The title of this song refers to a person who is such a good friend they would jump on a grenade for you. It is aimed towards the band's friend Chris Gutierrez (he's the "Chris" in the lyrics). Gutierrez was in the band Arma Angelus with Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz. Because of the song, Chris is now known to fans as HeyChris. For a while he had his own website at askheychris.com.
In their early days, Fall Out Boy earned a reputation as the band who would play anywhere, often in exchange for little-to-no money, and at times even accepting pizza as payment. The cash-strapped band also had to get creative in finding places to crash. That's where the "grenade jumper" came in. In 2013, bassist Pete Wentz told Alternative Press the phrase was about "whoever would be the person that would have…um, relations Biblically with a girl in order to have the rest of the band stay at the house."
Take This To The Grave is the band's debut studio album. Upon its release, it didn't attract much fanfare from critics but in retrospect, it's hailed as a pop-punk masterpiece that revitalized the genre. This track in particular inspired a pop-punk band from Sydney, Australia, who adopted the moniker Grenade Jumper.
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