Editing New Found Glory (section)

===Rise in popularity and stardom (2000–2005)===
The five-piece signed their first proper [[record contract|record deal]] with [[Drive-Thru Records]],<ref name="AMP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ampmagazine.com/index.php/interviews/comments/new_found_glory_shares_insight_on_their_new_upcoming_2009_album |title=New Found Glory Shares insight on their new upcoming 2009 Album |work=[[AMP (magazine)|AMP]]|author=Carlton, Liz |access-date=January 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121214143/http://ampmagazine.com/index.php/interviews/comments/new_found_glory_shares_insight_on_their_new_upcoming_2009_album |archive-date=January 21, 2009 }}</ref> and released an EP of [[cover songs]] from film soundtracks entitled ''[[From the Screen to Your Stereo]]'' in 2000. Drive-Thru's relationship with [[MCA Records]] ensured that the smaller label's more popular bands would be picked up by the major. Later that year, debut single "[[Hit or Miss (New Found Glory song)|Hit or Miss]]" peaked at No.&nbsp;15 on the [[US Modern Rock|US Modern Rock Chart]],<ref name="PopRadio">{{cite web|url=http://www.popradiotop20.com/Modern-Rock/NewFoundGlory.htm|title=Modern Rock Chart History New Found Glory|website=Popradiotop20.com|access-date=August 18, 2009}}</ref> which helped propel the band to a mainstream audience. Subsequently, their self-titled second album and major label debut ''[[New Found Glory (album)|New Found Glory]]'' (2000) reached number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers]] chart,<ref name="Self Titled">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r500248/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=New Found Glory > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 16, 2010}}</ref> and spent 21 weeks on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="BB">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=new found glory|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=New Found Glory > Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]|access-date=August 18, 2009}}</ref> In a ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine article years later, they referred to the album as the band's ''Essential Purchase''. They wrote, "marking one of the biggest and quickest improvements in [[alternative rock|alternative music]], the major label debut hurled them to the forefront of the [[Punk subculture|punk scene]] barely 12 months after its predecessor. Packed with infectious melodies and sing-along anthems, it would see them jostling with the likes of [[Blink-182]] for the genre's crown."<ref name="Kerrang2"/> The album also marked the official debut of the band's new moniker, which dropped the indefinite article "A" from their original name due to some fans struggling to find the band's records in stores.<ref name="Kerrang2"/> The album was certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] by the [[RIAA]].<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA Search - New Found Glory |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref> In 2001 the band performed at EdgeFest Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/2413.cfm|title=LIVE: Edgefest Calgary|date=December 23, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223040841/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/2413.cfm|access-date=May 5, 2019|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 23, 2001}}</ref>

Between 2002 and 2004, the band experienced the height of their popularity with headline slots on the [[Vans Warped Tour|Warped Tour]] with Blink-182 and a supporting tour with [[Green Day]]. Third album ''[[Sticks and Stones (New Found Glory album)|Sticks and Stones]]'' was released on June 11, 2002, and peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name="BB"/> The record spawned two popular singles; "[[My Friends Over You]]" and "[[Head on Collision]]".<ref name="PopRadio"/> Following the success of the album, the band headlined the [[Warped Tour 2002|2002 Warped Tour]] and later saw the album certified gold by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa"/>

The lead single for their fourth album, "[[All Downhill from Here]]" reached number eleven in the Rock Chart before ''[[Catalyst (New Found Glory album)|Catalyst]]'' (2004) was released. The album peaked at a career-high number three on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="BB"/> selling 146,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="amg">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r689863/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |title=Catalyst > Charts & Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> The heavier style of the record, which included some [[metal music|metal]] and [[New wave music|new wave]] influences,<ref name="AMG - Catalyt">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r689863/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Catalyst > Overview|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|author=Loftus, Johnny|access-date=May 18, 2004}}</ref><ref name="GW">{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/new-found-glory-moment-glory?page=0,0|title=New Found Glory: Moment of Glory|publisher=[[Guitar World]] ([[Future US|Future US Inc.]])|author=Di Perna, Alan|date=June 2004|access-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="PopM">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72062-new-found-glory-not-without-a-fight/|title=New Found Glory: Not Without a Fight|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|author=Stewart, Bill|date=April 7, 2009|access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> was due to the comparisons that magazines and other media outlets would make between New Found Glory and other popular bands. Chad Gilbert stated: "Well, when ''Sticks and Stones'' came out and we were doing that Honda Civic Tour, we were getting compared to bands like [[Good Charlotte]] and [[Simple Plan]] we were angry with that. At that point, we were getting compared to more pop bands and we aren't a pop band."<ref name="GilbertInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=321388 |title= New Found Glory - 04.29.08 - Interview|website=[[AbsolutePunk.net]]|author=Pham, Jamie|access-date=May 27, 2008}}</ref> The band promoted the album with a supporting tour with Green Day during the [[Autumn|fall]] of 2004 on the [[American Idiot Tour]]. The song "This Disaster" was featured in [[EA Sports]]' ''[[Madden NFL 2005]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6199/Madden-NFL-2005-Soundtrack-Revealed/ |title=Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox |website=News.teamxbox.com |date=July 1, 2004 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304154816/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6199/Madden-NFL-2005-Soundtrack-Revealed/ |archive-date=March 4, 2012 }}</ref> and "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]]''. This became the band's third record to be certified gold by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa"/>