Editing Something to Write Home About (section)

==Commercial performance and legacy==
===Commercial performance===
''Something to Write Home About'' charted at number 31 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart.<ref name=BillHeat/> By 2002, the album had sold 150,000 copies.<ref name=UTRcrossroads>{{cite web| url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/emo_at_the_crossroads_very_emergency_and_something_to_write_home_about_at_2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005051746/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/emo_at_the_crossroads_very_emergency_and_something_to_write_home_about_at_2|title=Emo at the Crossroads: 'Very Emergency' and 'Something to Write Home About' at 20|work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|author=King, Ian|date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref> In 2015, it charted at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' [[Vinyl Albums]] chart.<ref name=BillVinyl/> The album's success was the first major breakthrough for [[Vagrant Records]], and made the Get Up Kids the label's "flagship band", attracting other artists to sign with the company.<ref name="Kerrang 25">{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/25-years-of-vagrant-records-the-label-that-accidentally-took-emo-to-the-mainstream |title=25 Years Of Vagrant Records: The label that accidentally took emo to the mainstream |last=Pearlman |first=Mischa |date=November 4, 2021 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=Wasted Talent |access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>

===Legacy and influence===
The album has appeared on many best-of lists for the emo and pop-punk genres, by publications such as ''[[LA Weekly]]'',<ref name="LA Weekly">{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/top-20-emo-albums-in-history-complete-list-4170008|title=Top 20 Emo Albums in History: Complete List|work=[[LA Weekly]]|author=Kohn, Daniel|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225183641/https://www.laweekly.com/music/top-20-emo-albums-in-history-complete-list-4170008|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Junkee]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://junkee.com/essential-emo-albums/242173|title=From 'Three Cheers' To 'Bleed American': The 10 Most Important Emo Albums|publisher=[[Junkee]]|author=Davino, Bianca|date=February 18, 2020|access-date=June 24, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216125958/https://junkee.com/essential-emo-albums/242173|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/20-emo-albums-that-have-resolutely-stood-the-test-of-time/367692#/photo/6|title=20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time|work=NME|date=January 14, 2015|access-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816064805/http://www.nme.com/photos/20-emo-albums-that-have-resolutely-stood-the-test-of-time/367692#/photo/6|archive-date=August 16, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[A.Side TV|On the A Side]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ontheaside.com/music/the-13-best-albums-from-the-emopop-punk-boom/|title=The 13 best albums from the emo/pop-punk boom|publisher=[[A.Side TV|On the A Side]]|author=Rousseau, Rob|date=February 23, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222201340/http://ontheaside.com/music/the-13-best-albums-from-the-emopop-punk-boom/|archive-date=February 22, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> as well as by journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley in their book ''Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture'' (2007).<ref>Simon; Kelley 2007, p. 170</ref> Similarly, "Action & Action" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by ''[[New York (magazine)#Digital expansion and destination sites|Vulture]]''.<ref name=Vulturesongs>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213181251/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|title=The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time|work=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|author=Cohen, Ian|date=February 13, 2020|archive-date=February 13, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> ''Spin'' featured both “I’ll Catch You” and “Valentine” on its list of the 40 best Emo love songs of all time.<ref name=Spinlovesongs/> In 2014, as part of 10-year celebrations for [[Riot Fest]], the band performed the album in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/News/latest-news/weezer-descendents-the-get-up-kids-and-more-to-perform-their-seminal-albums|title=Weezer, Descendents, The Get Up Kids and more to perform their seminal albums in full at US Riot Fest|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|author=Ritacco, Robby|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225162406/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/News/latest-news/weezer-descendents-the-get-up-kids-and-more-to-perform-their-seminal-albums|archive-date=February 25, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Rock Sound]]'' included it in their 101 Modern Classics list at number 97.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/rock-sounds-101-modern-classics-101-75|title=Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: 101 - 75|work=[[Rock Sound]]|date=June 27, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410023031/http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/rock-sounds-101-modern-classics-101-75|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> They later ranked it at number 102 on the list of best albums in their lifetime.<ref>Napier ed. 2019, p. 52</ref> ''[[Kerrang!]]'' listed ‘’Something to Write Home About’’ as the 19th greatest pop-punk album of all time, and the 42nd best punk album of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-51-greatest-pop-punk-albums-green-day-wonder-years-blink-2017|title=The 51 greatest pop-punk albums of all time|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=September 23, 2017|access-date=June 24, 2022|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624170338/https://www.kerrang.com/the-51-greatest-pop-punk-albums-green-day-wonder-years-blink-2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/21079/kerrang-posts-list-of-top-50-punk-albums-of-all-time|title=Kerrang posts list of top 50 punk albums of all time.|publisher=Punknews.org|date=November 29, 2006|access-date=June 24, 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207095531/https://www.punknews.org/article/21079/kerrang-posts-list-of-top-50-punk-albums-of-all-time|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Something to Write Home About'' is credited with establishing Vagrant Records as an emo music industry powerhouse.<ref name="Vice" /><ref name="adult problems">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2041661/get-up-kids-problems-interview/interviews/|title=The Get Up Kids And Their Adult Problems|work=Stereogum|author=Cohen, Ian|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619164119/https://www.stereogum.com/2041661/get-up-kids-problems-interview/interviews/|url-status=live}}</ref> Acts such as [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[Saves the Day]], and [[Alkaline Trio]] all signed to the label because of the album's success.<ref name="Dashboard">{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/dashboard-confessionals-chris-carrabba-on-his-emo-legacy.html | title=Dashboard Confessional Still Belongs|work=Vulture|author=Lockett, Dee | date=February 8, 2018 | access-date=June 24, 2022 | archive-date=June 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624030636/https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/dashboard-confessionals-chris-carrabba-on-his-emo-legacy.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Stereogum20" /> The album has been viewed as an important release for the second wave of emo, and an influence on the third wave of acts, such as [[Coheed & Cambria]], while [[Dan Campbell (singer)|Dan Campbell]] of [[The Wonder Years (band)|the Wonder Years]] has expressed admiration for it.<ref name=UTRcrossroads/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coheed-and-cambria-in-keeping-secrets-of-silent-earth-3_n_5780546|title=Coheed & Cambria Secretly Wrote 'Stairway To Heaven 2' On 'In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3'|work=[[HuffPost]]|author=Kristobak, Ryan|date=July 9, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2022|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624170338/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coheed-and-cambria-in-keeping-secrets-of-silent-earth-3_n_5780546|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/blog/read/the-wonder-years-dan-campbell-my-favourite-pop-punk-album-of-all-time-is|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718125746/https://www.rocksound.tv/blog/read/the-wonder-years-dan-campbell-my-favourite-pop-punk-album-of-all-time-is|title=The Wonder Years' Dan Campbell: My Favourite Pop-Punk Album Of All Time Is…|work=Rock Sound|date=September 1, 2014|archivedate=July 18, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Ryan De Freitas of Kerrang! stated that the album "paved the way for a thousand sappy, hopeless romantic pop punk bands to make a career out of writing songs about the ‘friendzone’, but let’s not hold that against it, eh?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-12 |title=The 20 best pre-2000s emo albums |url=https://www.kerrang.com/early-emo-albums-best-american-football-saves-the-day |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref>