, 2016}} In December 2000, Lazzara switched from bass to lead vocals.{{cite web|url=http://www.victoryrecords.com/takingbacksunday.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212144327/http://www.victoryrecords.com/takingbacksunday.html|title=Victory Bands -- Taking Back Sunday|publisher=Victory Records|archive-date=February 12, 2002|access-date=July 15, 2016}} He never thought he would become the group's singer: "I remember getting into [Reyes'] Windstar with that [EP] and just driving around singing those songs, just to make myself actually do it."{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_oral_history_alternative_press_magazine|title=A Peek Into Taking Back Sunday's Early Days—In Their Own Words|work=Alternative Press|author=Manley, Brendan|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623092340/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_oral_history_alternative_press_magazine|archive-date=June 23, 2016}} O'Connell suggested that the group needed a bassist, and brought in Shaun Cooper. Lazzara spoke of his initial thoughts on Cooper's talent in an interview with AP magazine, saying with Cooper it was "the best bass playing I'd ever seen in my life. I was like, "Oh my God, people can do that?'" In February 2001, Taking Back Sunday released a five-track demo before touring for a year.

While performing as an unsigned band, they received contract offers from labels that ultimately amounted to nothing.{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/an-oral-history-of-taking-back-sunday/|title=An Oral History Of Taking Back Sunday|work=Kerrang!|author=Pearlman, Mischa|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520181544/https://www.kerrang.com/features/an-oral-history-of-taking-back-sunday/|archive-date=May 20, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656/biography|title=Taking Back Sunday {{!}} Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic|author=Spano, Charles|access-date=July 9, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008073136/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656/biography|archive-date=October 8, 2016}} These included Triple Crown Records, who was apprehensive as they had just signed Brand New, and Drive-Thru Records' offer resulted from co-owner Richard Reines having mistaken Nolan for Lacey. Eventually, a friend of the band shared a demo with Victory Records sales and A&R representative Angel Juarbe. Jurabe then sent a copy to Victory founder Tony Brummel, who asked to see a live performance. Within two weeks of seeing them live, a contract was written up, and the band signed to Victory in December 2001.Manley 2011, p. 92

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Although other labels expressed interest in Taking Back Sunday, Victory Records encouraged them to make an album.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/sub_pages/interviews/files/takingbacksunday.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20020818073653/http://www.absolutepunk.net/sub_pages/interviews/files/takingbacksunday.htm|title=AbsolutePunk - Taking Back Sunday|work=AbsolutePunk|author=Wallace, Jake|archive-date=August 18, 2002 |access-date=July 15, 2016}} The band's debut effort was recorded over a period of two weeks in December 2001 at Big Blue Meenie Recording Studio in New Jersey with producer Sal Villanueva.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2006/04/26/interview-with-taking-back-sunday-now-tell-them-louder/|title=Interview With Taking Back Sunday: Now Tell Them Louder|work=The Aquarian Weekly|author=Sciarretto, Amy|date=April 26, 2006|access-date=August 17, 2016|page=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822180517/http://www.theaquarian.com/2006/04/26/interview-with-taking-back-sunday-now-tell-them-louder/|archive-date=August 22, 2016}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Tell All Your Friends |work=Taking Back Sunday |year=2002 |type=booklet |publisher=Victory Records|id=VR230}} Lazzara fell ill around Christmas, and the sessions were delayed one to two weeks;{{cite web|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2019/may/02/taking-back-sunday-brings-20th-anniversary-tour/|title=Taking Back Sunday brings its 20th-anniversary tour (and a unique set-choosing device) to Las Vegas for two shows|work=Las Vegas Weekly|author=Zaleski, Annie|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601160606/https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2019/may/02/taking-back-sunday-brings-20th-anniversary-tour/|archive-date=June 1, 2019|url-status=live}} recording concluded in early January 2002, and ended up costing $10,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.takingbacksunday.com:80/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020524125749/http://www.takingbacksunday.com/|title=Untitled|publisher=Taking Back Sunday|archive-date=May 24, 2002|access-date=May 23, 2018|url-status=live}} The debut album's name was revealed in February to be Tell All Your Friends;{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/2848/taking-back-sunday|title=Taking Back Sunday|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 21, 2002|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513213823/https://www.punknews.org/article/2848/taking-back-sunday|url-status=live}} prior to the release of their debut, a music video for "Great Romances of the 20th Century" was released on March 4, 2002. It was directed by Christian Winters, a friend of the band.Hart 2002, p. 36 Winters made the video before the group signed with Victory, and the record company enjoyed it. The song was distributed to radio stations on March 12, and the full album was released on March 25. A video for "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)" followed on December 10, 2002,{{cite web|url=http://www.victoryrecords.com/shows.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030208015443/http://www.victoryrecords.com/shows.html|title=Victory Records - News|publisher=Victory Records|archive-date=February 8, 2003|access-date=July 15, 2016}} and "You're so Last Summer" on November 24, 2003,{{cite web|url=http://www.victoryrecords.com/shows.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206052821/http://www.victoryrecords.com/shows.html|title=Victory Records - News|publisher=Victory Records|archive-date=December 6, 2003|access-date=July 15, 2016}} following a radio release the previous September.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=FMQB|access-date=June 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 }} Both videos were also directed by Winters.Orshoski ed. 2003, p. 45

Lazzara was suffering from a drinking problem around this time and cheated on Nolan's sister, Michelle, who he had been dating for a while. After playing Skate & Surf Festival in late April 2003, Lazzara apologized to Nolan later that evening.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5727/tours-finalized-skate-and-surf-fest-lineup-announced|title=Finalized Skate and Surf Fest lineup announced|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=April 3, 2003|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517191841/https://www.punknews.org/article/5727/tours-finalized-skate-and-surf-fest-lineup-announced|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}} However, Nolan later learned the apology had been insincere, and both Nolan and Cooper officially told the other three band members they were leaving the band two days later.Manley 2011, p. 94 Nolan publicly reasoned that his departure resulted from exhaustion from touring; Lazzara reiterated this reason, and revealed Cooper had left because he did not want to be in the band without Nolan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1488676/taking-back-sunday-are-taking-back-the-summer-this-year/|title=Taking Back Sunday Are Taking Back The Summer This Year|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|author=Wiederhorn, Jon|date=June 24, 2004|access-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717140812/http://www.mtv.com/news/1488676/taking-back-sunday-are-taking-back-the-summer-this-year/|archive-date=July 17, 2016}} In truth, Nolan later revealed there was constant fighting within the group, with each member feeling they were not receiving enough credit for the group's success.

John and Michelle Nolan formed Straylight Run with Cooper and Breaking Pangaea drummer Will Noon in the wake of the split from Taking Back Sunday.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/6764/taking-back-sunday-and-breaking-pangaea-torrid-tales-of-forbidden-incest|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121122257/https://www.punknews.org/article/6764/taking-back-sunday-and-breaking-pangaea-torrid-tales-of-forbidden-incest|title=Taking Back Sunday and Breaking Pangaea - torrid tales of forbidden incest!|work=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=August 5, 2003|archive-date=November 21, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2016}} Taking Back Sunday underwent a short period where they were unsure what to do next, and even briefly considered breaking up. The band was due to tour the United Kingdom with Brand New in May and June 2003; however, all the shows were cancelled because of rumors of the band breaking up.{{cite web|url=http://www.drownedinsound.com:80/articles/6938.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112022515/http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/6938.html|title=Breaking Up Sunday?|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Chown, Stu|date=May 12, 2003|archive-date=November 12, 2004|access-date=October 27, 2017|url-status=dead}} Eventually, it was decided the band would continue;{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/taking_back_sundays_guitarist_i_went_to_ug_to_see_tabs_for_tbs_songs.html|title=Taking Back Sunday's Guitarist: 'I Went To UG To See Tabs For TBS Songs' {{!}} Music News|author=Rosen, Steven|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=June 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043420/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/taking_back_sundays_guitarist_i_went_to_ug_to_see_tabs_for_tbs_songs.html|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}} the two departed Taking Back Sunday members were replaced by Breaking Pangaea frontman Fred Mascherino on guitar and vocals as well as O'Connell's longtime friend Matt Rubano on bass.

After their co-headlining tour with Saves the Day concluded in November 2003,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2003/09/14/saves-the-day-is-taking-back-sunday-out-on-the-road|title=Saves The Day Is Taking Back Sunday (Out On The Road)|work=The Fader|author=Goldstein, Jeremy P.|date=September 14, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915232542/http://www.thefader.com/2003/09/14/saves-the-day-is-taking-back-sunday-out-on-the-road|archive-date=2016-09-15}} Taking Back Sunday immediately commenced work on a second album.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1489964/taking-back-sunday-road-warriors-with-no-champagne/|title=Taking Back Sunday: Road Warriors With No Champagne|publisher=MTV|author=Montgomery, James|date=August 5, 2004|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809041508/http://www.mtv.com/news/1489964/taking-back-sunday-road-warriors-with-no-champagne/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}} Recording for the second album began on March 1, with Lou Giordano at the helm as producer.{{cite AV media notes|title=Where You Want to Be |work=Taking Back Sunday |year=2004 |type=Booklet |publisher=Victory|id=VR228}} Taking Back Sunday self-financed the recording sessions, two weeks of which took place at Mission Sound in Brooklyn, New York. The remainder of the album was completed at Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey, and recording was officially finished by April.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/taking_back_sunday_record_new_album_tour_with_blink.html?no_takeover|title=Taking Back Sunday Record New Album, Tour With Blink|publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive|date=April 9, 2004|access-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915113642/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/taking_back_sunday_record_new_album_tour_with_blink.html?no_takeover|archive-date=September 15, 2016}} At the suggestion of Giordano, the band experimented with instruments aside from the group's usual instrumentation.

The record, titled Where You Want To Be, was released on July 27, 2004, on Victory Records. Despite sounding slightly different from Tell All Your Friends as a result of Giordano's guidance,{{cite book|last=Farinella|first=David John|title=Producing Hit Records: Secrets from the Studio|year=2010|publisher=Schirmer Trade Books|isbn=9780857125101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JeGaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT266|page=266}} the new album managed to do well commercially; preceded by the single "A Decade Under the Influence" on June 22, Where You Want To Be was propelled to the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart at its debut, with around 163,000 copies sold. It became one of the best-selling independent rock albums within a year, selling 634,000 copies by June 2005.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000954854|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050702073834/http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000954854|title=Taking Back Sunday Signs With Warner Bros.|magazine=Billboard|author=Cohen, Jonathan|date=June 10, 2005|archive-date=July 2, 2005|access-date=June 29, 2016}} Rolling Stone listed Where You Want To Be as one of the top fifty records of 2004.{{cite magazine|title = The Top Fifty Records of 2004 (12/30/2004–1/13/2005)|magazine = Rolling Stone}} Instead of spending marketing money towards trying to get radio play, Victory Records deployed a street team handing out sampler CDs and fliers to promote the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/major-victory-for-indie-252807/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108071646/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/major-victory-for-indie-252807/|title=Major Victory for Indie|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Miller, Kirk|date=August 30, 2004|archive-date=January 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2022}} It remains Victory's highest chart peak for an album.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1489940/now-16-debuts-at-1-taking-back-sunday-take-third/|title=Now! 16 Debuts at No. 1; Taking Back Sunday Take Third|publisher=MTV|author=D'angelo, Joe|date=August 4, 2004|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809034743/http://www.mtv.com/news/1489940/now-16-debuts-at-1-taking-back-sunday-take-third/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}}

Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 directed the music video for "This Photograph is Proof (I Know You Know)"; Blink-182 had invited the band to open for them during their North American tour in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1493263/blink-182s-delonge-directs-video-for-taking-back-sunday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501160458/http://www.mtv.com/news/1493263/blink-182s-delonge-directs-video-for-taking-back-sunday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2014|title = Blink-182's DeLonge Directs Video for Taking Back Sunday|website = MTV}} Taking Back Sunday toured frequently for eight months in support of Where You Want to Be,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1500425/taking-back-sunday-wolf-down-nachos-create-new-genre-ushen/|title=Taking Back Sunday Wolf Down Nachos, Create New Genre: Ushen|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|author=Montgomery, James|date=April 19, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809053043/http://www.mtv.com/news/1500425/taking-back-sunday-wolf-down-nachos-create-new-genre-ushen/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}} including an appearance at the Reading Festival.

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Production on Taking Back Sunday's third album began in April 2005, when Lazzara that the band was in "the early stages" of writing new songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2005/04/13/taking-back-sunday-interview-with-adam-lazzara/2/|title=Taking Back Sunday: Interview with Adam Lazzara|work=The Aquarian Weekly|publisher=Diane Casazza, Chris Farinas|author=Koczan, JJ|date=April 13, 2005|access-date=August 17, 2016|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822172222/http://www.theaquarian.com/2005/04/13/taking-back-sunday-interview-with-adam-lazzara/2/|archive-date=August 22, 2016}} During this time, they were on a co-headlining tour with Jimmy Eat World;{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/64211/jimmy-eat-world-taking-back-sunday-to-tour|title=Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday To Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=February 7, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910084820/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/64211/jimmy-eat-world-taking-back-sunday-to-tour|archive-date=September 10, 2016}} they would introduce two new tracks, "Error: Operator" and "What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?" during these shows. On June 10, 2005, it was announced that the band had signed with major label Warner Bros. Records and would begin recording their third album later in 2005. "Error: Operator" would become the first song from the upcoming album to be released when it was added to the video-game adaption of Fantastic Four;{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1499780/taking-back-sunday-donate-song-to-fantastic-four-game/|title=Taking Back Sunday Donate Song To 'Fantastic Four' Game|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|author=Montgomery, James|date=April 7, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809013547/http://www.mtv.com/news/1499780/taking-back-sunday-donate-song-to-fantastic-four-game/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}} it was later added to the film's soundtrack as well.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1503356/chingy-joss-stone-ryan-cabrera-head-up-fantastic-four-soundtrack/|title=Chingy, Joss Stone, Ryan Cabrera Head Up 'Fantastic Four' Soundtrack|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom|author=Montgomery, James|date=June 2, 2005|access-date=July 12, 2016 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809053045/http://www.mtv.com/news/1503356/chingy-joss-stone-ryan-cabrera-head-up-fantastic-four-soundtrack/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}}

On September 21, 2005, it was announced that Taking Back Sunday had begun recording their third album.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61371/taking-back-sunday-begins-work-on-wb-debut|title=Taking Back Sunday Begins Work On WB Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=September 21, 2005|access-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910083703/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61371/taking-back-sunday-begins-work-on-wb-debut|archive-date=September 10, 2016}} With Eric Valentine at the helm, recording commenced at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles.{{cite AV media notes|title=Louder Now |work=Taking Back Sunday |year=2006 |type=Booklet |publisher=Warner Bros.|id=9362-49424-2}} The group chose Valentine because he had produced Queens of the Stone Age's Songs for the Deaf (2002) and Third Eye Blind's self-titled album (1997).{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_singer_adam_lazzara_reflects_back_on_10_years_of_louder|title=Taking Back Sunday singer Adam Lazzara reflects back on 10 years of 'Louder Now'|work=Alternative Press|author=McGuire, Colin|date=March 31, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821143133/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/taking_back_sunday_singer_adam_lazzara_reflects_back_on_10_years_of_louder|archive-date=August 21, 2016}} The band had attempted to secure Valentine as producer for Where You Want to Be, but were unable to.{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2006/04/26/interview-with-taking-back-sunday-now-tell-them-louder/2/|title=Interview With Taking Back Sunday: Now Tell Them Louder|work=The Aquarian Weekly|publisher=Diane Casazza, Chris Farinas|author=Sciarretto, Amy|date=April 26, 2006|access-date=August 17, 2016|page=2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822175442/http://www.theaquarian.com/2006/04/26/interview-with-taking-back-sunday-now-tell-them-louder/2/|archive-date=August 22, 2016}} During the sessions, the band strived to take a more rock-oriented instrumental approach without compromising their whole compositional style.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60507/taking-back-sundays-agenda-new-cd-cancer-charity|title=Taking Back Sunday's Agenda: New CD, Cancer Charity|magazine=Billboard|date=November 30, 2005|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910083316/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60507/taking-back-sundays-agenda-new-cd-cancer-charity|archive-date=September 10, 2016}} By January 2006, the album was completed,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1527172/taking-back-sunday-say-debuting-at-800-wouldnt-bother-them/|title=Taking Back Sunday Say Debuting at No. 800 Wouldn't Bother Them|publisher=MTV|author=Montgomery, James|date=March 28, 2006|access-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809035159/http://www.mtv.com/news/1527172/taking-back-sunday-say-debuting-at-800-wouldnt-bother-them/|archive-date=August 9, 2016}} and the album's title was revealed the following month as Louder Now.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_467|title=Taking Back Sunday announce tour, release date for new LP|work=Alternative Press|date=February 16, 2006|access-date=July 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821160057/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_467|archive-date=August 21, 2016}}

Louder Now was released on April 25, 2006 through Warner Bros. Records. The members' comments on the album reflected the dramatic change the band had undergone in the two years since their last release. Matt Rubano noted that the move to a major label was not something the band took lightly, but it was a move that made sense given the band's tumultuous past.{{Cite news|title = With major-label status, it's no longer a daily struggle for Taking Back Sunday: [Third Edition]|last = Johnson|first = Kevin|date = 1 March 2007|work = St. Louis Post - Dispatch}}

On October 30, 2006, the band's former record label, Victory Records, released Notes from the Past, which featured four songs from Tell All Your Friends, six songs from Where You Want To Be, and two B-sides: The Ballad of Sal Villanueva and Your Own Disaster ('04 mix). The band then released Louder Now: Part Two on November 20, 2007, a DVD of unreleased live concert footage from their show at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, which included special features such as the video for "Twenty-Twenty Surgery", made to be released in Europe.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} In 2007, the band contributed the song "What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?" to the soundtrack for the science fiction action film Transformers,{{cite web|last1=Monger|first1=James Christopher|title=Transformers: The Album - Original Soundtrack|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/transformers-the-album-mw0000475628|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 13, 2017}} although the song did not appear in the film.

In October 2007, the band announced that Taking Back Sunday and guitarist Fred Mascherino would be parting ways, which came after he decided to focus on his then upcoming solo album with The Color Fred. He was later replaced by Matthew Fazzi,{{cite web |url=http://www.tbsunion.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1225318620&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |title=New news, old news, better than no news |access-date=December 4, 2008 |work=Tbsunion.com |date=October 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216055000/http://www.tbsunion.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1225318620&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} who would provide guitar and backing vocals.{{cite web|author=mtv |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608988/20090409/taking_back_sunday.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413034616/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1608988/20090409/taking_back_sunday.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 13, 2009 |title=Taking Back Sunday Join The Online Haters Instead Of 'Sitting Back' |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=2015-03-26}} Mascherino went on to reveal in later interviews: "There were just problems between the five of us about writing, who was going to do it and how we were going to do it, we weren't being very productive because we were fighting too much about that stuff. The band was more about cooking food than making music."{{cite journal|title=Direction Made, Taking Back Sunday Guitarist Leave|journal=Newsday|date=October 10, 2007|first=Glenn|last=Gamboa}} This statement inspired the band to write the track "Capital M-E", which features lyrical references to Mascherino's departure and the comments he made afterward.{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/07/27/taking-back-sunday-beyond-the-drama/|title=Taking Back Sunday Beyond The Drama|work=Chart Attack|publisher=Channel Zero|date=July 27, 2009|access-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309064717/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/07/27/taking-back-sunday-beyond-the-drama/|archive-date=March 9, 2017|df=mdy-all}} In 2010, Fred Mascherino posted a picture of himself and Adam Lazzara with the caption, "Today was a good day" indicating that he and Lazzara have since made up and are on good terms again.{{cite news|url=http://propertyofzack.com/post/622919464/adam-lazzara-and-fred-mascherino-have-cleared-the-air |title=PropertyOfZack, Adam Lazzara And Fred Mascherino Have Cleared The Air |newspaper=Tumblr |publisher=Propertyofzack.com |date=May 22, 2010 |access-date=2011-07-06}}{{better source needed|date=April 2018}}

On November 6, 2008, Taking Back Sunday revealed in Rolling Stone that their fourth studio album was to be titled New Again and would feature the tracks "Winter Passing", "Lonely Lonely", "Catholic Knees", and "Carpathia". They stated that "Winter Passing" was "... a slow dance like the last song at your 8th grade dance [that] moves more like an R&B tune than a rock and roll song", and that "Carpathia" will include the first bass solos in any Taking Back Sunday song. They also commented that "Catholic Knees" is "one of the heavier songs we've ever written", and that "Lonely Lonely" is "relentless – two and a half minutes of punching you in the face".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113152237/http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/player/24160279|url-status=dead|title=Videos|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 29, 2018|archive-date=November 13, 2008|access-date=October 1, 2020}} In the build-up to the release of New Again, the band released a number of tracks—the first of which was "Carpathia"—on December 21, 2008, as free digital downloads to those who purchased the band's Christmas holiday set,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ityourstyle.com/,%20https://www.ityourstyle.com/|title=ข่าวIT อัพเดท ข่าวไอทีล่าสุด รวมข่าว เทคโนโลยี - ityourstyle|accessdate=April 19, 2023}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} with a physical limited vinyl release of the track as well as a live version of "Catholic Knees" released on April 18, 2009.{{cite web |last=Common |first=Tyler |date=2011-11-07 |title=Taking Back Sunday writing new music |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/taking_back_sunday_writing_new_music |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110120951/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/taking_back_sunday_writing_new_music |archive-date=November 10, 2011 |access-date=2015-03-26 |website=Altpress.com |df=mdy-all}} The title track "New Again" followed as a free single download from the band's website on April 16, 2009, followed by the first full single "Sink into Me", released on April 20, 2009, premiering on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show, and being made available digitally short after. On May 16, 2009, "Everything Must Go" was released to stream on the band's MySpace. Every Monday, the band released a new song on their MySpace from New Again labeling it "New Music Monday".{{cite web |last=Schulz |first=Brian |date=2009-04-08 |title=Taking Back Sunday post "Sink Into Me" clip |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/6475.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412022334/http://www.altpress.com/news/6475.htm |archive-date=April 12, 2009 |access-date=2015-03-26 |website=Altpress.com |df=mdy-all}}

During their tour supporting New Again, the band played in Dublin, Ireland where guitarist Matt Fazzi fractured his foot.[http://giggingni.com/site/interview.php?id=14]{{dead link|date=March 2015|fix-attempted=yes}} Despite this, the show in Belfast, Northern Ireland went on and the rest of the tour was completed, which included stops in the UK at Sonisphere Festival and the Kerrang! awards show.{{Cite web |date=2009-05-05 |title=Slipknot men to debut new bands at Sonisphere festival |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/slipknot-156-1306418 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2009-08-04 |title=In pictures: Kerrang! Awards 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_8180000/newsid_8182800/8182810.stm |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en-GB}} On August 18, 2009, the band released a digital live album entitled Live from Bamboozle '09. The album consists of 13 live tracks recorded at The Bamboozle, where they played in May of the same year.{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |date=2009-10-01 |title=Taking Back Sunday to release "Live from Bamboozle '09" |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35421/taking-back-sunday-to-release-live-from-bamboozle-09 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}} In September 2009, the band announced they will be co-headlining with The All-American Rejects and Anberlin for a full US tour.{{Cite web |date=2009-09-10 |title=Taking Back Sunday, All-American Rejects continue touring into the fall |url=https://consequence.net/2009/09/taking-back-sunday-all-american-rejects-continue-touring-into-the-fall/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=en-US}} They are also set to release a live acoustic DVD around spring 2010 following the tour.

"Winter Passing" did not make it to the final release of New Again; it was released on February 12, 2010 on their official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.takingbacksunday.com/ |title=New-Self Titled Album Available Now |publisher=Taking Back Sunday |access-date=2011-07-06}}

Throughout February and March the band played the Australian Soundwave tour, playing songs from various albums to crowds of almost 30,000.{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2009-08-13 |title=FAITH NO MORE, JANE'S ADDICTION, HIM Confirmed For Australia's SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-jane-s-addiction-him-confirmed-for-australia-s-soundwave-festival |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}

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On March 29, 2010, Matt Rubano and Matthew Fazzi announced that they were no longer members of Taking Back Sunday.{{cite web |url=http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2010/03/29/note-matt-rubano |title=A Note From Matt Rubano |publisher=Takingbacksunday.com |date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107024014/http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2010/03/29/note-matt-rubano |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2010/03/29/matt-fazzi |title=News |publisher=Taking Back Sunday |access-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191152/http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2010/03/29/matt-fazzi |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} On April 12, after some social media hints,{{cite web |date=March 30, 2010 |title=Taking Back Sunday + 2010 = Original Lineup « I Am Gary Hampton |url=http://iamgaryhampton.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/tbs-2010-original-lineup/ |access-date=2011-07-06 |publisher=Iamgaryhampton.wordpress.com}}{{YouTube|PRSBiOc-8x4|Taking Back Sunday [Webisode]}} the band made an official announcement confirming that John Nolan and Shaun Cooper had re-joined the band. It was announced that they would soon begin the recording process of their fifth studio album with Louder Now producer Eric Valentine.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1639232 |title=Taking Back Sunday Recording – News Article |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=2011-07-06}} On the same day, Adam Lazzara did an interview with Alternative Press, in which he discussed how the original line-up got back together and how both Matt Rubano and Matt Fazzi were not fired, but rather "let go". The band finished writing in El Paso with around 15 songs completed, according to Mark O'Connell.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} Pre-production on the new album began on August 17, 2010, the same day their live acoustic album Live from Orensanz was released.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Taking-Back-Sunday-Releases-Live-From-Orensanz-817-20100817 "Taking Back Sunday Releases Live From Orensanz, 8/17"] by BWW News Desk, broadwayworld.com, August 17, 2010 On December 20, 2010, the band put out a new Christmas song entitled "Merry Christmas I Missed You So Much".{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/takingbacksunday |title=Taking Back Sunday | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=2011-07-06}}

On April 6, 2011, the band played at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey, to record footage for an upcoming video for the song "El Paso".{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/taking-back-sunday/2011/maxwells-hoboken-nj-23d3bc0f.html |title=Taking Back Sunday Concert Setlist at Maxwell's, Hoboken on April 6, 2011 |publisher=setlist.fm |access-date=2011-07-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_taking_back_sunday_perform_a_new_song_dont_lose_your_faith_in_me|title=Watch Taking Back Sunday perform a new song "Don't Lose Your Faith In Me"|author=Tyler Common|publisher=Alt Press|access-date=April 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410173856/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_taking_back_sunday_perform_a_new_song_dont_lose_your_faith_in_me/|archive-date=April 10, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} "Faith (When I Let You Down)" was released as the official first single from the album on May 3, 2011, with an acoustic version of "Great Romances of the 20th Century" as the b-side. On June 7, 2011, the second official single "This Is All Now" was released on iTunes, with the b-side being an acoustic version of "Ghost Man on Third".{{cite web |url=http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2011/06/01/all-now-4th-poster-reveal |title=THIS IS ALL NOW – 4th Poster Reveal |publisher=Taking Back Sunday |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704230736/http://www.takingbacksunday.com/news/2011/06/01/all-now-4th-poster-reveal |archive-date=July 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} On June 26, 2011, in an interview with Robert Herrera of Punkvideosrock.com, Mark and Shaun stated that the reason they returned to their original lineup was because they no longer felt it was Taking Back Sunday without the original members. Mark stated they were miserable as a band, weren't having fun, and didn't like the direction the band was going so they decided to reach out to the original members and after meeting with the band in Texas found that "the chemistry was still there."{{cite web|title=Taking Back Sunday interview w/ Robert Herrera| date=June 27, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5_Z9Y3jNws| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/J5_Z9Y3jNws| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|publisher=Punkvideosrock.com}}{{cbignore}}

On July 8, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "Faith (When I Let You Down)".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AelQt5Fv0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/y4AelQt5Fv0| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Taking Back Sunday – Faith (When I Let You Down) OMGWTFTBS Cat [Official Music Video] |publisher=YouTube |date=July 8, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-23}}{{cbignore}} On November 3, 2011, Taking Back Sunday released an official music video for "You Got Me". Taking Back Sunday played Warped Tour 2012 at all locations. In honor of Record Store Day 2012, the band released a limited press vinyl LP entitled "We Play Songs", featuring four live acoustic tracks.{{cite web |url=http://www.vvinyl.com/v/taking-back-sunday-we-play-songs/2377 |title=Taking Back Sunday – We Play Songs :: Vintage Vinyl Records |publisher=Vvinyl.com |date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416062351/http://www.vvinyl.com/v/taking-back-sunday-we-play-songs/2377 |archive-date=April 16, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

Taking Back Sunday embarked on a "Tell All Your Friends" 10th anniversary tour for 2012, during which the band performed their debut album in its entirety.{{cite web|title=Taking Back Sunday interview w/ Robert Herrera| date=June 23, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSTkCm2rnkY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/aSTkCm2rnkY| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|publisher=Punkvideosrock.com}}{{cbignore}} The full US tour featured Bayside as main support, with Transit, Man Overboard and Gabriel the Marine as special guests. An audio and video recording of the acoustic version of the tour was released for digital download through the band's website on June 18, 2013.{{Cite web |title=Taking Back Sunday announce 'TAYF10 Acoustic' live album and film |url=https://www.altpress.com/taking_back_sunday_announce_tayf10_acoustic_live_album_and_film/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |date=June 4, 2013 |language=en}}

On June 7, 2013, 2:33PM, Taking Back Sunday took to Twitter to confirm that the recording of their 6th studio album had begun; they tweeted: "Phase one of recording the new record starts now... Happy Friday!"{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TBSOfficial |title=Taking Back Sunday (@TBSOfficial) |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=2015-03-26}} The band, who are working alongside producers Marc Jacob Hudson and Ray Jeffrey, have confirmed that pre-production of the 6th studio record has been completed, and that drum and bass tracking has begun.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151505429366409&set=a.148471396408.120708.23854511408&type=1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/23854511408/10151505429366409 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Timeline Photos – Taking Back Sunday |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=2015-03-26}}{{cbignore}}

On August 29, 2013, Adam Lazzara and John Nolan performed an acoustic set at the Leaky Lifeboat Inn, in Seaford, New York, where they debuted a new song with a working title, "The Bird You Cannot Change".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZzzTL190o | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/ctZzzTL190o| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=The Bird You Cannot Change – Taking Back Sunday | date=August 29, 2013|publisher=YouTube |access-date=2015-03-26}}{{cbignore}}

From October 25 through November 2, Underoath vocalist Spencer Chamberlain began filling in on lead vocals following the premature birth of Adam Lazzara's son.{{Cite web |date=2013-10-24 |title=Spencer Chamberlain (ex-Underoath) to fill in for Adam Lazzara at upcoming Taking Back Sunday dates |url=https://www.altpress.com/spencer_chamberlain_ex_underoath_to_fill_in_for_adam_lazzara_at_upcoming_ta/ |website=Alternative Press}} On November 8, Lazzara and Nolan performed at the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University as an acoustic act. This featured the appearance of a Stony Brook violinist named Dylan Ebrahimian who also will appear on Taking Back Sunday's next album due in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Winkler |first=Jon |title=Taking Back Sunday unplugs and gets intimate at SBU |url=https://sbstatesman.com/23105/arts/taking-back-sunday-unplugs-and-gets-intimate-at-sbu/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=The Statesman}}

On January 11, 2014, Taking Back Sunday revealed that a new album, Happiness Is, was available for pre-order on iTunes, as was a new track: "Flicker, Fade".{{Cite web |last=Punknews.org |date=2014-01-20 |title=Music: Taking Back Sunday: "Flicker Fade" |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/54043/media-taking-back-sunday-flicker-fade |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}} Happiness Is was released on March 18, 2014, through Hopeless Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/happiness-is-mw0002612140|title=Happiness Is - Taking Back Sunday : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|last=Heaney|first=Gregory|date=March 18, 2014|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 17, 2014}}

On June 27, 2016, the band's next album, Tidal Wave, was announced for release on September 16.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/taking_back_sunday_announce_new_album_tidal_wave|title=Taking Back Sunday announce new album, 'Tidal Wave'|work=Alternative Press|author=Ralph, Caitlyn |date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016}} Material for the album was written in between tours for Happiness Is.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/27/taking-back-sunday-tidal-wave|title=Taking Back Sunday announce new album Tidal Wave|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Goodman, Jessica|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016}}

On April 13, 2018, it was announced that founding guitarist Eddie Reyes has parted ways with the band.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TakingBackSunday/posts/10155464925211409|title=Log in or sign up to view|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=April 19, 2023}} This was later confirmed by Reyes, stating the reason for his departure was due to his battle with alcoholism and hoped to join the band again in the future. In the meantime, he has also stated to have started a new band.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/ifiruled/eddie-reyes-6-degrees|title=Eddie Reyes "6 Degrees"|access-date=January 11, 2019|website=SoundCloud}}

On the subject of ever touring with previous members of Taking Back Sunday, John Nolan said in an interview: "I don't think that's something that really interests us. This lineup has been together for three albums now and we're really focused on continuing to develop and evolve together. Revisiting old songs with past band members just seem like an exercise in nostalgia."{{Cite news|url=https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2016/11/14/interview-john-nolan-of-taking-back-sunday/|title=Interview with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday {{!}} BeardedGMusic|date=2016-11-14|work=Bearded Gentlemen Music|access-date=2018-04-22|language=en-US}}

On January 11, 2019, the band released a compilation album called Twenty to celebrate their 20th anniversary, along with a worldwide tour.{{cite news|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/taking-back-sunday-announce-20th-anniversary-tour-playing-first-3-albums/|title = Taking Back Sunday announce 20th anniversary tour, playing first 3 albums|date=2018-10-09|work=Brooklyn Vegan, Andrew Sacher|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en-US|publisher=BrooklynVegan}}

In 2019, for their 20th Anniversary tour, the band employed the use of a specially made coin to flip at shows in locations where they were playing two nights in a row. The coin toss decided the second album to be played the first night of the pair of shows, either Louder Now or Where You Want to Be. "Tell All Your Friends" was played each night.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-02 |title=Taking Back Sunday brings its 20th-anniversary tour (and a unique set-choosing device) to Las Vegas for two shows - Las Vegas Weekly |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2019/may/02/taking-back-sunday-brings-20th-anniversary-tour/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=lasvegasweekly.com}}

In December 2019, John Nolan said that the band was not currently on a label, indicating that they left Hopeless Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2019/12/11/come-on-and-celebrate-the-holidays-with-taking-back-sunday/|title=Come On and Celebrate the Holidays with Taking Back Sunday | The Aquarian|first=Vinny|last=Cecolini|website=Theaquarian.com|access-date=October 1, 2020}}

In February 2020, the band returned to the studio to begin work on their eighth studio album. Further sessions were cancelled or otherwise postponed, however, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Petrarca |first1=Valentino |title=Everyone Is on the Same Page in Taking Back Sunday |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2023/07/05/everyone-is-on-the-same-page-in-taking-back-sunday/ |website=The Aquarian |access-date=31 August 2023}} In April 2021, Lazzara and Nolan collaborated on a song with Q-Unique, DJ Eclipse and the Wu-Tang Clan's Cappadonna, titled "Verrazzano Villains".{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Charlotte |title=Hear Taking Back Sunday and Wu-Tang Clan members team up with Q-Unique for 'Verrazzano Villains' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hear-taking-back-sunday-and-wu-tang-clan-members-team-up-with-q-unique-for-verrazzano-villains-2927086 |website=NME |date=April 24, 2021 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=31 August 2023}} In October 2021, the band shared a cover of the Weezer song "My Name is Jonas".{{cite web |last1=Lavin |first1=Will |date=2021-10-18 |title=Taking Back Sunday share cover of Weezer's 'My Name Is Jonas' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taking-back-sunday-share-cover-of-weezers-my-name-is-jonas-3073308 |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=NME |publisher=BandLab Technologies}} The band returned to touring in 2022, including UK dates with Alkaline Trio and North American dates in support of My Chemical Romance.{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=Luke |title=Alkaline Trio and Taking Back Sunday announce co-headline UK tour |url=https://www.kerrang.com/alkaline-trio-and-taking-back-sunday-announce-co-headline-uk-tour |website=Kerrang! |date=September 3, 2021 |access-date=31 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Taking Back Sunday To Support My Chemical Romance On Upcoming U.S. Tour |url=https://www.sfshameless.com/the-artists/2022/8/16/taking-back-sunday-to-support-my-chemical-romance-on-upcoming-us-tour |website=Shameless SF |date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=31 August 2023}} Also in 2022, the band reissued Tell All Your Friends for its 20th anniversary,{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Lauren |date=May 20, 2022 |title=Taking Back Sunday's John Nolan On Twenty Years Of "Tell All Your Friends" |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taking-back-sunday-tell-all-your-friends-20th-anniversary |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=Nylon Mag}} and released two collaborative singles: "Loved You a Little" with The Maine, and "Just Us Two" with Steve Aoki.{{cite web |last1=Linzinmeir |first1=Taylor |title=The Maine team up with Charlotte Sands, Adam Lazzara on "Loved You A Little" |url=https://www.altpress.com/the-maine-charlotte-sands-adam-lazzara-loved-you-a-little/ |website=Alternative Press |date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=31 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Jenke |first1=Tyler |title=Steve Aoki Branches Out With Taking Back Sunday Collab, 'Just Us Two' |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/steve-aoki-branches-out-with-taking-back-sunday-collab-just-us-two/ |website=Music Feeds |date=June 10, 2022 |publisher=Evolve Media |access-date=31 August 2023}}

In June 2023, the band released their first original new music in over four years, a single titled "The One".{{cite web |last1=Duran |first1=Anagricel |title=Taking Back Sunday return with first new single in four years, 'The One' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taking-back-sunday-return-with-first-new-single-in-four-years-the-one-3463502 |website=NME |date=June 30, 2023 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=31 August 2023}} 152, the band's eighth studio album, was released on October 27, 2023, via Fantasy Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taking-back-sunday-announce-new-album-and-single-sold-listen-preorder-3490846|title=Taking Back Sunday announce new album and share fiery single 'S'old'|author=Dunworth, Liberty|work=NME|date=August 30, 2023|access-date=August 30, 2023}} The band performed at Coachella 2024 in April.{{Cite web |last=Coulter |first=Tom |title=Coachella 2024: Day 3 highs and lows include Kesha's surprise cameo, Taking Back Sunday, more |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2024/04/14/coachella-2024-highs-and-lows-from-weekend-1-day-3/73324011007/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=The Desert Sun |language=en-US}} On December 7, 2024, Fred Mascherino performed with the band for the first time since 2007, at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Mascherino played guitar and sang "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)" and "MakeDamnSure," trading vocals with Nolan on the latter.{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=Watch Taking Back Sunday reunite with Fred Mascherino for the first time in 17 years in NJ |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-taking-back-sunday-reunite-with-fred-mascherino-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-in-nj/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}

In December 2024, former member Eddie Reyes claimed on a podcast that drummer Mark O'Connell, who had been in Taking Back Sunday since 2001, was no longer in the band.{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Jason |title=Mark O'Connell Reportedly Leaves Taking Back Sunday |date=December 2, 2024 |url=https://chorus.fm/news/mark-oconnell-reportedly-leaves-taking-back-sunday/}} O'Connell formally announced his departure on January 7, 2025. He wrote in a statement, "Over the past few years, I’ve focused on my family and personal growth, including committing to my sobriety. Unfortunately, during this time, I didn’t always feel the support I needed from those I thought of as brothers, and creative differences made it hard to move forward together."{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2025-01-08 |title=Taking Back Sunday's Mark O'Connell quits band after 24 years: "It wasn't an easy decision, and wasn't entirely my own" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taking-back-sunday-mark-oconnell-quits-band-after-24-years-3827056 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}

Taking Back Sunday has been described as emo,{{cite web |url=http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/mark-oconnell-toughens-taking-back-sunday/ |title=Mark O'Connell Toughens Taking Back Sunday - DRUM! Magazine - Play Better Faster |publisher=Drummagazine.com |access-date=2015-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180836/http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/mark-oconnell-toughens-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/where-you-want-to-be-mw0000656280 |title=Where You Want to Be - Taking Back Sunday , Awards |website=AllMusic |date=2004-07-27 |access-date=2015-03-26}}{{cite magazine |last=Hickie |first=James |title=Taking Back Sunday with: Marzomets, Blitz Kids |magazine=Kerrang! |date=17 January 2015 |issue= 1551 |page=51 |quote=Legendary New York emo stalwarts (and admirers) take back London.}} post-hardcore,{{cite web |last1=Heaney |first1=Gregory |title=Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday - Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-back-sunday-mw0002150333 |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 29, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Troy |title=All 89 Taking Back Sunday songs ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/10/c0843c48471337/all-89-taking-back-sunday-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}{{cite web |last=Hamersly |first=Michael |url=http://www.miami.com/taking-back-sunday-chats-about-vans-warped-tour-2012-it-hits-south-florida-article |title=Taking Back Sunday chats about Vans Warped Tour 2012 as it hits South Florida |publisher=Miami.com |date=2012-07-26 |access-date=2015-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121831/http://www.miami.com/taking-back-sunday-chats-about-vans-warped-tour-2012-it-hits-south-florida-article |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|last=Adams |first=Gregory |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/taking_back_sunday_sign_to_hopeless_for_new_lp |title=Taking Back Sunday Sign to Hopeless for New LP |publisher=Exclaim.ca |date=2013-08-15 |access-date=2015-03-26}} pop-punk,{{cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Best Taking Back Sunday Songs: 15 Pop Punk Essentials |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-taking-back-sunday-songs/ |website=UDiscoverMusic |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}{{cite magazine |last1=Exposito |first1=Suzy |title=Taking Back Sunday Celebrate 20th Anniversary, Premiere New Track 'A Song for Dan' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taking-back-sunday-song-for-dan-776403/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 10, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/04/taking-back-sunday-reform-classic-lineup/|title=Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2014-03-10 |access-date=2017-06-02}} alternative rock,{{cite web|url=http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2014/04/taking-back-sunday-talks-singer-adam-lazzara-says-band-has-found-what-happiness-is.html|title=Taking Back Sunday talks: Singer Adam Lazzara says band has found what 'Happiness Is'|date=April 11, 2014|work=Lehigh Valley Music|access-date=June 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/38987/20150519/taking-back-sunday-debut-emotional-music-video-better-homes-gardens.htm|title=Taking Back Sunday Debuts Emotional Music Video for "Better Homes and Gardens"|date=May 19, 2015|work=Music Times|access-date=June 18, 2015}} and post-punk.{{Cite web |last=Casalena |first=Em |date=2024-08-23 |title=6 Alt-Rock Bands From the 2000s That Defined the Emo Movement |url=https://americansongwriter.com/6-alt-rock-bands-from-the-2000s-that-defined-the-emo-movement/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}} The band has also veered into the sounds of pop rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/61370/Taking-Back-Sunday-Happiness-Is/|title=Taking Back Sunday Reform Classic Lineup | SPIN | Music News |publisher=Spin.com |date=2010-04-12 |access-date=2018-06-02}} emo pop,{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/taking-back-sunday-louder-now/777825|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809145331/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/taking-back-sunday-louder-now/777825|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2017|title=Taking Back Sunday – Louder Now|publisher=FasterLouder}} and hard rock.{{Cite web |title=Taking Back Sunday Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taking-back-sunday-mn0000158656 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} Charles Spano of AllMusic described the band as a "New York-based emo band that blend[s] Southern California post-punk, nu metal and old school hardcore." Despite this, Lazzara has rejected the labeling of his band as an emo group.

In a 2003 interview, Shaun Cooper stated that there was little overlap between each members' influences: "Eddie is a big Quicksand fan, John The Smiths and Morrissey, Adam is a big Lifetime fan, Mark loves Hatebreed, and I love punk rock like (...) Rancid, Dropkick, and all those bands. It is just a big mixture."{{Cite web |date=2003 |title=Not A Smiths B-Side: Taking Back Sunday Keep It Real |url=http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/taking-back-sunday.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027205121/http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/taking-back-sunday.htm |archive-date=October 27, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |website=BettaWreckonize}} Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell have also cited Screeching Weasel and the Queers,{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2019 |title=Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Taking Back Sunday |url=https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-taking-back-sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207210620/https://americansongwriter.com/bringin-it-backwards-interview-with-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=American Songwriter |quote=}} while John Nolan's influences range from Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Built to Spill to the Get Up Kids and the Promise Ring.{{cite web |last=Daly |first=Andrew |date=February 19, 2021 |title=An Interview with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday |url=https://vwmusicrocks.com/an-interview-with-john-nolan-of-taking-back-sunday/ |website=VW Music}} Jay-Z also significantly impacted Lazarra and Nolan's vocal deliveries.{{cite web |author=Obenschain |first=Philip |date=July 8, 2013 |title=BackTracking: Taking Back Sunday on "Cute Without The 'E' (Cut From The Team)" |url=https://www.altpress.com/backtracking_the_stories_behind_the_songs_tbs_on_cute_without_the_e_cut_fro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123217/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/backtracking_the_stories_behind_the_songs_tbs_on_cute_without_the_e_cut_fro |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |work=Alternative Press |quote=John Nolan: "The way that we just had so many words and always found a way to rhythmically make it work, I think had something to do with listening to a lot of Jay-Z at that point. (...) It’s not directly influenced by hip hop, but I think there is some connection there.}} During his time with the band, Ed Reyes' guitar playing drew from Bad Religion guitarist Brian Baker, Walter Schreifels of Quicksand, and the Cure frontman Robert Smith.{{Cite web |last=Alligood |first=Kristen |date=April 25, 2014 |title=Music Q&A: Taking Back Sunday |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2014/04/16/music-qa-taking-back-sunday/7769657/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930183430/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2014/04/16/music-qa-taking-back-sunday/7769657/ |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Florida Today}} Since then, Taking Back Sunday have cited Radiohead,{{cite web |url=http://www.roughedge.com/features/takingbacksunday02.htm |title=Interview with John Nolan of TAKING BACK SUNDAY |work=Rough Edge |last=Pierce-Toogood |first=Dominic |access-date=March 5, 2019}} Nirvana,{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2013 |title="We're Free Agents Now:" In The Studio with Taking Back Sunday (Interview) |url=https://www.altpress.com/were_free_agents_now_in_the_studio_with_taking_back_sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017155228/https://www.altpress.com/were_free_agents_now_in_the_studio_with_taking_back_sunday/ |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Alternative Press}} the Clash, and Ramones as influences or inspirations.{{Cite web |last=Heffernan |first=Lisa |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Taking Back Sunday Brings Tidal Wave Home |url=http://lipulse.com/2017/07/05/taking-back-sunday-brings-tidal-wave-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131165414/http://lipulse.com/2017/07/05/taking-back-sunday-brings-tidal-wave-home/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Long Island Pulse}}{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2016 |title=An Exciting New Chapter: We Talked With Adam Lazzara Of Taking Back Sunday |url=https://musicandriots.com/an-exciting-new-chapter-we-talked-with-adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324001403/https://musicandriots.com/an-exciting-new-chapter-we-talked-with-adam-lazzara-of-taking-back-sunday/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Music&Riots Magazine}}

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Current members

• John Nolan – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, (1999–2003; 2010–present)
• Adam Lazzara – lead vocals (2001–present); bass guitar, vocals (2000–2001)
• Shaun Cooper – bass guitar (2001–2003; 2010–present)

{{Main|Taking Back Sunday discography}}

Studio albums

• Tell All Your Friends (2002)
• Where You Want to Be (2004)
• Louder Now (2006)
• New Again (2009)
• Taking Back Sunday (2011)
• Happiness Is (2014)
• Tidal Wave (2016)
• 152 (2023)

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